Baggage Forwarding

Baggage forwarding or "freight forwarding" as it's more commonly known, is a service typically used to send cargo or "shipments" from one location to another. Baggage forwarding companies provide end-to-end services, i.e. they will pick up your goods from one location and deliver them to your desired location.

Freight forwarders may deliver your international cargo via air or sea. Big, reputable firms will typically have both air, sea and land routes covered to ensure your product reaches its destination at the right time in the right state (and hopefully for the right price).

Businesses who use freight companies do so to export or import goods from one country to another. For the export angle, there are no major hurdles, but when you want to import items, you must go through customs. Therefore if a freight handler is also a customs broker, or has business contacts with one in the desired country, that's a major advantage. Freight forwarders don't require a license; however customs brokers need to be licensed by the CBFCA - Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia

What you should know before Choosing a Freight Forwarder