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BIFA is the UK National Association member of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations FIATA. It is one of a number of freight trade associations and is listed by the UK government on their Business Link website. [4] It is also consulted by H.M. Revenue and Customs as a member of the Joint Customs Consultative Committee. [5]
In a single transaction, the forwarder may be acting as a carrier (principal) or as an agent for his customer or both. Together with tracking, freight forwarding agents often have real time information on the freight. [9] Some forwarders may specialize in niche areas such as rail-freight, and collection and deliveries around a port.
It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]
DX Freight (Previously known as Nightfreight GB) is a United Kingdom-based delivery and logistics company.The company is part of the DX Group, which was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in West Midlands, England.
The acquisition of the Geis (now SDV Geis) network in Asia and the creation of SDV Geis Germany occurred in 2004. [3] In 2005, SDV acquired India's SWG Logistics. [4] In 2007, SDV also acquired JE Bernard in the United Kingdom to form a single operating organization under the name SDV UK Ltd.
DX Group originated in the legal sector, with the Document Exchange member's network (informally "The DX") supplying the majority of legal firms within the UK. "Contracts, deeds , property settlements, financial agreements, barrister’s briefs, and original official documents are all carried via the trusted DX Exchange service."
SCAC is also used to identify an ocean carrier or self-filing party, such as a freight forwarder, for the Automated Manifest System used by US Customs and Border Protection for electronic import customs clearance and for manifest transmission as per the USA's "24 Hours Rule" which requires the carrier to transmit a cargo manifest to US Customs ...
Since 2016, the UK operation has operated under the DB Cargo UK brand name. DB Schenker now is the biggest freight operator in the United Kingdom, and also operates the British Royal Train used by the Royal Family. [7]