The annual turnover of the firms which verify a scale of firms is
revealed as 52 firms (23.7%) below U$300,000 and only 12 firms (5.5%)
over U$1,000,000. This suggests that they are mostly small and medium
size firms. This is connected with their characteristic which has a low level
of fixed assets. This means that they are experts in international
transportation systems and they are conducting business through the
systems. In particular, they provide customers with additional services
such as clearance, inspection, and inland transportation as well as
accessory logistics services. As shown in , there are no answers
for 33 firms because they treat their annual turnover in strict confidence.
The incorporation reflects the characteristic of the industry. Founded
firms before 1990 are 16 (7.3%) and this explains that there were not many
firms which performed their type of business for a long time. The firms
founded between 2001 and 2005 are 54 (24.7%) and this is similar to
founded firms after 2006 which are 56 (25.6%). This explains that many
forwarders entered into the market after 2000 and, in addition, this reflects
the fact that there is keen competition in the market. is to show
the correlation between the variables, average, and standard deviation.