forwarder
noun
for·ward·er
ˈfȯr-wər-dər 
also ˈfō-,
or ˈfȯ-,
Southern also ˈfär-
: one that forwards
especially
: an agent who performs services (such as receiving, transshipping, or delivering) designed to move goods to their destination
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Multiple freight forwarders have indicated that additional space isn’t expected to open until June, as shippers also sought to get ahead of peak season surcharges and general rate increases (GRIs) set to be implemented that month.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Here’s how the scheme plays out: Chinese exporters, often through freight forwarders — companies that handle the logistics of shipping merchandise — understate the value of goods or mislabel them, often both, in the shipping documents to draw lesser duties.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 May 2025
The change to the de minimis rule, which exempted shipments that had a value of less than $800 from tariffs, had been expected to have a significant impact on freight forwarders and parcel consolidators.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Freight forwarders may fear that collaboration could lead them to become an unnecessary middleman.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Here’s how the scheme plays out: Chinese exporters, often through freight forwarders — companies that handle the logistics of shipping merchandise — understate the value of goods or mislabel them, often both, in the shipping documents to draw lesser duties.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 May 2025
The change to the de minimis rule, which exempted shipments that had a value of less than $800 from tariffs, had been expected to have a significant impact on freight forwarders and parcel consolidators.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Freight forwarders may fear that collaboration could lead them to become an unnecessary middleman.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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forwarder
noun
for·ward·er
ˈfȯr-wərd-ər
: one that forwards
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