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Preferred Term
FREIGHT FORWARDING
Scope Note
The business of receiving goods for transportation and delivering them to the carrier. The same business may be carrier for one part of the route and forwarder for another
Hierarchy
01 -
POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
01.07.02 -
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
FREIGHT FORWARDING
06 -
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
06.01.02 -
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
FREIGHT FORWARDING
Broader Terms
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Related Terms
CARRIERS
GOODS TRANSPORT
SHIPPING AGENTS
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002532
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Language Equivalents
ar
شحن البضائع
zh
货物转运
en
FREIGHT FORWARDING
fr
EXPEDITION
ru
Экспедирование грузов
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EXPEDICION DE CARGA