Regulations for Administrating Ocean Freight Forwarders Article 13
This English translation was last updated on 2014-04-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-04. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Any ocean freight forwarder entrusted by a foreign ocean freight forwarder to carry out freight forwarders operations shall furnish the following documents to the shipping administration for registration and then may perform the commissioned operations:1. Application form (see Attachment 6);2. Duplicate of the contract;3. License of the principal's license to engage in the ocean freight forwarding in its home country;4. Photocopy of the principal's liability insurance policy;5. Original of the principal’s bill of lading or certificate of receipt.Any ocean freight forwarder which issues the bill of lading or certificate of receipt on behalf of the principal shall be jointly and severally liable for the obligations incorporated therein together with the principal.Attachment 6:Application Form for Registration of Ocean Freight Forwarder Acting on Behalf of Foreign Ocean Freight Forwarder.PDFAttachment 6:Application Form for Registration of Ocean Freight Forwarder Acting on Behalf of Foreign Ocean Freight Forwarder.doc