Ftrade

What Ftrade does

Ftrade Brasil Soluções em Comércio Exterior Ltda. is a Brazilian freight forwarder and integrated logistics platform specializing in cold-chain perishable cargo, particularly fresh fruit exports. The company operates an end-to-end service stack spanning cargo agency, multimodal transport (maritime, air, and road), customs clearance with an in-house "Control Tower" team, Drawback and special customs regimes, cargo insurance, demurrage management, and warehousing. Its proprietary FLK logistics terminal in Petrolina-PE provides 30,000 m² of infrastructure with 5,000 m² of cold chambers, 1,600 refrigerated pallet positions, 8 simultaneous rapid-cooling tunnels, and 3,000 dry pallet positions. Technology layers include real-time cargo tracking, temperature monitoring, telematics with AI-assisted driver fatigue mapping, and automated fruit selection systems.

The business model combines transaction-fee revenue from freight forwarding and cargo agency, professional services from customs brokerage and advisory, and managed services from FLK warehousing. Pricing is quote-based for logistics services and unit-based (USD per day) for demurrage and detention across 20' and 40' dry and refrigerated container categories. Ftrade goes to market through direct enterprise sales with specialized consultants, supported by trade show presence (Fruit Attraction, Fruit Logistica, Intermodal, Expolog), WhatsApp-driven commercial contact, and content marketing. The company holds a 64% market share in Brazilian maritime fruit transport, ranked 4th in Datamar's 2025 OTI ranking, and handled 81,362 consolidated export TEUs in 2025 (Ftrade standalone: 29,624 TEUs, +31.9% YoY).

Since 2023, Ftrade has operated as a subsidiary of Grupo Allog, one of Brazil's largest integrated logistics platforms. The group maintains 100%-owned international offices in Miami and Shanghai, 11 units across all major Brazilian ports and airports, and serves the agribusiness (primary), energy, automotive, and food & beverage verticals. Other strategic alliances include the FF Group joint venture with Fermac Cargo for air-and-sea perishables, a CMA CGM Group shipping partnership, and an industry leadership role within ABRAFRUTAS.

Name

Ftrade

Legal name

Ftrade Brasil Soluções em Comércio Exterior Ltda.

Website

https://ftrade.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ftrade is a Brazilian integrated logistics platform specializing in cold-chain perishable cargo, particularly fruit exports. Part of Grupo Allog, it holds 64% market share in Brazilian maritime fruit transport and serves agribusiness, energy, and industrial clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding and Logistics

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Warehousing and Storage (493), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Bond Container Freight Stations (CFS) & Deconsolidation (TLALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bonded Warehouses (Customs-Bonded Storage Facilities) (TLALAGAA), Bonded Container Yards & In-Bond Depot Storage (TLALAGAE), Full Truckload (FTL) Forwarding (TLACACAA), Rules of Origin & Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Management (TLAEAOAE)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Cold chain logistics
• Customs brokerage
• Maritime cargo agency
• Agribusiness logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortaleza

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding and Cargo Agency Services: Core revenue from coordinating end-to-end logistics operations including sea freight, air freight, and land transportation. Services include cargo consolidation, customs clearance, and multimodal transport orchestration for import and export operations.
2. Customs Clearance Services: Revenue from customs brokerage services including DU-E for exports, DI/DUIMP for imports, fiscal classification, and regulatory compliance. Services include Radar RFB habilitation support and special customs regimes like Drawback.
3. Warehousing and Storage (FLK): Revenue from the FLK terminal logistics facility providing cold storage, rapid cooling services, and container handling for the agribusiness sector, particularly fruits and perishables.
4. Cargo Insurance: Integrated cargo insurance services offering up to 100% coverage under INCOTERMS door-to-door conditions, covering expenses, profits, taxes, and containers.
5. Specialized Transportation Services: Road transportation services through Fortallog (subsidiary), providing refrigerated trucking fleet for perishables in Northeast Brazil and connections to major ports and airports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ftrade provides end-to-end international logistics and foreign trade services for businesses exporting or importing goods through Brazil. Core offerings include cargo agency coordination across sea, air, and road transport; customs clearance and regulatory advisory; specialized cold chain management for perishable cargo; multimodal logistics; and warehousing through the proprietary FLK terminal in Petrolina-PE. The company focuses on agribusiness (especially fresh fruit), energy sector project cargo, and industrial/consumer goods, serving exporters and importers with door-to-door supply chain solutions.

Product overview

Ftrade is a unified logistics and foreign trade platform offering end-to-end services across cargo agency, customs clearance, multimodal transport (maritime, air, road), and specialized warehousing. Its product portfolio spans core service lines — Agenciamento de Cargas (cargo agency), Exportação, Importação, Transporte Marítimo/Aéreo/Rodoviário, Desembaraço Aduaneiro (customs clearance), Assessoria Aduaneira, Radar RFB, Drawback, Desconsolidação, Cargas de Projeto, Carga Líquida, Carga Refrigerada, Armazenagem/FLK, Bagagem Desacompanhada, Demurrage & Detention, and Seguro de Carga — organized under three sector verticals: Agronegócio, Energia, and Indústria e Bens de Consumo. The FLK terminal in Petrolina-PE serves as the company's proprietary warehousing and cold-chain infrastructure. Ftrade operates as part of Grupo Allog, which also includes Allog and Fortallog brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLK: Logistics and warehousing terminal in Petrolina-PE, with 30,000 m² total area and specialized cold chain facilities.
• FLK (Ftrade Logística)

Products and services

• Cargo Agency (Agenciamento de Cargas) End-to-end coordination for export and import cargo agency operations, managing multimodal transport orchestration for businesses engaged in international trade.
• Export Operations (Exportação) Structured export operations management taking Brazilian products to global markets, including documentation, transport coordination, and compliance.
• Import Operations (Importação) Import operations management covering arrival control, customs release, and delivery with focus on timeline and regulatory compliance.
• Maritime Transport (Transporte Marítimo) End-to-end maritime transport with a strategic agent network, including direct maritime agency partnerships with major global shipping lines.
• Air Freight (Transporte Aéreo) Air freight services for critical, urgent, and temperature/time-sensitive cargo requiring fast delivery.
• Road Transport (Transporte Rodoviário) Robust road transport integration with border presence, operated through subsidiary Fortallog with refrigerated trucking fleet for perishables.
• Customs Clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro) Customs clearance services operated via a Control Tower structure with 100% in-house team for cargo release, covering imports, exports, and special regimes.
• Import Customs Clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro de Importação) Import customs clearance with documentary and tax rigor, covering DI/DUIMP, fiscal classification, and post-release delivery.
• Export Customs Clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro de Exportação) Export customs documentation and clearance with predictability, covering DU-E, shipping documents, and channel tracking.
• Customs Advisory (Assessoria Aduaneira) Consulting and advisory services for safer customs decisions, including regulatory compliance and classification guidance.
• Radar RFB Licensing Support Support for licensing and review in the Radar of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (Radar RFB habilitation).
• Drawback and Special Customs Regimes Drawback suspension and special customs regimes providing tax efficiency for structured import/export operations.
• Deconsolidation (Desconsolidação) Documentary processing for consolidated cargo, separating and processing consolidated shipments.
• Project Cargo (Cargas de Projeto) Integrated logistics for complex project cargo, heavy-lift, and out-of-gauge (OOG) shipments, including energy sector components.
• Liquid Bulk (Carga Líquida) Complete and integrated solution for liquid bulk cargo, including handling and transport coordination.
• Refrigerated Cargo / Cold Chain (Carga Refrigerada) Cold chain logistics for perishable and temperature-sensitive cargo, with monitoring and certified temperature control throughout transport.
• FLK Warehousing and Storage (Armazenagem / FLK) High-performance logistics terminal in Petrolina-PE with 30,000 m² total area, 5,000 m² cold storage, 1,600 refrigerated pallet positions, 8 rapid cooling tunnels, and 3,000 dry pallet positions with dedicated container yard.
• Unaccompanied Baggage (Bagagem Desacompanhada) Customs and logistics support for unaccompanied international baggage, including import/export documentation for individuals.
• Demurrage and Detention Management Management and guidance on container demurrage (overstay) and detention charges, with published rate tables for 20' and 40' dry and refrigerated containers.
• Cargo Insurance (Seguro de Carga) Integrated cargo insurance offering up to 100% coverage under INCOTERMS door-to-door conditions, covering expenses, profits, taxes, and containers.
• Agribusiness Vertical (Agronegócio) Specialized logistics solutions for the agricultural sector covering fresh fruits, vegetables, juices, and pulps, with certified cold chain management and expertise in São Francisco Valley production regions.
• Energy Vertical (Energia) High-complexity logistics for wind and solar energy projects, including project cargo handling for critical components like wind turbines and solar panels.
• Industry and Consumer Goods Vertical (Indústria e Bens de Consumo) Multimodal solutions for food and beverage, automotive, high-tech, pharma and healthcare, and textile industries requiring scale and efficiency for global trade.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31.9% growth in fruit exports (TEUs) in 2025 vs 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fermac CargocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2023Joint venture forming 'FF Group' - Fermac Cargo (founded 1981, Campinas SP, air cargo leader for perishables) combined with Ftrade (maritime perishables leader from Northeast Brazil) to offer integrated door-to-door perishable transport by air and sea from any point in Brazil to the world. Combined experience of 55+ years in perishable handling. Ftrade/Fortallog covers Northeast production regions while Fermac serves Southeast operations.
• CMA CGM GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2023Major shipping line partnership for maritime cargo transport. CMA CGM recognized Ftrade's environmental efforts, awarding a diploma for reducing 943 tonnes CO2e through cleaner LNG energy adoption and compensating 4,727 tonnes CO2e through positive compensation initiatives. Partnership includes strategic meetings at CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, France with senior leadership including Vice-President Senior Guillaume de Chastellux.
• ABRAFRUTAS (Brazilian Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFtrade participates in ABRAFRUTAS activities with CEO Bruno Farias serving as Director of Logistics. Partnership includes agenda coordination with embassies and government bodies for export/import alignment. Ftrade represents the association in international forums and meetings with Brazilian embassies in Spain.
• All Major Shipping LinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with all major global shipping lines (armadores) for maritime freight services. In 2018, Ftrade began direct maritime agency services, consolidating high-level partnerships with principal shipping operators worldwide.
• Grupo AllogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2023, Ftrade integrated with Grupo Allog, one of Brazil's largest integrated logistics platforms. The acquisition strengthened corporate governance, accelerated digital modernization, and multiplied operational scale. Allog operates maritime, air, road transport, warehousing, and foreign trade. Together they form Brazil's largest integrated logistics platform.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is the air/ocean freight arm of Deutsche Post DHL with deep Latin America coverage and a Life Sciences/Perishables capability. Comparable to Ftrade because it competes head-to-head on Brazilian multimodal shipments, customs clearance at major ports, and temperature-controlled reefer logistics.
• C.H. Robinson: C.H. Robinson is a major US-headquartered forwarder with significant Brazil and cross-border LATAM operations across perishables, multimodal freight, and customs. Comparable to Ftrade as a competing forwarder for Brazilian exporters handling containerized agricultural and consumer-goods shipments to North America.
• DSV: DSV (post-DB Schenker integration) is one of the world's top three forwarders with strong Brazil and Panama/South America cross-border activity. Comparable to Ftrade on full-spectrum freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo, and increasingly a competitor in perishables after Schenker's perishables heritage.
• Expeditors International: Expeditors is a US-headquartered global forwarder with offices in Brazil and Latin America, focused on air/ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage without owning significant physical assets. Comparable to Ftrade's freight forwarding and customs services arm (excluding FLK-style proprietary warehousing).
• Maersk Logistics & Services: Maersk (through its Logistics & Services segment post-Pilot Freight, Senator International, LF Logistics acquisitions) offers integrated end-to-end ocean + landside logistics including cold-chain. Comparable to Ftrade because Maersk is both a primary shipping-line partner and a competing forwarder for Brazilian fruit exporter contracts.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is the world's largest sea freight forwarder with KN Kool Chain perishables capability and a substantial Brazil presence. Comparable to Ftrade as a global forwarder competing for Brazilian multimodal, customs, and perishable shipments through its local offices and agent network.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a German-headquartered global forwarder with a dedicated Perishable Logistics vertical (esp. air-freight seafood and produce) and established Brazilian operations. Directly comparable to Ftrade on perishables specialization, multimodal coordination, and emerging-markets cross-border activity.
• Agility Logistics: Agility is a Kuwaiti-headquartered global forwarder with a Latin America footprint including Brazil, offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and customs services. Comparable to Ftrade on multimodal coordination and emerging-market cross-border expertise.
• GEODIS: GEODIS is a French global forwarder with a strong perishables heritage (former P&O Nedlloyd) and Brazilian operations. Comparable to Ftrade because it competes on multimodal freight, customs brokerage, perishables handling, and has been actively growing its presence in Latin America.

Direct peers

• Seafrigo: Seafrigo is a French family-owned specialist in temperature-controlled logistics (sea-air reefer, cold storage, cross-border perishables). The closest direct peer to Ftrade by service mix: both operate as integrated cold-chain forwarders for time-sensitive produce, fish, and pharma-grade perishable cargo, combining logistics terminals, customs, and global shipping-line relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ftradebrasil
• Facebookfacebook.com/FtradeBrasil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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