Membership Benefits
The benefits of belonging to a group like IFFA lies in the power of collective identity and ability to properly present your worldwide agents. Working with GFO network across counties, carriers and other top-class logistics providers will see you in confidence. Our network facilitates the communicating and trusts within the group toward the development of new business.
Business Promotion and Opportunity
With the advent of IFFA, all members will take the quickest and easiest way to find best partners online and expand the business opportunities in new markets. Members are entitled to apply as authorized agents of North American shipping company, which provides access to a FMC-licensed Ocean Bill of Landing and usage of Automated Manifest system for exports to the United States. Members are rolled in the promotion and marketing online section, which presents member company logo and contact information.
Business Risk Optimization
Freight Forwarders business is growing rapidly with more and more international trading going on daily. It is important to find opportunities working with the reliable partner with the rest of the world. All IFFA members are pre-examined under standard evaluations, and IFFA network members can do business with trust and relationship. Choosing the right agent would definitely lower the business risk with the respective as an IFFA member under following the strict rules.
Financial Protection Program
The objective of IFFA protection program is to raise money into a pool of funds from which all members enroll in the program. The fund will compensate money loss in the handling of a freight transaction or with a company insolvent situation that has declared bankruptcy. There could be different situation regarding on compensating, and extreme cases will be considered in appropriately for processing. This program is especially designed for members’ loss caused from IFFA fellow members bankruptcy or third liability faulty. Enrolling in the financial protection program annual fee is in the range of 250 USD to 700 USD annually for each participant against the maximum loss up to 30,000 USD, and the compensation value will be reflected from the fund you distribute in the program for the covering the business losses.
Members Financial Transfer Program
Internal business finance transfer program offers the unique convenience when regional forwarders need to transfer the overseas payment. As IFFA members, members could be assured invoice internally even if the payment will be transferred internationally. Also, if the member has to pay the amount to the overseas cargo service/ forwarder, IFFA association could pay the advance payment and notify the invoice to the payee; meanwhile, the forwarder has to transfer the payment to IFFA authorized regional freight agents.
Member Business Credit
MBCP takes assessment on each member’s credit regarding on his or her business running background, GFO would report the bad credit freight forwarder/agent list in the updated news section. Meanwhile, a good credit certificate will be distributed to the IFFA member. The credit checking and announcement program will protect the IFFA members’ profits and help with the business corporation between business partners.
Annual Business network Conference
Each IFFA member has the pre-qualified honor to attend the annual conference held around the world. One on one meeting scheduler will be made in pre-arrangement online. This is also the chance that you can meet all world forwarders annually for business communications.
Membership partnership rights
IFFA offers top-quality service to its members all over the world, and members could contact the regional organization office regarding on any questions and help you need. Each member could look for a right partner in your shipping destination through the IFFA database, or contact the office to get a suitable agent based on your service needs. Partnership agreement will be reviewed from the legal centre and being processed.
