About AFFA

ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations.

AFFA is the regional federation of national freight forwarding associations across ASEAN, formed to advance cooperation, representation, standards, and logistics connectivity.

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History

AFFA was formed to strengthen ASEAN freight forwarding cooperation.

AFFA was formed on 7 December 1991 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand, later expanding to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

The formation of AFFA followed regional efforts to develop transport and communications capacity in Asia and the Pacific.

Cooperation among national forwarding associations and regional institutions helped establish AFFA as an ASEAN freight forwarding platform focused on cooperation, representation, and professional development. AFFA now presents public information at federation and national association level while company member records remain controlled through authenticated access.

1991

AFFA formation

ASEAN markets

Official objectives

Governance layers

Timeline

From founding cooperation to a full ASEAN association network.

AFFA's story is best understood as regional institution building through national freight forwarding associations.

1985

Regional transport cooperation context

ASEAN and Asia-Pacific transport development created the environment for stronger freight forwarding association cooperation.

1991

AFFA formation

AFFA was formed on 7 December 1991 by founding national associations from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand.

Later expansion

Fuller ASEAN representation

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam later joined the AFFA association network as ASEAN participation expanded.

Current

Association-first digital support

AFFA now combines public institutional information with controlled private workflows for membership, invoices, events, documents, and introductions.

AFFA objectives

Built to unify, represent, and professionalise ASEAN freight forwarding.

AFFA works through national associations to promote cooperation, represent collective industry interests, and improve standards across the region.

Unify freight forwarders in ASEAN through national associations.

Foster, promote, develop, and maintain cooperation among regional freight forwarders.

Represent collective interests on freight forwarding matters specific to ASEAN.

Improve quality, standards, and professionalism in the ASEAN forwarding community.

Governance

AFFA works through national member associations.

The federation model keeps representation at national association level while enabling regional coordination across ASEAN.

Federation

AFFA coordinates regional information, association cooperation, and collective ASEAN freight forwarding representation.

Association

National associations carry country context, public association profiles, and company membership review.

Company

Verified company members access directory, invoices, events, documents, and introductions through authenticated areas.

Membership model

AFFA membership is association-led and country-aware.

The public website should make the boundary clear: national association information is public, while company member data remains controlled inside authenticated access.

National association membership

AFFA membership is built around national freight forwarding associations registered in ASEAN countries.

Country representation

If more than one association represents a country, the associations are expected to collaborate and represent the country in unison.

Private company records

Company profiles, contacts, invoices, documents, and introductions remain available only to verified users.

Structure

AFFA Executive Committee

Leadership is shown as public institutional information: name, role, country, and association affiliation. Personal email addresses are intentionally omitted.