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Associate Membership

Open to firms regularly engaged in business as a customs broker and/or international freight forwarder domiciled outside the limits of the United States, its possessions and territories.

Associate Application

Associate Benefits

Associate Member Benefits 

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  • Add your company to the NCBFAA Directory:  The Online Membership Directory has quickly evolved into one of the industry’s easiest and most reliable means of finding and connecting with industry professionals. NCBFAA membership grants you a free company listing in the online membership directory where you can list contact information and business specialties that can then be personalized with company logos. Our Associate members are also listed in our yearly paper directory.  

 

Network

  • Attend NCBFAA Conferences and receive substantial discounts as an attendee or exhibitor. 

  • All NCBFAA Regular, Affiliate, and Associate Members are invited to attend the Annual Conference and the Government Affairs Conference (GAC), as well as those nonmembers who are eligible for NCBFAA Regular, Associate, or Affiliate membership. 

  • NCBFAA Annual Conference brings together more than six hundred of the international trade industry's top representatives. The nation's leading customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTIs, and service providers gather to update themselves on industry developments and connect with colleagues new and old.

  • NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference takes place every fall in Washington, D.C. and is an opportunity to attend timely sessions hosted by our nation's most respected industry experts as well as network with industry representatives from around the country. 

Savings

 

  • NCBFAA Conference Registration and Exhibitor Discounts.  Priority offered to Member Exhibitors.  

  • Educational Institute (NEI) Discounts: NCBFAA members can save between 15 – 40 percent on webinars, certification fees, and Master's program certifications

  • Save with NCBFAA Affiliate Member Companies

  • NCBFAA Members save their own advertising dollars by taking advantage of our advertising services (see list of advertising services above) 

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Advocacy

 

  • Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NCBFAA represents nearly 1,400- member companies with 100,000 employees in international trade - the nation's leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs and air cargo agents, serving more than 250,000 importers and exporters.

  • Established in New York in 1897, NCBFAA is the effective national voice of the industry.

  • Through our various committees, counsel and representatives, the Association maintains a close watch and advocates for legislative and regulatory issues that affect its members.

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Associate Member Annual 2025 Dues

Affiliate Catagory Dues Rate 
1-9 employees$889
10-499 employees$1599
500+ employees$2399