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GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE TERMS


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Current TermFreight Forwarder
Freight Forwarder
A business that dispatches shipments for exporters for a fee. Usually the forwarder handles all the services connected with an export shipment. Preparation of documents, booking cargo, space, warehousing, pier delivery and export clearance. The U.S. forwarder is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission for ocean shipments.