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Getting listed, verified, and found: visibility and lead generation for freight forwarders and logistics companies.
OFAC 50 Percent Rule and Sanctions Screening Tools for Freight Forwarders
A company can be blocked without appearing on any sanctions list if blocked persons own half or more of it. This guide covers the 50 Percent Rule, the free and paid screening tools, when to screen, and reporting timelines, as of November 2026.
FIATA Diploma and Training Paths for Freight Forwarding Staff
The FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding is delivered through national associations, not by FIATA itself. This guide sets out the main qualifications, the training the rules may require, and a 30/60/90 day plan for new hires.
Container Tracking APIs and DCSA Standards for Freight Forwarders
A forwarder can get container status from carrier APIs, EDI, a visibility platform or scraping, and the DCSA Track and Trace standard is making the first of these more uniform. This guide covers what tracking really returns, where the data goes wrong, how to build exception alerts and what to ask a vendor.
Managing Drayage Carriers as a Freight Forwarder
A drayage carrier is the one supplier that touches your customer's container at the terminal gate, and most of its risk is not on a general trucking checklist. This guide covers the intermodal-specific checks, rate terms, appointment costs and a scorecard for managing drayage carriers.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificates for Air Freight Forwarders: How to Sell and Account for SAF
A forwarder who sells sustainable aviation fuel to air freight customers is usually selling a certificate, not a litre of fuel on their own aircraft. This guide explains book and claim, what a SAF certificate should contain, which mandates apply to whom, and how to invoice without double counting.
Customs Debt Liability for Forwarders Acting as Customs Representatives
A forwarder that files a customs declaration in its own name can end up owing the customer's duty. This guide explains when that happens in the EU, UK and US, and how to limit the exposure.
VAT on International Freight Services for UK and EU Forwarders
A forwarder can face four different VAT answers on one shipment: its own freight charge, an agent fee, a disbursement and import VAT. This guide separates them for the UK and the EU, with the official sources.
Auditing Carrier and Agent Invoices for Freight Forwarders
A forwarder that pays a carrier or agent invoice without checking it has usually already lost the argument. This guide covers the three-way match, the errors that recur, dispute clocks and a monthly audit routine.
Recovering Cargo Claims from Carriers: Subrogation and Time Bars for Forwarders
When a forwarder has paid a customer for lost or damaged cargo, the money is only half recovered until the carrier or subcontractor has paid it back. This guide covers the notice rules and time bars by mode, the paperwork, subrogation and the traps that quietly kill a recovery.
Know Your Customer Checks for Freight Forwarders Opening a New Shipper Account
Know your customer (KYC) for a forwarder means proving a new shipper exists, learning who owns and controls it, screening it against sanctions lists and deciding how much credit it deserves, before the first booking. This guide gives a tiered method and a checklist, and says where the law depends on your country.
Starting a Freight Forwarding Company in the UK: Licences, EORI and Insurance
The UK has no single freight forwarder licence. What you need depends on what you do: customs work, air cargo handling or running your own lorries. Here is what the official sources say, and a sensible order of steps as of October 2026.
Consolidating Dangerous Goods in LCL: Acceptance and Segregation for Forwarders
Putting dangerous goods into a shared LCL container makes the consolidator responsible for what ends up beside what, and for certifying the packed box. This guide covers the acceptance checks at the CFS, container-level segregation, the packing certificate and where liability lands.