International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA)’s initials stem from its French title, as the Federation Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimiles.
International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA) was founded in Vienna in 1926. It is a non-governmental organization representing an industry closely allied to the shipbroking sector.
International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA) incorporates more than 40,000 freight-forwarding firms in 150 countries worldwide. International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA) is active in the fields of Airfreight, Customs and Multimodal Transport as well as Shipping and has working groups and committees which examine developments in sea, rail and air transport. These groups and committees as have been active in producing recommended forms of documentation such as non-negotiable waybills, shippers’ dangerous goods declarations, multimodal transport bills of lading, warehouse receipts and so on.
Many shipping people have seen the International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA) logo appearing on many documents.
International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations’ (FIATA’s) membership consists of National Associations, such as the British International Freight Association (BIFA), groups and individual members. More information about International Federation of Forwarding Agents’ Associations (FIATA), together with a full membership list can be found at www.fiata.com