Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services

What Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services does

Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services Inc. (NIFCS) is a 100% Filipino-owned, SEC-registered logistics company founded in 1990 by Roland and Belen Quiambao in Paranaque City, Metro Manila. The company operates as a one-stop-shop logistics provider offering customs brokerage, international freight forwarding (NVOCC sea freight and IATA-accredited airfreight), project cargo handling for oversized and out-of-gauge shipments, domestic door-to-door delivery, warehousing, cold storage, and records management. It serves enterprise clients primarily in the Philippine telecommunications, cement and manufacturing, construction, and aviation sectors, with international reach into Asia, Europe, and the Americas via its Project Cargo Network membership.

The company runs an owned physical footprint of nearly 2 hectares in Paranaque housing main offices and an 8,923 sq. m non-bonded warehouse with 24-hour security, forklifts, racking systems, and barcode equipment, plus a February 2022 cold storage facility capable of handling vaccines and diluents from +2°C to -40°C. Its technology stack centers on a Track & Trace online shipment visibility system and is certified to ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management. Additional accreditations include IATA, NVOCC, CTPAT, and PEZA. The business model is professional services / project-fee based, with quote-based pricing on multi-year contracts, direct enterprise sales engagement, and channel partnerships through the elite Project Cargo Network. Leadership remains within the Quiambao family (CEO Roland Quiambao, COO Belen Quiambao, General Manager Anna Kathrina Quiambao), with approximately 200 staff across Manila, Cebu City, and Cagayan de Oro.

Name

Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services

Legal name

NONPAREIL INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT & CARGO SERVICES INC.

Website

https://nonpareil.com.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services is a Filipino-owned, one-stop-shop logistics provider founded in 1990, offering customs brokerage, freight forwarding, project cargo handling, warehousing, and cold storage to enterprise clients in the Philippines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Freight Brokerage (Truckload/LTL/Intermodal) (TLAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA), Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Customs brokerage services
• Project cargo handling
• Warehousing storage
• Domestic delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Customs Brokerage: Professional services for customs clearance, tariff computations, and commodity classification for importers and exporters.
2. International Freight Forwarding: Sea freight (NVOCC) and airfreight (IATA-accredited) forwarding services for Asia, Europe, and Americas shipments.
3. Project Cargo Handling: Specialized handling of oversized, out-of-gauge (OOG), and heavy cargo including telecommunications equipment, manufacturing machinery, and power plant equipment.
4. Domestic Door-to-Door Delivery: Transportation and distribution services across the Philippines with containerized cargo delivery equipment and fleet of trucks.
5. Warehousing & Cold Storage: Storage services in non-bonded warehouses and cold storage facilities for temperature-sensitive cargo including vaccines.
6. Records Management Services: Offsite records management and storage with secured warehouse, inventory system, and retention cartons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services is a Philippine-based logistics company that provides international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project cargo handling, warehousing, cold storage, and domestic delivery services. It serves enterprise clients in sectors such as telecommunications and manufacturing, coordinating cargo movement from origin pickup through customs clearance to final domestic distribution.

Product overview

Nonpareil International Freight & Cargo Services is a logistics company offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop for logistics services. The portfolio includes core freight forwarding services (sea freight as NVOCC and airfreight via IATA accreditation), customs clearance, domestic door-to-door delivery, warehousing (8,923 sq. m facility), and specialized cold storage (handling +2°C to -40°C). Additional offerings include records management, project cargo handling for oversized/odd-shaped cargo, and transportation/distribution. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a modular platform, combining customs brokerage, import/export, international freight forwarding, project cargo handling, domestic delivery, and warehousing under one umbrella to provide end-to-end logistics solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Freight Forwarding
• Customs Brokerage
• Project Cargo Handling
• Warehousing
• Cold Storage
• Domestic Delivery

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully transported 51 dump trucks (70 tons each, 10,920 CBM volume) from mining site to Port of Cebu for overseas shipment to Jebel Ali, Dubai
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Cebu PacificsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 June 2018Airline partnership where Nonpareil serves as cargo shipper, recognized as Top Shipper for the Year 2018, providing ongoing freight forwarding services.
• Project Cargo Network (PCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElite international network for project cargo specialists. Nonpareil is one of only three Philippine members, providing access to global project cargo opportunities and collaborative handling with international partners across India, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia.
• Intertransport GRUBERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman logistics partner that collaborated with Nonpareil on urgent air shipments for cement plants, including 1.85 tons of two-way valves from Hamburg to Manila, involving pickup, export clearance, air freight, customs clearance, and domestic transfer to Cebu.
• Double Star LogisticssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for international cargo deliveries including horizontal electrical induction motor transport from Brazil to Philippines, loaded on 20' flat-rack and delivered to cement plant in Cebu.
• TransOcean ShippingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCN partner based in Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary & Serbia that assisted with kiln shell delivery from Slavonski Brod, Croatia to Cebu, Philippines, including tyre bearing shell section transport.
• Procam LogisticssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCN partner from India that collaborated on multi-country equipment delivery project spanning December 2016 to May 2017, handling shipments from Chennai and Mumbai.
• FREJA Transport & LogisticssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCN partner covering Denmark, Finland & Norway that participated in collaborative equipment delivery project for manufacturing company maintenance shutdown.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Agility Logistics: Kuwait-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong Asia-Pacific presence offering freight forwarding, project logistics, and customs services. Operates in overlapping service categories with Nonpareil, particularly in project cargo and emerging markets logistics.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Global freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, offering airfreight, ocean freight, customs clearance, and project logistics. Overlaps directly with Nonpareil's core service portfolio across all major modes and geographies.
• C.H. Robinson: Global non-asset-based freight forwarder and 3PL with strong Asia-Pacific presence. Closely comparable to Nonpareil's non-asset-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage model, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Expeditors International: U.S.-headquartered global logistics provider focused on air and ocean freight forwarding plus customs services. Comparable service model to Nonpareil — non-asset-based freight forwarding with customs brokerage — at much larger global scale.
• Yusen Logistics: Japanese-headquartered global logistics provider with significant Southeast Asian operations. Comparable in offering international freight forwarding, contract logistics, and customs brokerage services to enterprise clients across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong Asia-Pacific presence. Directly comparable to Nonpareil in international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and project cargo — but at vastly greater scale, with owned offices across all major trade lanes.

Regional players

• 2GO Group: Philippine-listed logistics and freight forwarding company providing sea freight, container shipping, and supply chain solutions. Comparable as a domestic Philippine freight forwarder with international network, though with a stronger ocean carrier asset base.
• LBC Express: Philippine-listed logistics company with domestic door-to-door delivery, freight forwarding, and warehousing operations. Comparable to Nonpareil's domestic distribution and warehousing business, with a stronger retail/parcel orientation.
• All Asian Integrated (AAI) Logistics: Philippine-based freight forwarding and logistics company providing sea freight, air freight, customs, and warehousing services. Direct regional competitor to Nonpareil with overlapping service portfolio and similar positioning in the Philippine market.

Direct peers

• Royal Cargo: Philippine-headquartered freight forwarder specializing in project cargo, heavy lift, and specialized logistics. Most direct domestic competitor to Nonpareil's project cargo business, with comparable service portfolio and shared PCN membership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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