CBFANC is a member organization. By default of working as a Customs Broker or Freight Forwarder you automatically become eligible for membership.
The Association was founded because at the time there was only a Forwarders Association and brokers were not represented. Ted Rausch, one of the original founders says that the Association was built over conversations between Jim Burns, Jim Boyle and Jim Connors and himself. This gave birth to the first version of the S.F. Brokers Assn in the 1960s.
These pioneers saw that it was necessary to band together to further the growth of the trade and have a common voice when approaching various federal agencies as well as local, state and federal policy makers to lobby for the interests of the trade as well as the importing community. Little did they know how much more relevant their organization would be in addressing current security issues in a world that changes ever faster and with growing demands for higher levels of service and electronic capabilities.
Since its inception the Association has grown and changed, and many times advanced change, to the benefit of all stakeholders in the modern global supply chain.
As our missions statement says - we're driving powerful educational initiatives to ensure that our member companies have the most professional and up to speed staff to serve their clients.