AFFA was formed with the following objectives:
- To unify all freight forwarders in the ASEAN region through national forwarders’ associations.
- To foster, promote, develop and maintain close cooperation between and among freight forwarders in the ASEAN region
- To represent members in their collective interests in relation to freight forwarding matters peculiar to the ASEAN region.
- To purpose all measures to improve the quality, standard and professionalism of freight forwarders in the ASEAN regions as well as to match with the Decade program.
- AFFA first inaugural meeting was held on 7 December, 1991 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Federation of Malaysian Forwarders Associations (FMFF) was elected Protem Chairman of the grouping.
- CAMFFA attended AFFA first meeting as an observer in 2004
- CAMFFA became official AFFA member in 2005 (to be checked and confirmed)
- CAMFFA hosted AFFA 18th AGM meeting (17 and 18 October, 2008) at the Cambodiana Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- CAMFFA is very active in AFFA and was elected as office bearers during following mandates 2011-2012<
