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ocean freight forwarder

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United States Code

46 U.S.C. § 40102 — in this part

Ocean freight forwarder.—The term “ocean freight forwarder” means a person that—

(A) in the United States, dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers; and

(B) processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments.