Comexport

What Comexport does

Comexport is a privately held Brazilian foreign trade company founded in 1973 and headquartered in São Paulo, operating as Brazil's largest foreign trade company since the 2010s. The company provides integrated import/export services including indirect foreign trade operations, own operations (where Comexport finances and executes purchases abroad in its own name), and 5PL management outsourcing — making it the first Brazilian firm to combine indirect foreign trade with integrated supply chain management under an intensive technology model. Its service portfolio spans logistics integration, tax optimization (ICMS, IPI, PIS/Cofins), financial solutions (foreign exchange, working capital optimization), operational simplification, and integrity/compliance management, serving verticals including industrial manufacturing, automotive, aviation, fuels, pharmaceuticals, capital goods, renewables, railway, and commodities trading. The company handles 1,000+ import processes and 9,000+ import landings per year, 150,000 tons of bulk products, 1,600 tons of air-freighted product, and 60+ aircraft annually, operating across 14 major Brazilian ports and 6 airports with international offices in Miami, Vienna, Warsaw, Moscow, and Shanghai.

The company's technological backbone is the proprietary Comexport Management System (CMS), a 100% cloud-based intelligent management platform that integrates with client ERP systems and provides multidimensional tracking, real-time control over shipment/unloading/customs clearance/delivery, customizable dashboards with IMPs, tax receipts, billing, invoices, modals, statuses, and SLAs, plus physical and logical tracking for freight arrival predictability. Comexport has invested R$40 million in technology over the last four years and holds ISO 9001:2015, Ecovadis 2025, and Empresa Limpa certifications, plus regulatory authorizations including ANP (fuel imports) and ANVISA (cosmetics). The company employs 550+ specialized professionals and operates group subsidiaries Kalium Chemical (chemicals) and CXT (infrastructure/mining). Pricing is customized and quote-based per project, with revenue generated through professional services, transaction fees, and managed services across a horizontal segmentation model covering all sectors of the Brazilian economy. Notable enterprise relationships include providing a Ceará manufacturing facility to General Motors for EV assembly in partnership with SAIC.

Name

Comexport

Legal name

Comexport

Website

https://comexport.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Comexport is Brazil's largest foreign trade company, offering integrated import/export, logistics, tax optimization, and 5PL management services through its proprietary cloud-based CMS platform, serving industrial, automotive, aviation, pharmaceutical, and commodities clients across 14 Brazilian ports and 6 airports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foreign Trade Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Trade Compliance & Ocean Regulatory Services (Sanctions/Export Controls) (TLACABAL)

Keywords

• Foreign trade services
• Import export logistics
• Indirect import services
• 5PL logistics management
• Customs clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Indirect Foreign Trade Services: COMEXPORT performs imports and/or exports on behalf of customers, with solid financial capacity to finance operations, optimizing the flow of assets on the balance sheet and reducing working capital used in import operations.
2. Own Operations: COMEXPORT finances and executes the entire process of purchasing products abroad, from management of imports, nationalization, customs and international/national logistics, until delivery to the customer in its own name.
3. 5PL Management (Outsourcing): Complete solution for full and digital management of import and export processes with performance guarantees, security and exclusive technologies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Comexport is a Brazilian foreign trade trading company that performs indirect imports and exports on behalf of corporate clients, providing end-to-end international procurement, customs clearance, nationalization, and domestic logistics. It acts as importer of record using its own balance sheet to finance customer operations, and offers full 5PL (fifth-party logistics) outsourcing of import/export processes supported by its proprietary cloud-based Comexport Management System (CMS).

Product overview

COMEXPORT is a Brazilian foreign trade company offering a unified portfolio of import/export services centered on its proprietary COMEXPORT Management System (CMS). The CMS serves as the core cloud-based technology platform providing multidimensional tracking, real-time dashboards, and integrated management of logistics, costs, and processes. This core product is complemented by 5PL Management services for outsourced foreign trade operations, Indirect Imports and Exports services, and Own Operations solutions. Additional value-added modules include Logistics Integration, Tax Optimization, Operational Simplification, Financial Optimizations, and Integrity and Compliance services. The company operates across multiple industry sectors including automotive, aviation, fuels, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, industry, metals, telecom, retail, energy, and machinery, as well as own operations in textiles, fertilizers, chemicals, petrochemicals, infrastructure, rail, steelmaking, and mining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kalium Chemical: Company of the COMEXPORT group specializing in the import, development and distribution of chemical products including polyurethanes, expandable polystyrene (EPS), resins, rubbers, antibiotics and chemical intermediates.
• CXT

Products and services

• COMEXPORT Management System (CMS)

Named customers1 record

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2026GM has begun assembling electric models through a partnership with SAIC at a Comexport-owned factory in Ceará, Brazil. Comexport provides its manufacturing facility for GM's EV assembly operations as Chinese automakers expand their presence in the Brazilian market.
• GRAACCminorOthersSince 2007, COMEXPORT has partnered with and supported GRAACC, one of the most recognized institutions fighting childhood cancer, ensuring children and adolescents with cancer achieve chances of cure and quality of life. The partnership includes annual race and walk events.
• Kalium ChemicalcoreOthersKalium Chemical is a COMEXPORT group company specializing in import, development and distribution of chemical products including polyurethanes, expandable polystyrene (EPS), resins, rubbers, antibiotics and chemical intermediates.
• CXTcoreOthersCXT, a COMEXPORT group company, operates in infrastructure and mining sectors, specializing in import of machines and equipment with sophisticated solutions, serving as importer and distributor of spare parts.
• Plasser & TheurercoreTechnology or IntegrationCOMEXPORT is the exclusive agent for Plasser & Theurer in the railway sector, supplying rails, fastenings, steel sleepers, wheels and axles, parts for train engines and wagons, tools and machines.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CEVA Logistics: Global logistics provider with strong freight forwarding, contract logistics, and customs services. Comparable in multi-sector B2B trade services with technology-enabled operations.
• Agility Logistics: Global freight forwarder with integrated logistics, customs, and trade compliance services across emerging markets. Comparable in multi-geography presence and indirect trade/cross-border focus.
• DHL Global Forwarding: The global leader in air and ocean freight forwarding with customs brokerage capabilities. Comparable to Comexport in providing integrated international trade services across multiple modes and geographies, though at much larger scale.
• DB Schenker: Major global freight forwarder with ocean, air, and customs services across all continents. Comparable to Comexport in offering integrated trade management for enterprise clients in industrial and manufacturing sectors.
• Expeditors International: US-headquartered global freight forwarder with ocean, air, and customs brokerage services. Comparable as a pure-play freight forwarder serving enterprise clients across multiple sectors.
• Sinotrans: China's largest logistics company with extensive freight forwarding, customs, and trade services. Highly relevant given Comexport's China trade focus (Shanghai office) and its indirect foreign trade model serving Brazilian importers of Chinese goods.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong ocean and air freight, customs brokerage, and integrated logistics offerings. Comparable to Comexport's full-stack 5PL model and multi-sector client base.
• Röhlig Logistics: Mid-sized German-headquartered freight forwarder with strong ocean and air freight, customs, and trade compliance services. Comparable as a privately held, multi-geography forwarder focused on B2B enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Maersk Logistics & Services: The world's largest container shipping company with growing logistics and customs services. Comparable as an integrated ocean freight and trade service provider, though Maersk's scale and carrier ownership give it a different cost structure.

Regional players

• Wilson Sons: Brazil's largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator. Relevant as a Brazilian logistics peer with port-centric operations, though Comexport is more trade-and-customs focused while Wilson Sons is more terminal and shipping-line oriented.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/comexport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comexport
• Instagraminstagram.com/comexporttrading

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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