Freight forwarding, from a literal point of view is the abbreviation of freight forwarding, international freight forwarding. From the point of view of the work content is to accept the customer's commission to complete a certain link of the transportation of goods or related links, involving this aspect of the work can be directly or indirectly to find a freight forwarder to complete, in order to save capital. There are also overseas agents depending on the goods. Freight forwarding refers to the general term of providing various transportation services for cargo transportation needs and capacity providers in the field of circulation. They serve the whole society and are the bridge and link between cargo owners and transport capacity providers.
A freight forwarding agent, or freight forwarding, "is an intermediary, broker, and transportation organizer between the owner and the carrier." In China, international freight forwarding refers to an emerging industry, "is in the international trade and international freight transport between the 'symbiotic industry' or 'marginal industry'."