How do they match: Freight Forwarders

  • Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.

  • Arrange delivery or storage of goods at destinations.
  • Calculate weight, volume, or cost of goods to be moved.
  • Determine efficient and cost-effective methods of moving goods from one location to another.
  • Keep records of goods dispatched or received.
  • Make arrangements with customs brokers to facilitate the passage of goods through customs.
  • Monitor or record locations of goods in transit.
  • Recommend or arrange appropriate merchandise packing methods, according to climate, terrain, weight, nature of goods, or costs.
  • Select shipment routes, based on nature of goods shipped, transit times, or security needs.
  • Verify proper packaging and labeling of exported goods.

  • Track goods or materials.