Pack and Ship Services Trade Associations

Airforwarders Association (AfA)

Trade association for U.S. air freight forwarders and their partners; advocates on security, customs, and airport/air cargo policies; hosts the AirCargo conference and provides networking, compliance and best‑practice resources.

https://www.airforwarders.org/ Membership: 400

AMBC – Association of Mail & Business Centers

Member‑run nonprofit for retail pack‑and‑ship, mailbox, print and business center operators; offers training, vendor programs, advocacy, and a peer community for independent and franchise locations nationwide. Over 1,100 stores in its network.

https://ambc4me.org/ Membership: 1,100

Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)

Global professional association advancing end‑to‑end supply chain practice through certifications (APICS), research, and corporate programs—useful to fulfillment, warehousing, and shipping leaders. 45,000+ members.

https://www.ascm.org/ Membership: 45,000

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Nonprofit for logistics and supply chain professionals; delivers education, research (e.g., annual State of Logistics), and networking across transportation, warehousing, and last‑mile operations. 9,000+ members.

https://www.cscmp.org/ Membership: 9,000

Customized Logistics & Delivery Association (CLDA)

U.S. association for first‑to‑final‑mile carriers and time‑critical logistics providers; provides advocacy at federal/state levels, education, and business development for couriers, 3PLs, air cargo logistics and shippers. Serves about 2,900 members.

https://clda.org/ Membership: 2,900

Express Association of America (EAA)

Express delivery industry’s U.S. policy voice; founded by DHL, FedEx and UPS to represent expedited, door‑to‑door carriers on customs, security and trade issues. Membership includes 3 integrators.

https://expressamerica.org/ Membership: 3

FIATA – International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations

Global federation representing freight forwarders; develops standard documents (e.g., FBL), trains, and advocates at the UN/WTO—relevant to international parcel, air and ocean forwarding. 109 association members and ~5,959 individual company members.

https://fiata.org/ Membership: 5,959

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Umbrella for temperature‑controlled warehousing, logistics, transportation and cold facility builders; provides advocacy, benchmarking, events and a global member directory—critical for perishables shipping. Represents 1,500+ facilities in 92+ countries.

https://www.gcca.org/ Membership: 1,500

International Association of Movers (IAM)

Largest global trade association for moving/relocation and related logistics companies; offers financial protections, dispute resolution and a global directory (IAMX) used across freight/moving networks. 2,220+ company members in 170+ countries.

https://www.iamovers.org/ Membership: 2,220

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Trade association for the world’s airlines (passenger and cargo); develops cargo standards, safety programs and advocacy that underpin airfreight and cross‑border e‑commerce flows. About 350 member airlines.

https://www.iata.org/ Membership: 350

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

U.S. professional body for procurement and supply management leaders; publishes the ISM Reports on Business and offers CPSM/CPSD certifications—useful to sourcing and shipping cost control. 50,000+ members globally.

https://www.ismworld.org/ Membership: 50,000

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Individual‑membership body for packaging engineers and managers; delivers training, chapters and PackChat community—helpful for optimizing pack design, materials and ship readiness. 3,000+ members.

https://www.iopp.org/ Membership: 3,000

International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)

Nonprofit that creates the industry’s package performance test standards (e.g., ISTA 3A/6‑Series) used by shippers, carriers and labs; certifies labs/people and runs Transit‑Tested. 1,100+ corporate members.

https://ista.org/ Membership: 1,100

International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)

North American association representing warehouse‑based 3PLs; provides advocacy, risk and safety programs, and executive networking—core to outsourced fulfillment and distribution. Nearly 400 warehouse companies.

https://www.iwla.com/ Membership: 400

Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)

Association for distributors and manufacturers in material handling (lift trucks, storage, systems integrators); offers benchmarking, leadership training and networking—vital to warehouse/pack‑and‑ship infrastructure. Nearly 600 companies.

https://www.mheda.org/ Membership: 600

MHI – The Material Handling Industry

U.S. material handling, logistics and supply chain association (sponsor of MODEX/ProMat); convenes 1,000+ members across equipment, software and 3PLs—key to warehouse automation and parcel handling.

https://www.mhi.org/ Membership: 1,000

National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA)

National voice of U.S. customs brokers and freight forwarders (air, ocean, OTI/NVOCC); provides compliance education and advocacy on trade and cargo movement—central to international shipping. 1,300+ member companies.

https://www.ncbfaa.org/ Membership: 1,300

Package Shippers Association (PSA)

Advocacy organization for package shippers across the USPS/PRC and on Capitol Hill; convenes retailers, 3PLs, carriers and tech firms to address parcel pricing, service and rulemaking. 50+ member companies (160+ individual members).

https://www.packageshippers.org/ Membership: 50

PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Trade association for packaging and processing technology suppliers; connects CPGs with OEMs via PACK EXPO shows and provides research and workforce programs. 1,000+ member companies.

https://www.pmmi.org/ Membership: 1,000

Retail Shipping Associates (RSA)

Largest network for U.S. retail shipping stores—independent and franchise; provides carrier relations, training and negotiated vendor programs for pack‑and‑ship operations. 8,000+ members.

https://www.rscentral.org/ Membership: 8,000