GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE TERMS

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Force Majeure Foreign Trade Zone (Free Trade Zone) Free Of Particular Average (F.P.A.) Freight 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.

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