--- title: "What core qualifications and compliance licenses are required to operate international freight forwarding business?" description: "Many foreign trade practitioners encounter risks such as customs detention，port storage delay，loss of cargo ownership and even face huge compliance fines due to wrong selection of unqualified freight forwarders. It is necessary to clarify that freight forwarders must hold core qualifications including business license，international freight forwarding filing certificate and corresponding transportation mode permit. Special certifications are required for different business types. Meanwhile，the au..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Freight Forwarding Q&A" datePublished: "2026-08-31" dateModified: "2026-08-31" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 8 --- # What core qualifications and compliance licenses are required to operate international freight forwarding business? ## Question I am the head of a foreign trade company in Shanghai that has just transformed into cross-border export of electromechanical products. Last month, I trusted a small unqualified freight forwarder and entrusted a batch of precision electromechanical parts worth 850,000 CNY to be shipped to Germany by sea. As a result, the goods were detained by customs at Shanghai Port. I not only paid 130,000 CNY in port detention fees and compliance fines, but also missed the customer's delivery date, and directly lost a long-term order worth nearly 3,000,000 CNY per year. I still feel frightened when I recall this experience. I am now eager to find compliant freight forwarders for cooperation, but I have no idea what core qualifications a freight forwarder needs, whether there are differences between ocean freight and air freight forwarder qualifications, and how to verify the authenticity of these qualifications, for fear of falling into traps again. ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer Many foreign trade enterprises hold the misunderstanding that "a business license is sufficient to operate freight forwarding business". Many small unqualified freight forwarders solicit customers at low prices，but actually have not completed international freight forwarding filing and obtained special transportation permits，which is a high-incidence risk trap in the current freight forwarding industry. If you mistakenly select such unqualified freight forwarders，it will directly lead to non-compliant customs declaration entities，triggering customs detention and port cargo stagnation. This will not only generate direct costs such as high port detention fees and compliance fines，but also lead to loss of long-term cooperation orders due to delayed delivery. Worse still，you may be added to the foreign trade dishonest list by the customs due to repeated violations，which will seriously affect the development of all subsequent import and export business of the enterprise. Physical risk isolation shall be carried out from three aspects: First，check that the business scope of the business license clearly includes "international freight forwarding". Second，require the provision of the *Record Form of International Freight Forwarding Enterprises* issued by the Ministry of Commerce. Ocean freight forwarders need to have corresponding ocean transportation agency permits，and air freight forwarders need to hold the *Qualification Certificate for Air Transport Sales Agency Business* issued by the Civil Aviation Administration. Third，confirm that they have independent customs declaration and inspection agency qualifications or have a formal entrustment agreement with a compliant customs broker. **Exclusive Loss Mitigation Tips**: Before signing the contract，require the freight forwarder to provide a copy of the qualification document affixed with the official seal. Verify the authenticity of the qualification through the Information Management System for International Freight Forwarding Enterprises of the Ministry of Commerce and the official website of the Civil Aviation Administration. Meanwhile，clearly stipulate the clause in the contract that "all losses caused by non-compliant qualifications of the freight forwarder shall be fully borne by the freight forwarder"，and require the freight forwarder to purchase sufficient freight liability insurance. **status:** accepted **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 2 From the perspective of customs declaration compliance, if a freight forwarder carries out customs declaration business independently, it must hold the *Customs Declaration Unit Registration Certificate* (type of consignor/consignee of import and export goods or customs declaration enterprise) issued by the customs. If it only entrusts a third party to handle customs declaration, it shall ensure that the cooperating customs broker has corresponding qualifications. Note that some freight forwarders claim to have customs declaration qualifications, but actually only have temporary affiliation. In case of customs declaration errors, the customs will directly hold the entrusting party (i.e. the foreign trade enterprise) responsible, leading to document deletion and re-declaration, port detention, and even affecting the enterprise's customs declaration credit rating. It is recommended to require the freight forwarder to provide a formal entrustment agreement with the cooperating customs broker, confirm the qualification number of the customs declaration unit on the customs declaration form, and query the qualification status of the customs declaration unit through the customs "Internet + Customs" system. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 3 For ocean freight forwarders, in addition to basic filing, if they engage in container transportation agency business, they need to have a formal booking agency agreement with shipping companies. Some leading shipping companies only authorize freight forwarders with NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) qualifications. Freight forwarders without this qualification cannot book space directly with shipping companies, and can only book through second-level agents, which not only increases booking costs, but also may lead to container rolling and port change delays due to errors in intermediate links. Air freight forwarders need to have sales agency qualifications recognized by the Civil Aviation Administration, otherwise they cannot apply for space directly from airlines, with weak space guarantee capability, and their booked space is likely to be cancelled in peak seasons. It is recommended to give priority to ocean freight forwarders with NVOCC qualifications and air freight forwarders with Class I air freight sales agency qualifications. Such freight forwarders have more stable space resources and stronger cargo right controllability. **status:** suggested **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 4 From the perspective of cross-border tax compliance, institutions providing freight forwarding services for foreign trade enterprises must have formal invoice issuance qualifications, and their business scope includes "freight forwarding services", otherwise the invoices issued cannot be used for export tax refund deduction or cost listing. If the freight forwarder does not have compliant invoicing qualifications, the foreign trade enterprise shall bear the tax cost on its own, and may even be required by the tax authority to adjust the taxable income and pay back taxes and late fees due to non-compliant invoices. In addition, for freight forwarders operating European routes involving VAT deferral, they need to have corresponding tax agency qualifications in EU countries, and can assist enterprises in completing VAT deferral declaration, otherwise enterprises need to pay value-added tax directly in the importing country, occupying a large amount of working capital. It is recommended to require the freight forwarder to provide samples of recently issued freight forwarding invoices, verify that the invoice category is consistent with the business scope, and provide tax registration certificates in the corresponding importing countries for those involving VAT deferral. **status:** suggested **Author:** Linda Gao **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 5 From the perspective of cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment compliance, if a freight forwarder involves collection and payment of freight, miscellaneous fees and other funds on behalf of clients, it must have cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment qualifications recognized by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and be included in the List of Enterprises for Foreign Exchange Receipt and Payment under Goods Trade of the SAFE. Freight forwarders without this qualification cannot directly handle cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment, and can only circulate funds through third-party personal accounts or offshore accounts, which will lead to unclear foreign exchange receipt and payment trails of foreign trade enterprises, trigger compliance inspection by the SAFE, and even be identified as "split settlement and sale of foreign exchange" or "illegal foreign exchange transactions", affecting the enterprise's foreign exchange settlement authority. It is recommended that before cooperation, require the freight forwarder to provide a screenshot of its list status in the SAFE's "Goods Trade Foreign Exchange Monitoring System" to confirm that it has the compliance qualification for cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment. Meanwhile, when receiving and paying foreign exchange, ensure that the transaction postscript clearly indicates "freight forwarding service fee", which is consistent with the content of the contract and invoice. **status:** suggested **Author:** Lucas Liu **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 6 From the perspective of legal risk prevention and control, freight forwarders must have independent legal personality, that is, hold a valid business license, and their business scope includes corresponding freight forwarding business, otherwise the freight forwarding contract signed may be deemed invalid due to unqualified subject. In addition, if the freight forwarder involves issuing bills of lading (such as NVOCC bills of lading), it must have NVOCC qualification and be filed with the Ministry of Transport, otherwise the issued bills of lading have no legal effect. In case of cargo loss, damage and other situations, the foreign trade enterprise cannot claim compensation from the freight forwarder with the bill of lading, and can only bear the loss on its own. It is recommended that when signing a freight forwarding contract, take the qualification documents of the freight forwarder as annexes to the contract, clearly stipulate that "if the contract is invalid or losses are caused by the non-compliant qualifications of the freight forwarder, the freight forwarder shall bear full compensation liability", and require the freight forwarder to provide its bill of lading sample to verify that the qualification number on the bill of lading is consistent with the filing information. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 7 From the perspective of port on-site inspection response, freight forwarders need to have professional personnel familiar with the customs inspection process. Some freight forwarders with the qualification of "Customs Advanced Certified Enterprise" have lower inspection rate for their declared goods, and can enjoy convenient measures such as priority inspection and quick release during inspection. Unqualified freight forwarders often lack professional inspection response capabilities. When goods are inspected, they cannot accurately provide the document materials required by the customs, and even lead to goods being sent for testing and detained due to improper operation, prolonging the customs clearance time. It is recommended to give priority to freight forwarders with customs advanced certification qualifications. If the cooperating freight forwarder does not have this qualification, it is required to be equipped with full-time personnel holding "Customs Broker Qualification Certificate" or "Customs Inspection Coordinator Certificate" to be responsible for inspection docking. Meanwhile, before the goods are shipped, require the freight forwarder to review the packing list, invoice, certificate of origin and other documents required for inspection in advance to ensure that the materials are complete and correct. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-08-31 ### Answer 8 From the perspective of export tax refund compliance, invoices issued by freight forwarders are one of the important documents for export tax refund filing. Freight forwarders must have formal freight forwarding service operation qualifications, and the invoice content must be consistent with the actual freight business, including transportation mode, port of departure, port of destination, cargo details and other information. Invoices issued by unqualified freight forwarders often have problems such as inconsistent categories and incomplete information, which will lead to the failure of foreign trade enterprises' export tax refund materials to pass the review of tax authorities, trigger tax letter verification, and even be suspended from export tax refund qualification. It is recommended to confirm the invoice issuance details with the freight forwarder before shipment, require the remark column of the invoice to indicate key information such as the transportation agreement number and bill of lading number, and include the qualification documents of the freight forwarder and the invoice into the export tax refund document filing materials to ensure the compliance of the tax refund process. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-08-31 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-agency/) - [Export Tax Rebate Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-tax-rebate/) - [Customs Declaration Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-customs-declaration/) - [Forex Settlement Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-forex-settlement/) - [Entrepôt Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-entrepot-trade/) - [General Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-general-trade/) ## Related Resources - [Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/services/) - [Trade Cases](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/cases/) - [Trade Wiki](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/wiki/) - [Trade Class](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/guide/) - [Global Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/country/) ## Structured Data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "QAPage", "inLanguage":"en", "isPartOf": { "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#website" }, "publisher":{ "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#organization" }, "mainEntity": { "@type": "Question", "name": "What core qualifications and compliance licenses are required to operate international freight forwarding business?", "text": "I am the head of a foreign trade company in Shanghai that has just transformed into cross-border export of electromechanical products. Last month, I trusted a small unqualified freight forwarder and entrusted a batch of precision electromechanical parts worth 850,000 CNY to be shipped to Germany by sea. As a result, the goods were detained by customs at Shanghai Port. I not only paid 130,000 CNY in port detention fees and compliance fines, but also missed the customer's delivery date, and directly lost a long-term order worth nearly 3,000,000 CNY per year. I still feel frightened when I recall this experience. I am now eager to find compliant freight forwarders for cooperation, but I have no idea what core qualifications a freight forwarder needs, whether there are differences between ocean freight and air freight forwarder qualifications, and how to verify the authenticity of these qualifications, for fear of falling into traps again.", "answerCount": 8, "upvoteCount": 5, "datePublished": "2026-08-31T16:17:28Z", "dateModified": "2026-08-31T16:24:02Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Many foreign trade enterprises hold the misunderstanding that "a business license is sufficient to operate freight forwarding business". Many small unqualified freight forwarders solicit customers at low prices，but actually have not completed international freight forwarding filing and obtained special transportation permits，which is a high-incidence risk trap in the current freight forwarding industry. If you mistakenly select such unqualified freight forwarders，it will directly lead to non-compliant customs declaration entities，triggering customs detention and port cargo stagnation. This will not only generate direct costs such as high port detention fees and compliance fines，but also lead to loss of long-term cooperation orders due to delayed delivery. Worse still，you may be added to the foreign trade dishonest list by the customs due to repeated violations，which will seriously affect the development of all subsequent import and export business of the enterprise. Physical risk isolation shall be carried out from three aspects: First，check that the business scope of the business license clearly includes "international freight forwarding". Second，require the provision of the *Record Form of International Freight Forwarding Enterprises* issued by the Ministry of Commerce. Ocean freight forwarders need to have corresponding ocean transportation agency permits，and air freight forwarders need to hold the *Qualification Certificate for Air Transport Sales Agency Business* issued by the Civil Aviation Administration. Third，confirm that they have independent customs declaration and inspection agency qualifications or have a formal entrustment agreement with a compliant customs broker. Exclusive Loss Mitigation Tips : Before signing the contract，require the freight forwarder to provide a copy of the qualification document affixed with the official seal. Verify the authenticity of the qualification through the Information Management System for International Freight Forwarding Enterprises of the Ministry of Commerce and the official website of the Civil Aviation Administration. Meanwhile，clearly stipulate the clause in the contract that "all losses caused by non-compliant qualifications of the freight forwarder shall be fully borne by the freight forwarder"，and require the freight forwarder to purchase sufficient freight liability insurance.", "upvoteCount": 5, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T17:46:54Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of customs declaration compliance, if a freight forwarder carries out customs declaration business independently, it must hold the *Customs Declaration Unit Registration Certificate* (type of consignor/consignee of import and export goods or customs declaration enterprise) issued by the customs. If it only entrusts a third party to handle customs declaration, it shall ensure that the cooperating customs broker has corresponding qualifications. Note that some freight forwarders claim to have customs declaration qualifications, but actually only have temporary affiliation. In case of customs declaration errors, the customs will directly hold the entrusting party (i.e. the foreign trade enterprise) responsible, leading to document deletion and re-declaration, port detention, and even affecting the enterprise's customs declaration credit rating. It is recommended to require the freight forwarder to provide a formal entrustment agreement with the cooperating customs broker, confirm the qualification number of the customs declaration unit on the customs declaration form, and query the qualification status of the customs declaration unit through the customs "Internet + Customs" system.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T17:43:43Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "For ocean freight forwarders, in addition to basic filing, if they engage in container transportation agency business, they need to have a formal booking agency agreement with shipping companies. Some leading shipping companies only authorize freight forwarders with NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) qualifications. Freight forwarders without this qualification cannot book space directly with shipping companies, and can only book through second-level agents, which not only increases booking costs, but also may lead to container rolling and port change delays due to errors in intermediate links. Air freight forwarders need to have sales agency qualifications recognized by the Civil Aviation Administration, otherwise they cannot apply for space directly from airlines, with weak space guarantee capability, and their booked space is likely to be cancelled in peak seasons. It is recommended to give priority to ocean freight forwarders with NVOCC qualifications and air freight forwarders with Class I air freight sales agency qualifications. Such freight forwarders have more stable space resources and stronger cargo right controllability.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T17:41:46Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Eric Zhou","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/eric-zhou/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of cross-border tax compliance, institutions providing freight forwarding services for foreign trade enterprises must have formal invoice issuance qualifications, and their business scope includes "freight forwarding services", otherwise the invoices issued cannot be used for export tax refund deduction or cost listing. If the freight forwarder does not have compliant invoicing qualifications, the foreign trade enterprise shall bear the tax cost on its own, and may even be required by the tax authority to adjust the taxable income and pay back taxes and late fees due to non-compliant invoices. In addition, for freight forwarders operating European routes involving VAT deferral, they need to have corresponding tax agency qualifications in EU countries, and can assist enterprises in completing VAT deferral declaration, otherwise enterprises need to pay value-added tax directly in the importing country, occupying a large amount of working capital. It is recommended to require the freight forwarder to provide samples of recently issued freight forwarding invoices, verify that the invoice category is consistent with the business scope, and provide tax registration certificates in the corresponding importing countries for those involving VAT deferral.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T17:30:01Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Linda Gao","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/linda-gao/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment compliance, if a freight forwarder involves collection and payment of freight, miscellaneous fees and other funds on behalf of clients, it must have cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment qualifications recognized by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and be included in the List of Enterprises for Foreign Exchange Receipt and Payment under Goods Trade of the SAFE. Freight forwarders without this qualification cannot directly handle cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment, and can only circulate funds through third-party personal accounts or offshore accounts, which will lead to unclear foreign exchange receipt and payment trails of foreign trade enterprises, trigger compliance inspection by the SAFE, and even be identified as "split settlement and sale of foreign exchange" or "illegal foreign exchange transactions", affecting the enterprise's foreign exchange settlement authority. It is recommended that before cooperation, require the freight forwarder to provide a screenshot of its list status in the SAFE's "Goods Trade Foreign Exchange Monitoring System" to confirm that it has the compliance qualification for cross-border foreign exchange receipt and payment. Meanwhile, when receiving and paying foreign exchange, ensure that the transaction postscript clearly indicates "freight forwarding service fee", which is consistent with the content of the contract and invoice.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T17:18:43Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Lucas Liu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/lucas-liu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of legal risk prevention and control, freight forwarders must have independent legal personality, that is, hold a valid business license, and their business scope includes corresponding freight forwarding business, otherwise the freight forwarding contract signed may be deemed invalid due to unqualified subject. In addition, if the freight forwarder involves issuing bills of lading (such as NVOCC bills of lading), it must have NVOCC qualification and be filed with the Ministry of Transport, otherwise the issued bills of lading have no legal effect. In case of cargo loss, damage and other situations, the foreign trade enterprise cannot claim compensation from the freight forwarder with the bill of lading, and can only bear the loss on its own. It is recommended that when signing a freight forwarding contract, take the qualification documents of the freight forwarder as annexes to the contract, clearly stipulate that "if the contract is invalid or losses are caused by the non-compliant qualifications of the freight forwarder, the freight forwarder shall bear full compensation liability", and require the freight forwarder to provide its bill of lading sample to verify that the qualification number on the bill of lading is consistent with the filing information.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T16:28:02Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of port on-site inspection response, freight forwarders need to have professional personnel familiar with the customs inspection process. Some freight forwarders with the qualification of "Customs Advanced Certified Enterprise" have lower inspection rate for their declared goods, and can enjoy convenient measures such as priority inspection and quick release during inspection. Unqualified freight forwarders often lack professional inspection response capabilities. When goods are inspected, they cannot accurately provide the document materials required by the customs, and even lead to goods being sent for testing and detained due to improper operation, prolonging the customs clearance time. It is recommended to give priority to freight forwarders with customs advanced certification qualifications. If the cooperating freight forwarder does not have this qualification, it is required to be equipped with full-time personnel holding "Customs Broker Qualification Certificate" or "Customs Inspection Coordinator Certificate" to be responsible for inspection docking. Meanwhile, before the goods are shipped, require the freight forwarder to review the packing list, invoice, certificate of origin and other documents required for inspection in advance to ensure that the materials are complete and correct.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T16:26:11Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Andy Guo","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/andy-guo/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "From the perspective of export tax refund compliance, invoices issued by freight forwarders are one of the important documents for export tax refund filing. Freight forwarders must have formal freight forwarding service operation qualifications, and the invoice content must be consistent with the actual freight business, including transportation mode, port of departure, port of destination, cargo details and other information. Invoices issued by unqualified freight forwarders often have problems such as inconsistent categories and incomplete information, which will lead to the failure of foreign trade enterprises' export tax refund materials to pass the review of tax authorities, trigger tax letter verification, and even be suspended from export tax refund qualification. It is recommended to confirm the invoice issuance details with the freight forwarder before shipment, require the remark column of the invoice to indicate key information such as the transportation agreement number and bill of lading number, and include the qualification documents of the freight forwarder and the invoice into the export tax refund document filing materials to ensure the compliance of the tax refund process.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/core-qualifications-and-compliance-licenses-for-international-freight-forwarding.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-08-31T16:24:02Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Jason Wu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/jason-wu/"} } ] } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/"},{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Q&A", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/"},{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Freight Forwarding Q&A", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-freight-forwarding/"} ,{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "What core qualifications and compliance licenses are required to operate international freight forwarding business?"} ] } ] ```