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.
Source: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/agent/
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