TISA Speditions

What TISA Speditions does

TISA Speditions AG is a privately held, family-owned Swiss freight forwarder and logistics provider founded in 1990 and headquartered in Widnau, Switzerland. Operating under four legal entities (TISA Speditions AG in Switzerland, TISA Speditions GmbH in Austria, TISA Internationale Transporte AG in Switzerland, and TISA Logistik GmbH in Germany), the company employs approximately 100 people across eight DACH-region offices positioned at strategic Swiss-Austrian and Swiss-German border crossings. Its core offerings span three integrated service lines: transport solutions (groupage, system traffic, part and full truckloads, project and trade fair logistics, special transports, and parcels), customs clearance (acting as a general customs agent for the DACH region and holding AEO certification), and warehouse and contract logistics (including temperature-controlled storage for sensitive biological products, e-commerce fulfillment, and open customs warehousing).

The company's primary technological differentiator is its early co-development role in Smart Border Austria, a fully digitized customs system jointly built with the Austrian Ministry of Finance, Swiss Customs Administration (BAZG), and the Austrian Federal Computing Centre (BRZ). TISA offers digital pre-registration (corridor pre-registration, IEATBT41), automated license plate recognition (LPR) integration, and consulting services to help European companies comply with the Smart Border Austria mandate that became mandatory for transit entry on January 1, 2026 and reaches full paperless operation by December 2026. A self-service customer portal (eportal.tisa.ch) provides transport management, document access, and shipment tracking alongside a relationship-led direct sales motion.

TISA generates revenue through four streams: transaction-based freight forwarding fees (by volume, weight, and destination), customs processing fees for import/export/transit declarations, managed warehouse and contract logistics fees, and professional services around forwarding liability insurance. Pricing is quote-based with no published tiers, and the company emphasizes personalized, customized solutions ('nothing from the shelf') rather than standardized offerings. Customers are spread across manufacturing and trade, event and project organizers, companies trading with Switzerland, and agriculture/horticulture suppliers, with named references including MycoSolutions (biotech), Brauerei Falken AG, and Gulfandi, supported by groupage network partnerships with CTL, SIM-Cargo, and Honold.

Name

TISA Speditions

Legal name

TISA Speditions AG

Website

https://tisa.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TISA Speditions AG is a family-owned Swiss freight forwarder operating across the DACH region with eight offices, providing transport, customs clearance, and warehouse logistics, distinguished by its co-development of the Smart Border Austria digital customs system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-gall

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core logistics services including groupage (Sammelgut), system traffic (Systemverkehr), partial and full loads (Teil- und Komplettladungen), project and fair logistics, special transports, and parcel services. Revenue generated through freight charges based on volume, weight, and destination.
2. Customs Clearance Services: Complete customs declaration services including export, import, and transit procedures. Acts as general customs agent (Generlzollagent) for customers across the DACH region. Revenue generated through customs processing fees.
3. Warehouse and Contract Logistics: Storage, contract logistics, order picking, e-commerce logistics, and packaging services. Customized solutions for temperature-sensitive goods. Revenue through warehouse storage fees and handling charges.
4. Insurance and Liability Services: Logistics liability insurance and freight insurance services. Whitepaper available on logistics liability topics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TISA Speditions is a family-owned freight forwarding and logistics company operating across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). It provides door-to-door transport solutions (groupage, system traffic, project/fair logistics, special transports, FTL/LTL), comprehensive customs clearance services including Smart Border Austria digital customs, and warehouse and contract logistics with temperature-controlled storage. The company serves manufacturing, trading, and project customers with tailored cross-border logistics from 8 regional locations.

Product overview

TISA Speditions is a logistics and freight forwarding company operating across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) with 8 locations. The core offering consists of transport solutions (groupage, system traffic, project/museum logistics, special transports, packages, FTL/LTL), comprehensive customs clearance services, and warehouse/contract logistics. The flagship digital innovation is Smart Border Austria, a fully digitized customs system developed in partnership with the Austrian Ministry of Finance that enables paperless border crossing with pre-registration, license plate recognition (LPR) cameras, and rolling corridor technology. The company also provides liability insurance and publishes educational whitepapers on logistics topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Border Austria: Digital customs processing solution for Smart Border Austria

Products and services

• Transportlösungen (Transport Solutions) Core freight forwarding services covering all transport needs via truck, including groupage (Sammelgut), system traffic (Systemverkehr), project and trade show logistics, special transports, packages, and part/full truckloads for B2B customers across Europe.
• Verzollung (Customs Clearance) Comprehensive customs services including customs clearance procedures (import, export, transit), customs consulting, open customs warehouse (OZL), and certification support (AEO) for cross-border shipments across multiple jurisdictions in the DACH region.
• Lagerlogistik und Kontraktlogistik (Warehouse and Contract Logistics) Warehouse management and fulfillment services including storage, e-commerce logistics, order picking, and packaging services, with specialized temperature and humidity-controlled facilities for sensitive goods such as biological control agents.
• Smart Border Austria Digitalized customs system for cross-border freight between Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, enabling paperless border crossing with pre-registration, license plate recognition (LPR) cameras, and rolling corridor technology. TISA provides consulting and execution services within this infrastructure.
• Speditionelle Haftung und Versicherung (Forwarding Liability and Insurance) Liability coverage and freight insurance services protecting customers against loss or damage during transport, complementing TISA's forwarding services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital pre-registration reduces border waiting times through advance document verification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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.

• CTL (Cargo Trans Log)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTL is a system partner in TISA's groupage network. Thomas Rinderer as Head of Groupage oversees partnerships with CTL for system traffic (Systemverkehr) operations across Europe.
• SIM-CargocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIM-Cargo is a system partner in TISA's groupage network, contributing to the system traffic operations and European transport connections.
• HonoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHonold is a partner in TISA's groupage network, collaborating on system traffic solutions and logistics services in the European market.
• Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTISA was among the first logistics companies actively involved in developing Smart Border Austria, a joint initiative with the Austrian Ministry of Finance and Swiss Customs Administration to digitize cross-border freight processes.
• Swiss Customs Administration (BAZG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTISA collaborated with Swiss Customs Administration as part of the Smart Border Austria initiative, contributing to the development of digitized customs procedures between Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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