Licence and registration types
Each licence, registration or bond a forwarder may need, with the legal instrument, bond amount and fees where the official text states them.
| Country iso2 | Name en | Activity | Mandatory | Legal instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF) license | ocean | true | Shipping Act of 1984; 46 CFR Part 515 |
| US | Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier license | ocean | true | Shipping Act of 1984; 46 CFR Parts 515 and 520 |
| US | Foreign-based unlicensed NVOCC registration | ocean | true | 46 CFR Part 515; FMC foreign registration option |
| US | Property broker authority | road | true | 49 U.S.C. §§13904, 13906; 49 CFR Parts 365 and 387 |
| US | Freight forwarder authority | road | true | 49 U.S.C. Chapter 139; 49 CFR Parts 365 and 387 |
| US | Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) security-program approval | air | true | 49 CFR Part 1548 |
| US | Customs broker license and national permit | customs_brokerage | true | 19 U.S.C. 1641; 19 CFR Part 111 |
| GB | Goods vehicle operator's licence | road | true | Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 |
| GB | Security approved air cargo agent (Regulated Agent) | air | conditional for the covered air-cargo security activity | The Aviation Security (Air Cargo Agents) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/228) |
| GB | Customs agent appointment (not a licence) | customs_brokerage | false | Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 |
| GB | Customs warehousekeeper authorisation | multimodal | conditional for operating a customs warehouse | HMRC customs warehousing authorisation |
| DE | Community licence | road | true | GüKG; Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and No 1072/2009 |
| DE | Regulated agent | air | conditional for regulated-agent role in the secure air-cargo chain | LuftSiG; Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 |
| CA | Customs broker licence | customs_brokerage | yes | Customs Act; Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations |
| CA | CBSA carrier code | multimodal | yes, for doing business with CBSA | CBSA carrier and freight-forwarder identification program |
| CA | Bonded freight forwarder carrier code | multimodal | conditional | CBSA bonded carrier and freight-forwarder program |
| CA | Regulated Agent | air | conditional | Transport Canada Air Cargo Security Program |
| CA | Certified Agent | air | conditional | Transport Canada Air Cargo Security Program |
| CA | Customs sufferance warehouse licence | multimodal | conditional, when operating a sufferance warehouse | Customs Act; Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations; CBSA Memorandum D4-1-4 |
| CA | Customs Bonded Warehouse licence | multimodal | conditional, when operating a CBW | Customs Tariff; Customs Bonded Warehouses Regulations; CBSA Memorandum D7-4-4 |
| CA | Extra-provincial motor carrier safety fitness certificate | road | conditional, for covered extra-provincial motor-carrier operations | Motor Vehicle Transport Act; Motor Carrier Safety Fitness Certificate Regulations |
| BR | Multimodal Transport Operator Certificate | multimodal | true | Lei 9.611/1998; Decreto 3.411/2000; Resolução ANTT 794/2004 |
| BR | RNTRC insurance conditions: RCTR-C, RC-DC and RC-V | road | true | Resolução ANTT 5.982/2022 |
| AU | Customs broker licence | customs_brokerage | yes_for_filing_import_declarations_for_owners | Customs Act 1901 |
| VN | International multimodal transport business licence | multimodal | yes | Nghị định 87/2009/NĐ-CP as amended by Nghị định 144/2018/NĐ-CP |
| JP | First-class freight utilization business registration | multimodal | true | 貨物利用運送事業法 |
| JP | Second-class freight utilization business permission | multimodal | true | 貨物利用運送事業法 |
| JP | Customs business licence | customs_brokerage | true | 通関業法 |
| JP | Air transport agency business notification | air | true | 航空法 |
Sources
- 46 CFR 515.3 License; when required — Federal Maritime Commission / eCFR · Public domain
- Apply for a License or Request a Foreign Registration — Federal Maritime Commission · Public domain
- 49 CFR 387.307 Property broker surety bond or trust fund — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration / eCFR · Public domain
- 49 CFR 387.405 Limits of liability — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration / eCFR · Public domain
- 49 CFR 1548.7 Approval, amendment, annual renewal, and withdrawal of approval — Transportation Security Administration / eCFR · Public domain
- 19 CFR 111.2 License and permit required — U.S. Customs and Border Protection / eCFR · Public domain
- Goods vehicle operator licensing guide — Department for Transport / Traffic Commissioners · Reusable with attribution
- The Aviation Security (Air Cargo Agents) Regulations 2024 — UK Parliament / legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
- Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 section 21 — UK Parliament / legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
- Applying to be approved as a warehousekeeper — HM Revenue & Customs · Reusable with attribution
- Güterkraftverkehrsgesetz §3 Gemeinschaftslizenz — Bundesministerium der Justiz · Reusable with attribution
- Luftsicherheitsgesetz §9a — Bundesministerium der Justiz · Reusable with attribution
- Memorandum D1-8-1: Licensing of Customs Brokers — Canada Border Services Agency · Reusable with attribution
- Get a CBSA-issued carrier code — Canada Border Services Agency · Reusable with attribution
- Get a CBSA-issued carrier code - Get ready to enrol — Canada Border Services Agency · Reusable with attribution
- Apply to the Air Cargo Security Program — Transport Canada · Reusable with attribution
- Memorandum D4-1-4: Customs Sufferance Warehouses — Canada Border Services Agency · Reusable with attribution
- Memorandum D7-4-4: Customs Bonded Warehouses — Canada Border Services Agency · Reusable with attribution
- Motor Carrier Safety Fitness Certificate Regulations SOR/2005-180 — Justice Laws Website, Government of Canada · Reusable with attribution
- Resolução ANTT nº 794, de 22 de novembro de 2004 — Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (ANTT) · Reusable with attribution
- Resolução ANTT nº 5.982, de 23 de junho de 2022 — ANTT · Reusable with attribution
- Customs Act 1901, Compilation No. 193 — Federal Register of Legislation · Reusable with attribution
- Nghị định 144/2018/NĐ-CP sửa đổi các nghị định về vận tải đa phương thức — Government of Vietnam / Vietnam Trade Portal · Reusable with attribution
- 貨物利用運送事業法（平成元年法律第八十二号） — e-Gov 法令検索 · Reusable with attribution
- 通関業法（昭和四十二年法律第百二十二号） — e-Gov 法令検索 · Reusable with attribution
- 航空法（昭和二十七年法律第二百三十一号） — e-Gov 法令検索 · Reusable with attribution
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