{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air Freight Forwarder","description":"Unlike airlines, which provide transport capacity, air freight forwarders act as intermediaries and organising agents: they secure cargo space, issue and verify the Air Waybill (AWB), arrange pre- and on-carriage, and handle customs clearance on behalf of the shipper. A core element of their business model is consolidation—grouping multiple smaller consignments into a single master shipment to achieve better rates per kilogram. Towards the airline they act as principal; towards the shipper, as a","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-freight-forwarder","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:21:42.216618","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/agent/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-freight-forwarder","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air Freight Forwarder · Unlike airlines, which provide transport capacity, air freight forwarders act as intermediaries and organising agents: they secure cargo space, issue and verify the Air Waybill (AWB), arrange pre- and on-carriage, and handle customs clearance on behalf of the shipper. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/agent/"}