About
FIATA

FIATA is the world's largest transport and logistics association; it is estimated that this association employs between 8 to 10 million people worldwide. It brings together more than 40,000 freight forwarders, projecting an economic demand of 1,500 participants, 6,000 hotel nights.

Mission: FIATA is the largest federation and voice of global logistics serving its entire eco-system. It fosters the knowledge of its members to ensure a sustainable and resilient supply chain.

Vision: Logistics without borders for a digital and sustainable world.

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About
CIFA

Founded in Beijing on September 6, 2000, China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) is a national social organization representing China's international freight forwarding industry. It has nearly 800 direct members, which stand for over 6,000 industry enterprises across the country. Its membership includes local freight forwarding industry organizations, freight forwarding logistics enterprises, and related institutions.

As a bridge between government authorities and enterprises, CIFA adheres to the mission of "reflecting demands, providing services, and standardizing behavior". Its main responsibilities are as follows:

  1. Industry Management Support: Assist government departments in strengthening industry supervision and promoting the implementation of relevant policies.
  2. Market Order Maintenance: Establish self-discipline mechanisms to standardize business operations and curb unfair competition.
  3. Enterprise Service Empowerment: Build platforms for communication and cooperation to facilitate information sharing, resource integration, and collaborative innovation among member enterprises.
  4. Rights and Interests Protection: Listen to the voices of enterprises, reflect their demands to relevant authorities, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the industry and member enterprises in accordance with the law.
  5. Talent Development: Carry out professional training and qualification examinations to improve the quality of industry personnel and enhance the international competitiveness of enterprises.
  6. International Exchanges and Cooperation: Represent China's freight forwarding industry in international affairs, conduct extensive exchanges with international organizations such as FIATA, and enhance the international influence of China's freight forwarding industry.

Over the past 26 years, CIFA has made remarkable achievements in connecting the government and enterprises, maintaining industry self-discipline, and safeguarding the rights and interests of the industry. It has been widely recognized by government departments, enterprises, and all sectors of society, and has played an important role in promoting the standardized, modernized, and internationalized development of China's freight forwarding industry.