The Freight Forwarding Services in E-Commerce in Viet Nam from Legal Perspective

The development of digital-technology has created the premise for digitization of the operating of e-commerce. In addition, e-commerce is currently not only fast, ubiquitous but it also brings in a wide range of customers, which includes businesses (B2B-Business to Business model) and consumers (B2C-Business to Consumers model) and they bring great economic value for the businesses in terms of production and business activities. In order to achieve economic value and ensure the smooth circulation of goods, the freight forwarding services are supposed to meet customers' demand, which tends to play a crucial role in transportation from manufacturers to the final customers, consumers in e-commerce in particular and the supply chain in general. This report focuses on analyzing the freight forwarding services and the correlation of logistics and e-commerce. Consequently, there is a correct assessment of the nature and legal responsibility of the freight forwarding services in e-commerce and some legal recommendations are given out for this service in the current digital economy.