What is the main business of an air freight forwarding company?

Handle bookings, pick up cargo for air cargo transportation and issue air waybills as an air carrier.

1. An air freight forwarding company can be the agent of the cargo owner and is responsible for handling bookings for air cargo transportation, handing over, receiving goods, and import customs clearance at the departure and arrival airports. It can also be an air freight forwarding company. The company's agent handles receiving goods and issues air waybills as an air carrier, and is responsible for the entire transportation process, or can do both. As a link and bridge between the cargo owner and the airline, the air freight forwarding company can be the cargo owner's agent, handling the procedures for consignment or picking up the cargo with the airline on behalf of the cargo owner, or it can be the airline's agent, accepting the cargo on behalf of the airline, and issuing The airline's master waybill and its own subwaybill.

2. Domestic air cargo transportation agency business refers to the agency business for civil air cargo transportation whose departure place, agreed stopping place and destination are all within the territory of the People's Republic of China. During the operation of the agency business, the "People's Republic of China and Civil Aviation Law", "China Civil Aviation Cargo Domestic Transport Rules" and the general terms of transportation of each airline shall apply. Domestic air cargo transportation agency business is mainly divided into domestic air cargo outbound business, domestic air cargo inbound business and international connecting cargo transport business.

Air freight forwarding business: What materials are needed to apply for air freight qualifications

1. Import and export goods are mainly imported and exported by air, and certain procedures need to be completed, such as exporting goods at the departure station. The airport hands over the goods collection, receiving, booking, document making, customs declaration and delivery between airlines; the imported goods are received at the destination airport from the airline, receiving orders, making documents, customs declaration, delivery or transshipment, etc. . Some airlines are not responsible for handling this type of business, but are handled by air freight forwarding companies that specialize in this type of business.

2. Air cargo business is generally handled through an air freight forwarding company or handled directly by the receiver or consignor with the airline. How to apply for air cargo qualification and what materials are required? According to the regulations of the China Air Transport Association, a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Administration: those engaged in air transport sales agency activities must obtain a qualification certificate issued by the China Air Transport Association and accept the supervision and management of the China Air Transport Association and relevant competent authorities; Any unit or individual that has obtained a qualification certificate shall not engage in air transport sales agency activities. Aviation qualification is commonly known as aviation bronze medal.