A forwarder, also known as a consolidator or groupage agent, is a party that assembles goods from different shippers and sends them as one consignment under their own name and control. They offer a lower price than direct airline rates for a comparable level of service by consolidating many shipments of various sizes, weights, and volumes. They pay the carrier on the total weight of the consolidation and charge individual shippers according to their own airfreight tariff. They often produce their own flight schedules, tariffs, and contract rates for regular clients. They also handle origin-to-destination rates, electronic document transmission and customs clearance at the destination. The consolidation is typically consigned to an agent at the destination airport who receives and deconsolidates the load into the individual consignments. Depending on the arrangements, the forwarder will also undertake import clearance, payment of duties and taxes and domestic delivery in the importing country, on a fee for payment basis, with reimbursement by the consolidator.