Updated on Aug 2014

Good Reasons to be an Individual Member of FIATA (Type BLUE)

As an on-going announcement, in Hong Kong only HAFFA Members are eligible to apply for Individual Membership (Type BLUE) of FIATA. There are many good reasons to become an individual member of FIATA.:

Advertisements in the FIATA Members Directory
Only members of FIATA have the possibility to advertise their services with an advertisement in the FIATA Members Directory in the Internet!

FIATA Review
As individual member of FIATA you will receive 5 times a year the FIATA Review. This publication informs in a comprehensive way on FIATA activities, i.e. Meetings, Congresses and on additional issues and events of interest to the industry!

FIATA Publications and Articles
You will receive at special rates the worldwide renowned FIATA publications (Code of Abbreviations, Glossarium on Transport and Forwarding Terms, FIATA Documents and Forms, Legal Handbook on Forwarding, The Law of Freight Forwarding, etc.) as well as various other articles!

FIATA Arbitration Court
FIATA offers its individual members arbitration court rules which allow disputes between freight forwarders to be settled in a quick, simple and inexpensive way!

Obtaining Legal Advice
For many countries FIATA can recommend - if desired - legal experts in transport and logistics via the local member association!

FIATA Logo
Only individual members of FIATA are allowed to use the FIATA Logo as quality stamp on printed material, business cards, their website and transport vehicles - but not on transport documents!

Total cost on registration CHF (Swiss Franc) 335.00 (Annual subscription is CHF 250.00 and the one off entrance fee is CHF 50.00. There is a cost of CHF 35.00 for sending the welcome package and FIATA Certificate by courier service.). To apply for the subject membership and for more information, please feel free to contact the Secretariat at Tel: 2796 3121 or visit FIATA’s website http://www.fiata.com.

** Please be informed that, being only the individual member, you are not entitled to copy the FIATA Documents (even a part of it) for your own use. This applies also for the conditions on the reverse of the FBL. Documents are released by our national associations only. The use of the FIATA Logo is restricted to business papers and business cards only. IT MAY NOT APPEAR ON OWN HOUSE TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS!

Individual FIATA Members are bound to contribute to the best of their ability to further the objects of FIATA and to pay the annual membership subscription within the stipulated period. The annual membership subscription is valid from 1 January until 31 December of the current year.