### Question
How is the term carrying on the business of forwarding defined?


### Answer
The term **carrying on the business of forwarding** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801* as the following:

> the dispatching of shipments by any person on behalf of others, by ocean-going common carriers in commerce between the United States and its Territories or possessions, or between such Territories and possessions, and handling the formalities incident to such shipments

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-SHIPPING ACT**

