World Freight Group

Please take care to answer ALL questions as partly completed forms will NOT be processed.

Full legal name of Company
Registered Name (if different)
Type of Legal Entity
Registration No and Date
Registered With
Start Up Date
Full Address of Head Office
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Telephone
Fax
Email Address
Website
Name of Owner:
Have any of the Directors ever been in bankruptcy?	Yes No
If so, which Director
Is the company that applies for membership a subsidiary or sister company of another company?	Yes No
If so, please name the company
Please name any WFG member(s) that you currently work with
Do you satisfy the membership criteria set out on the WFG Website?
Does your company belong to any trade organisations, body or group (eg. IATA)?)	Yes No
If yes, state name(s)
List your primary trading activities:
Please tick which of the following services you company offers and indicate the percentage:	Airfreight % Oceanfreight % Roadfreight %
Is your traffic more inbound or outbound and indicate the percentages?	Inbound % Outbound %
Please list the airports your company covers:
Please list the seaports your company covers:
Do you ... Own Rent Lease Share your office premises
Do you ... Own Rent Lease Share your warehousing premises
Please state the size of warehouse(s) in square metres:
Please describe your handling/weighing facilities:
Do you operate your own vehicles?	Yes No
If yes, give details:
Do you have branch offices?	Yes No
If yes, please provide their address:
Total number of employees working in freight forwarding?
What is your Annual Sales Turnover in US Dollars? Last Years Actual:
This Years Projected:
Before being accepted as a World Freight Group member, would you be prepared to accept an assessment visit by a WFG Director? Yes No
The Annual Fee is payable each year strictly by the end of January and you will receive an invoice from the Secretariat giving full payment details. When joining the WFG you are committing to this payment and to all the other conditions of the Charter and Code of Conduct. You should ensure that you are able to make payments from your Country to meet these and normal commercial debts due to your oversea partners, in the time frame stipulated and without any national or financial barriers or restrictions you from so doing. If you are aware o any reasons or difficulties which may affect this obligation, you must declare them prior to joining. Do you accept this commitment? Yes No
Do you employ adequate Anti-Virus measures to keep your systems free from computer viruses? Yes No
Please describe:
Are you sure that your company can: Cope with a surge of business following acceptance? Yes No Generate traffic and sales leads to existing members? Yes No
Does your company promote sales?	Yes No
If yes, give details:
Is your company covered by professional liability insurance	Yes No If yes, please fax us a copy.
Is your company a licensed customs broker?	Yes No If yes, please fax us a copy.
When you officially apply for membership, your company is required to delegate a Senior Director to attend the WFG conference. Do you undertake to do so? Yes No
Upon joining the WFG, will your company have a problem in changing business from existing agents to WFG members? The WFG normally allows one year for changes of traffic flows, exceptions in some circumstances we permit, but must be ratified by the WFG Board. Please list below the areas where you believe you may experience problems with changing business: Within the first twelve months: at any time in the future
When a company ceases to be a WFG member, the company is no longer entitled to use the name of the WFG and/or the WFG emblem and any reference to the WFG thus has to be removed from printed matter or stationery, buildings or vehicles, or otherwise. Failing to adhere to this proviso will result in legal proceedings against the company concerned. Do you accept this? Yes No
After 12 months the Board as part of a formal Review Assessment will assess your declarations made in this respect. Do you accept this? Yes No
Please use the following checklist to ensure that all required information is faxed to + 44 1252 781948.:	Audited Accounts Certificate of Memberships/Trade Organisations Company Organisation Chart Professional Liability Insurance Certificate Licensed Customs Broker Certification
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