How to open your forwarding company

The business in the field of transport services is developing at a high speed today. Therefore, in conditions of considerable competition, the new enterprise, which intends to engage in cargo transportation, will have to face many questions. To avoid pitfalls, an entrepreneur must take into account a number of important points related to the organization of a forwarding company.

You will need

• - Federal Law No. 87-FZ "On Freight Forwarding Activities";

• - rules for the carriage of goods by road.

Instruction manual

1

Start a business by registering a company. Of all the legal forms for a forwarding company, a limited liability company is most suitable. In this form, the supplier is able to provide the customer with an invoice and invoices with the allocation of value added tax. This is important for large companies that are exempt from VAT.

2

Register your company with qualified lawyers. Coordinate with specialists all issues related to the activities of the company. It is hardly possible for an entrepreneur to independently take into account all the nuances, since the features of cargo transportation are regulated by a special law on forwarding activities.

3

If you do not have substantial initial capital, start a company with the organization of intermediary services between consignors and consignees. This does not require the hiring of a large number of staff. Be prepared for the fact that at first you will have to perform the functions of director, logistician, sales manager and dispatcher yourself. But it’s better not to save on the position of chief accountant and immediately hire a competent specialist.

4

Consider an advertising strategy. Start with your friends and acquaintances by notifying them of the start of your own freight forwarding company. The best advertising is the information verified by customers on themselves, which will result in positive recommendations. Therefore, from the first days in your activity strive for a clear organization of production, as well as unconditional and timely execution of orders.

5

As you build up your customer base and accumulate orders, move on to expand activities. A good help in this can be your own information resource - a site that will begin to perform dispatch functions. The best solution is to create a replenished interactive database of shippers and consignees, in which each of the interested parties can find a partner that meets their needs for cargo transportation.