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International Shippers Association

The membership of the International Shippers Association (ISA) comprises international shippers and forwarders of commercial, military, and government household goods; unaccompanied baggage; and general commodities. Membership is open to both IAM member companies and non-IAM members.
Incorporated in 1999 as a nonprofit cooperative buying group, ISA’s mission is to provide its members with the lowest rates (FCL and LCL) and best service for the transport of household goods, accomplished by establishing volume-induced discounts. These discounts are realized through contracts with preferred vendors.
ISA has had considerable success over the years in providing its members with consistent and competitive ocean rates for international military/government household goods shipments. Since its initial foray in 2010 in providing competitive civilian ocean freight rates to its membership, ISA container volumes have shown significant growth.
As with the military/government program, ISA receives commissions from its preferred vendors, which in turn can become the basis for patronage dividends to be paid back to its members.

ISA Preferred Vendors

For rate inquiries, please click on the email address specified for the company of your choice, and send the inquiry via the email format displayed.

ISA members must identify themselves as ISA Members when requesting rates or booking shipments.

USA Outbound Commercial HHG:
FCL & LCL

For U.S. Military or government HHG to and from the UK and North Europe or the Pacific Rim
SEACORP
+1 (704) 732-6063
www.seacorpnc.com
Contact: Sheena Kiser
info@seacorpnc.com
SEACO Shipping SA
Contact: Patrick Vercauteren
PatrickV@gosselingroup.eu
+32 (0)3 360 78 21Contact: Mike Connolly
Mike_Connolly@pashanet.com
+1 (415) 927-6439
For rate inquiries, please click on the email address specified for the company of your choice, and send the inquiry via the email format displayed.
ISA members must identify themselves as ISA Members when requesting rates or booking shipments.

USA Outbound Commercial HHG: FCL & LCL

SEACORP +1 (704) 732-6063 www.seacorpnc.com Contact: Sheena Kiser info@seacorpnc.com

For U.S. Military or government HHG to and from the UK and North Europe or the Pacific Rim

SEACO Shipping SA Contact: Patrick Vercauteren PatrickV@gosselingroup.eu +32 (0)3 360 78 21Contact: Mike Connolly Mike_Connolly@pashanet.com +1 (415) 927-6439

How to Apply for ISA Membership

  • Commercial Shippers: For potential members who ship Commercial Household Goods, please download and complete the Commercial Application as outlined.
  • Military & Government Shippers: For potential members who ship Military/Government Household Goods or a combination of Military/Government Household Goods and Commercial Household Goods, please download and complete the Military/Government Application form as outlined.

Membership Fees

In addition to the initial membership fee, annual dues payment is required at time of application for members who intend to ship Military or Government cargo as an ISA. Member. For IAM Members, annual dues are $400.00; for Non-IAM Members, annual dues are $750.00.

For new Members who intend to ship Commercial cargo only, the initial membership fee is required; no annual dues payment is required at this time, but may be deemed appropriate in the future.

In addition to ISA Military Contract Rates, if you apply for membership under the Military/Government Traffic Group application, you will also be eligible to use the commercial vendors. If you apply under the Commercial Traffic group, you will have access to the commercial vendor rates only.

Send your completed application, membership fee and annual dues to:

International Shippers Association
1600 Duke Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, VA 22314

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact isa@iamovers.org or call 703-317-9950.

IAM Member Discount

IAM members receive a discount on membership in ISA. ISA annual dues for IAM members are only $400, plus a one-time initiation fee of $350. Membership in ISA is open to all entities who are shippers as defined in Section 3, paragraph (21) of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, and is therefore open to non-IAM members. 
Non-IAM members pay annual dues of $750, with an initiation fee of $500.