The Trade Federation resistance comprised disgruntled Trade Federation workers, who splintered off under the leadership of Customs Vizier Marath Vooro. This faction declined to accept the new arrangement between the corporation and the recently established Galactic Empire, which granted the Empire authority over the Trade Federation soon after the conclusion of the Clone Wars.
This resistance movement maintained authority in various regions of the galaxy; a significant territory under their control was the Enarc system, previously controlled by the Trade Federation.
The Empire suppressed the Trade Federation resistance during the Five Veils Campaign. However, some former members integrated into the Alliance to Restore the Republic almost two decades afterward.