WIFFA Constitution

World International Freight Forwarder Alliance（WIFFA）Constitution

Chapter I General Provisions

  • Article 1: WIFFA（World International Freight Forwarder Alliance） is an internal organization of freight forwarding industry initiated by ShippingChina and co-sponsored by industry organizations in China and overseas, registered in Hong Kong.
  • Article 2: WIFFA aims at：Setting up rules and regulations, Completing the patterns, Exchanging business opportunities.
  • Article 3: WIFFA collaborative contents: AGENCIES SEEKING, FREIGHT DEALING, PAYMENT CREDITING.

Chapter II: WIFFA's Major Services

  • Article 4: WIFFA's Major Service Items
    • A) Mutual acting as agents: Each member of WIFFA acts as agent for others, Secretariat assists matching to ensure credibility.
    • B) freight dealings: the advanced freight offer from freight wholesalers could be traded within the members of WIFFA via Secretariat.
    • C) Payment Crediting: WIFFA Secretariat provides the service for the security of freight payment as well as bill of lading among the members. If two parties agree, WIFFA Secretariat holds the freight payment and BL for two sides to secure the safety of business.
    • D) Introducing Overseas partners: According to the request of members, WIFFA Secretariat introduce overseas organizations or forwarding agencies, to help domestic and foreign companies to find partners for business of docking.

Chapter III: WIFFA Organization Structure

  • Article 5:WIFFA Institutional Framework: the Council, the Committee, the Secretary-General, the Port Chairman, and Service Centre, ect.
  • Article 6:The Council of WIFFA is an mentoring organization, inviting firms and individuals who are influential to the forwarding industry as.
    • A) The Honorary Chairman of The Council
    • B) The Vice- Chairman of The Council
    • C) The Council Company or associations
  • Article7: The Committee is the highest decision-making department of WIFFA
    • It's main responsibilities are:
    • A) To establish and revise the Articles of WIFFA
    • B) To elect, recall the Chairman, Vice-chairman and the Presidents of all ports or countries
    • C) To establish and adopt the rules and regulations of WIFFA
    • D) To set up the requirements of membership enrollment
    • E) To manage and decide various internal disputes
    • F) Other significant proposals or discussion topics
  • Article 8: The Secretary-General of WIFFA, is responsible for managing the routine work and organizing the important activities.
  • Article 9: The Port Chairman in different areas or countries is responsible the commitment to coordination of port freight forwarding business, organization activities, coordination and cooperation, to absorb members of WIFFA. Port Union President is recommended, serves for 2 years and may be renewed.
  • Article 10: WIFFA Service Centre is responsible for various online and offline services, system platform for the Association members, co-docking, payment credit, and other associated services.

Chapter IV: Rules of Membership Enrollment and Cancellation

  • Article 11:WIFFA new member enrollment conditions
    • A) Freight forwarding companies with official business license
    • B)Two years or above international freight forwarding business running experience
    • C)Recommended by another company
    • D) There is no negtive reputation reports from other members within 5 days after being public noticed
  • Article 12:Enrollment Procedure for New Members
    • A) Application: Recommended by the Port Chairman or other member of WIFFA. If the company try to apply itself, it must be recommended by another company from same industry . Submit a written application, including official license, recommendation letters with qualified documents.
    • B) Contract Signing: Sign an agreement with WIFFA, then a certificate and honor card will be forwarded to the new member.
    • C) Payment: Annual membership fee is USD200.
    • D) when the enrollment is finished, the platform of WIFFA Freight Wholesaler to be Opened to the new member for business cooperation and operation.
    • E) Training: WIFFA Service Centre provides training and guide service.
    • F) Public Notice: Once there is a new member, the system will automatically notify all members and introduce the one to each other. But if this company is found any conclusive discreditable case, membership fees will be refunded, the account will be shut down, and be refused to join.
  • Article 13:Membership Cancellation
    • A) For voluntary cancellation, member company should submit the cancellation application to the Secretariat. The membership will be suspended within 5 days after being public noticed internally.
    • B) If the members against the WIFFA rules, or bring losses to other members, the Service Centre will make announcement to all members of WIFFA and cancelled its membership.

Chapter V: WIFFA Fund Management

  • Article 14:The Annual Membership Fee
    • The annual membership fee of WIFFA is USD200 for overseas company. ShippingChina will support RMB1000yuan as web-currency to the member on complimentary basis.

Chapter VI: Supplementary Articles

  • Article 15:Unified usage of WIFFA logo to all members is requested, such as in the samples, business cards, offices, letterhead papers, conference rooms and other places.
  • Article 16:During the process of implementation of all the above mentioned rules and regulations, if any Outstanding issues, the WIFFA Committee is responsible for further discussing and final settling. If necessary, supplementary terms and conditions will be made additionally. The supplementary terms and conditions have the same legal effect.
  • Article 17:The ultimate interpretation of this Constitution belongs to WIFFA Council.