国际货运代理企业作为独立经营人从事国际货运代理业务，指国际货运代理企业接受进出货物收货人、发货人或其代理人的委托,签发运输单证，履行运输合同并收取运费和服务费的行为。
    The international freight agency enterprise as an independent operator engaged in international freight forwarding business, refers to the international freight forwarding enterprises entrusted import and the consignee, the consignor or his agent, issuance of the transport documents, perform the contract of carriage and freight charge and service charge behavior.

    货运代理行业在国际货运市场上，处于货主与承运人之间，接受货主委托，代办租船、订舱、配 载、缮制有关证件、报关、报验、保险、集装箱运输、拆装箱、签发提单、结算运杂费，乃至交单议付和结汇。
    Freight forwarding industry in the international freight market, in between shippers and carriers, to accept the owner Commission, agency chartering, booking, loading, preparing the relevant documents, customs clearance, inspection, insurance, container transport, packing and unpacking, bill of lading, settlement of freight, and even make a single negotiation and settlement.

    国际货运代理行业的形成，是国际商品流通过程的必然产物，是国际贸易不可缺少的组成部分，正因为如此，该行业被世界各国公认为国际贸易企业的货运代理。其英文命名为FORWARDERS，并为其成立了国际性组织，即“菲亚塔”，英文缩写为“FIATA”。
    The formation of the international freight forwarding industry, is the inevitable product of international commodity circulation process, is an indispensable part of the international trade, because of this, the industry is the world recognized as international trade enterprise freight. The English named FORWARDERS, and the establishment of an international organization for its, namely "FIATA", the English abbreviation for "FIATA".

    它的成员国已发展到130多个国家和地区，拥有国际货运代理公司3500多家，从业人员已达800多万人，我国上海、广州、天津、青岛、大连、江苏、深圳相继成立了[1] ，对外贸易经济合作部正在筹建中国国际运代理协会，将领导各地协会，并加入国际性组织成为成员国。
    Its members has grown to more than 130 countries and regions, with more than 3500 international freight Proxy Companies, employees have reached about 8000000 people, China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Jiangsu, Shenzhen have set up [1], Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation are establishing China International Freight Forwarders Association, the leadership throughout the association, and to join the international organization become members.