Promotion of member company support projects utilizing export support base

• Participated in the government (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy/Ministry of SMEs and Startups/KOTRA/Middle Vacuum) export voucher project
  • International transport service areas have been added (consultation with KOTRA) in addition to the current 12 export support service areas (exhibitions/events/overseas sales support, etc.)
  • Selected as the overall performing organization (association) and support for the performing organization (member company)
    ※ Export voucher business Export support services and performing organizations (company) that require subsidies given to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the form of a voucher (a type of exchange-traded bond that has a specific monetary value and can be consumed only for a specific reason or specific product) ) to freely select and the price is paid as a voucher.

Promotion of measures to establish a sound business order and strengthen the status of the international freight forwarding industry

• Promotion of the establishment of a sound (transparent) business order in the industry
  • Promotion of continuous announcements on specialized media on freight forwarding such as regular fares and service charges or on the association’s website
    * Cooperation with Fair Trade Commission/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
• Searching for measures to prevent excessive competition and calling for restraint
  • Formation of consensus through meetings, working-level meetings, etc.
• Finding and promoting measures to strengthen the status of the international freight forwarding industry
  • Conducting surveys and vitalizing the operation of subcommittees

Improvement of maritime and multimodal transport related matters and business support

• Support for minimization of cost (demurrage) caused by overcrowding of marine import containers
  • Consultation with related organizations (ship owners association, trade association, etc.) to minimize the demurrage or detention charge caused by the importer's refusal to accept containerized cargo at sea and promote related work
• Support for discovering and improving issues related to maritime and multimodal transport
• Inducing measures to settle reasonable sea freight rates and incidental costs
• Promoting improvement of problems related to multimodal transport using railway (TSR, TCR, etc.) (various surcharges, etc.)
• Planning to expand and activate KASA (US Export Cargo) participating companies

Improvement of air transport related matters and business support

• Support for discovering and improving air freight related issues
• Support for finding and improving aviation logistics problems through the Airport Steering Committee and Airport Managers Council
• Inducing reasonable air fare and incidental cost settlement measures
• Support for IATA/CASS cost settlement related matters

Support for “Excellent Forwarding Company (International Freight Forwarding) Certification”

• Business support related to certification examination for excellent forwarding companies (KOTI cooperation)
• Promoting revision of regulations on certification examination for excellent forwarding companies
• Continuous discovery of support measures for certified companies as excellent forwarding companies

Support for “Certification of Excellent Shipbuilding Company”

• Business support related to certification examination for excellent shipbuilding companies (cooperation with Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation)
• Continuous discovery of support measures for certified companies as excellent shipbuilding company

Promotion of plan to utilize logistics center in the hinterland of the airport and sea port

• Proposal to the government (Korea Airport Corporation, etc.) to build a joint logistics center for small and medium-sized international logistics companies in the hinterland of Incheon Airport, Busan Port, and Incheon Port
• Promotion of preferential use of the established joint logistics center by small and medium-sized international forwarding companies

Promoting countermeasures against serious unpaid shipowners and partners

• Promoting measures for long-term non-payment of freight rates
  • Requesting cooperation from member company → association → the non-payment owner → Provide information to member companies in case of non-compliance
• Promoting measures for overseas partners who have not settled all expenses
  • Request cooperation from member company → association → overseas forwarders/forwarders associations in their respective countries → Provide information to member companies, etc.

Support for business related to financing of forwarding companies

• Request for loan support for SME win-win fund operated by PA (Korea Airport Corporation)
• Promotion of linked support including other medium vacuum policy funds and funding on Ocean Promotion Corporation policy, etc.

Support for forwarding companies’ overseas expansion feasibility study

• Continuous promotion of feasibility study support project for the forwarding companies' overseas expansion (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
• Support for companies subject to overseas expansion feasibility study expenses

Consulting support for overseas expansion of shipowners and forwarding companies

• Consulting support for joint entry into overseas markets (cooperation with the Korea Business Administration)
  • Supporting 50% of consulting cost as subsidy (government fund)
• Designing an information provision system to support joint entry into overseas markets

Promotion of establishment of standard contract in the field of international freight forwarding (sea and air) service

• Recommendation of establishment and use of standard contract (draft) in the field of forwarding service for shipowner companies to perform international freight forwarding
  • Prevention of unnecessary claims (responsibility relationship), etc.
  • Preparing a standard contract in connection with the revision of the Commercial Act (multimodal transport service)

Various business support for member companies

• Matters related to the use of KIFFA and FIATA B/L
• Matters related to cost reduction (joint purchase of office supplies)
• Signing MOUs with related organizations, organizations and companies to enhance and revitalize work related to international freight forwarding

Support for work related to claims, taxation and labor

• Various labor consultations through advisors (1 hour × 5 companies/month)
• Advised tax advisors on tax matters (frequently)
• Various labor consultations through advisors (1 hour × 5 companies/month)

Promotion of work related to the implementation of the Framework Act and Enforcement Decree on Logistics Policy

• Actively reflect industry opinions to prepare institutional devices such as work manuals related to the installation and operation of logistics reporting centers
  • Review of measures for resolving market disturbance caused by the indiscriminate proportion of third-party logistics by sub-logistics companies and recommendations to the government
  • Promoting the spread of a social atmosphere for work-sharing
  • Promoting the establishment of an order system for cargo volume through fair bidding competition
• Revision of the reporting period related to the periodic reporting system in our industry (3 years -> 5 years)

Promotion of work related to the revision of the shipping law

• Promotion of work related to the implementation of the Excellent Shipowner Company certification system
• Promotion of work related to the implementation of standard contract for maritime forwarding

Continuous promotion to amend the Customs Judicial Act related to customs clearance

• Promotion of improvement of customs brokerage function
  • Customs Law, Framework Act on Logistics Policy
  • Collection of overseas cases and data, and continued suggestions for law amendment
• Collecting cases of disturbance of market order due to entry into the forwarding business of customs corporations and preparing measures to ban entry
• Monitoring of matters related to issuance of tax invoices related to customs services

Promotion of various system improvement related to international freight forwarding business

• Promotion of all matters related to the implementation of the safe fare system
• Promotion of employment of foreign workers (limited to logistics centers)
• Revision of the Labor Standards Act (working hours 52 hours a week) Review of harmful effects in related industries and improvement of related matters

Promotion of amendments to the Commercial Act related to the maintenance of the "Multimodal Transport Act"

• New section on multimodal transport in the Commercial Act in the Commercial Act
  • Section 1 Land Transport (Subsection 1 Land Transport, Subsection 2 Passenger Transport)
  • Section 2 Multimodal Transport (9 provisions)
    * Significance of multimodal transport, securities, liability for damages, etc.

Promotion related to the implementation of amendments to international trade and transport related rules

• Identification of amendments to international regulations related to trade and holding a related briefing session

Case studies such as claims related to international freight forwarding and related briefing sessions

• Collection of claims related to international freight forwarding and promotion of related briefing sessions

Collection and utilization of domestic and foreign data related to international freight forwarding business

• Preparing development plan for international freight forwarding business and promotion of research service
  • Cooperation with Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)

Promotion of training project of local public organization (Incheon Airport Corporation)

• Participation in the shipping and logistics young employment academy course in 2021
  • Promotion of training courses for the same business (June-July, 2021)
    * 160 hours each, a total of 20 students for university graduates (including prospective students)

Conducting various training and education at the International Freight Forwarding Academy

• Practical Course : Practical Training on Marine Forwarding (8 hours × 3 days)
  Training on Air Forwarding Practical (8 hours × 3 days)
  Professional Training on Project & Bulk Cargo (8 hours)
  Practical Training on International Forwarding Claims (8 hours)
• Diploma Course : IATA Introductory Course
  IATA DGR Course/Refresher Course
• Other courses: Practice on Sales, Practical Communication English, Training on C/S Etiquette, Practical Training on Customs, etc.
• Curriculum related to international forwarding (refer to the attached materials)

Activation of Forum for the Global Forwarding Company CEOs

• Activation of Forum for the Global Forwarding Company CEOs (Cooperation with KMI)
• Formation of human and academic networks among international forwarding companies
• Case study and presentation of successful overseas expansion

Promotion of seminars related to overseas expansion and new business information

• Seminar on overseas expansion in the northern region (CIS.Central Asia) (Cooperation with KMI)
• Fresh food forwarding cold chain, e-commerce seminar, etc. (Cooperation with KMI)

Holding meetings and briefings with international forwarding-related organizations (Public Corporations and Agencies)

• Busan·Incheon·Yeosu-Gwangyang and Gyeonggi-Pyeongtaek Airport Corporation, Incheon International Airport Corporation, etc.
• Signed MOUs with related organizations, organizations and companies to enhance and revitalize international forwarding-related work

Overview of the Busan FIATA World Congress in 2022

• Official Title 2022 FIATA World Congress in Busan Korea
• Theme Uniting for Global Solutions
• Period and Location Sunday, September 11, 2022 ~ Friday, September 16, 2022 / BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea
• Expected Size 120 countries, at least 3,000 people are expected to participate
• Major event plan
  • Official Events : Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Chairman's Meeting, Annual Meeting (Board of Directors, Subcommittee, etc.)
  • Additional events : exhibitions, B2B meetings, job fairs, technical inspections, companion programs, farewell dinners, etc.
  • Additional events : exhibitions, B2B meetings, job fairs, technical inspections, companion programs, farewell dinners, etc.

Participation in international conferences related to international freight forwarding and strengthening external cooperation

• Strengthening external cooperation with institutions, organizations and companies in each country through participation in various international conferences

Exchange of data and information with international forwarding organizations and associations

• Collection of various regulations and information on international forwarding through FAPAA, IATA and FIATA

Promotion of international freight forwarding business

• Reinforcement of PR activities through media for international freight forwarding and association promotion projects
• Active promotion of international freight forwarding through various events

Publishing Bulletins

• Publishing KIFFA Magazine twice a year in the first half and second half of the year
• Distribution to member companies, related government agencies, related industries, related associations, and logistics related companies
• Posting current issues and member company news, contributions, and Issues & Trends

Promotion of member companies through the member list

• Publication and distribution of the 2021 member list
  • Member companies, shipowners, shipping companies, airlines, forwarder associations of each country, etc.
• Publication and distribution of the association executive handbook: member companies

Publishing training materials for the International Logistics Academy

Hosting friendship events for international logistician

• Friendship events for international logistician such as freight forwarders, airlines, and shipping companies, etc
• The night for International Logistician

Agency work for civil complaints related to the international logistics arrangement business (change of registration, etc.)

Promotion of member company gathering events

• Review of industrial inspections only at Chinese or Japanese airport corporations
  • Conducting a tour of logistics facilities in Gwangyang Port, Pyeongtaek Port, etc.
• Active participation in member congratulations and condolences
• Other events

Promotion of business related to member company information convenience