What is a freight forwarder and why do I need one?
You need a freight forwarder. Kraft Global has existing partnerships with many 3rd party freight forwarding companies from around the world to determine the safest, most economical and most efficient way to have your goods shipped and delivered. A freight forwarder is a third party logistics provider. As a third party (or non asset based) provider a forwarder dispatches shipments via asset based carriers and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments. Carrier types include waterborne vessels, airplanes, trucks or railroads. Freight forwarders typically arrange cargo movement to an international destination. Also referred to as international freight forwarders, they have the expertise that allows them to prepare and process the documentation and perform related activities pertaining to international shipments. Some of the typical information reviewed by a freight forwarder is the commercial invoice, shipper’s export declaration, bill of lading and other documents required by
