China Shippers' Association

Its aim and main functions are as follows:

1. Research and investigate hot and difficult issues concerning foreign trade and economics, reporting opinions and suggestions to government authorities for their reference in policy decision-making.
2. Running professional training in foreign trade documentation,managers,and warehousing,etc.
3. Safeguarding the rights and interests of the import and export companies or shippers. Discuss with liners or carries, port authorities, freight forwarding associations, shipping agencies, etc. to bring down or abolish unreasonable fees and freight rates in order to bring down the trade cost; Consult with customs, inspection and quarantine departments, tax bureaus, foreign exchange administrations, etc. to solve problems occurring from the trade process.
4. Providing services to foreign trade enterprises in quality management authentication, ISO9000 serious authentication, etc..
5. Carry on the credit construction work for the foreign trade enterprises, establish credit records of the enterprises, help enterprises establish credit management systems, and arrange and carry on training activities about credit management for the member enterprises.Publishing the magazines of 'China Business Monthly' and 'International Advertising', providing trade information to foreign trade enterprises.
6. Providing trade cooperation information to foreign trade enterprise through the website of 'China foreign trade and economic enterprises '.
7. With the establishment of the China Foreign Economic & Trade Enterprises Website and credit databanks for enterprises, the credit information of upstream and downstream enterprises can be shared and the website can be an information window for the member enterprises and all the foreign economic & trade enterprises and can offer information, policy consulting services, advertising services and so on to the enterprises.
8. Research and study foreign trade warehousing management, coordinating problems in this industry.
9. Carry out co-operations and exchanges with shippers organizations abroad.
10. Other activities entrusted by the government authorities and members.