Cippà Transportation

What Cippà Transportation does

Cippà Transportation (Cippà Trasporti SA), founded in 1967 in Chiasso, Switzerland, is a privately held, family-controlled freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and logistics company serving the Switzerland–Italy–Europe trade corridor. Initially a railway freight operator shipping goods from Italy to Northern Europe, the company reorganized toward road transport in the 1970s and now offers a comprehensive suite spanning express freight, full truck, partial truckload, groupage, intermodal, air, maritime, and abnormal-load services. Its operational footprint comprises fixed offices and customs desks at major Swiss border crossings (Chiasso, Stabio/Gaggiolo, Brissago/Cannobio, plus Rheinfelden) and an Italian subsidiary, Cippà Transporti S.B. SRL, operating a 9,000 sqm bonded logistics facility in Tavazzano with Melegnano (South ring road) access, totaling 11,000 sqm of warehousing.

The company is built around certified regulatory credentials that materially reduce customs friction: AEO certification (since 2013) from the Swiss Federal Customs Authority, ISO 9001 quality management (since 1996, certificate CH96-0250.00_ed12-en), ISO 14001 environmental management (since 2023), and a 2025 Dun & Bradstreet Rating Certificate. Its technological backbone comprises an informatized logistics system enabling real-time stock visibility, customizable reorder programs, and 24/7 shipment monitoring staffed by dedicated personnel rather than algorithmic automation. Services are delivered through a sales-led go-to-market using multilingual (Italian/English/German/French) website quote forms, phone recall service, and physical border-crossing offices. The product portfolio has been extended through the SOS Customs (SOS Dogana) and SOS Trasporti (launched May 2026) emergency-service sub-brands.

Cippà generates revenue through transaction-based fees for freight forwarding, professional-service fees for customs brokerage (EU clearance, VAT deposit/refunds, temporary import/export, Swiss customs warehousing), and managed-service fees for warehousing and stock picking across its 11,000 sqm infrastructure. Pricing is opaque and quote-based per shipment, with no publicly disclosed rate cards. Customers are businesses engaged in Switzerland–EU trade and broader European/extra-European freight shipping across more than 30 markets; no anchor enterprise customers are disclosed. Leadership includes Angelo Betto (CEO), founder Fausto Cippà, and representative Roberta Cippà Cavadini. The company operates with no external private equity or venture capital backing.

Name

Cippà Transportation

Legal name

Cippà Trasporti SA

Website

https://cippatrasporti.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cippà Transportation is a privately held, family-controlled Swiss-Italian freight forwarder and customs broker serving the Switzerland–Italy–Europe trade corridor since 1967, offering road/air/sea transport, AEO-certified customs clearance, bonded warehousing across 11,000 sqm, and emergency logistics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACAEAJ

Cross-Border Intermodal (Customs-in-Transit/Transit Regimes) Forwarding

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Multimodal/Intermodal Freight Forwarding

SECONDARYTLADAMAN

Cross-Border Freight Brokerage (USMCA/EU, etc.)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Freight Brokerage Services

SECONDARYTLACAFAI

Customs Consulting & Brokerage Outsourcing (Managed Brokerage, Brokerage Operations)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Customs Brokerage & Clearance

SECONDARYTLACABAE

Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Ocean Freight Forwarding (FCL/LCL)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Customs clearance brokerage
• Cross-border logistics
• Warehousing and storage
• International road transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Chiasso

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Comprehensive freight forwarding including express freight, full truck, partial truckload, groupage, intermodal transport, air freight, maritime freight, and abnormal loads. Revenue generated through service fees for transport organization and execution.
2. Customs Operations: EU customs clearance, VAT deposit, VAT refunds, temporary exportation, Swiss customs warehouse, and temporary importation services. Revenue from customs brokerage and administrative service fees.
3. Warehouse and Logistics Services: Goods storage, warehouse management, and stock picking activities. 11,000 sqm of warehouse space in strategic locations. Revenue from storage fees and logistics service charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cippà Transportation provides freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and warehousing/logistics services primarily along the Switzerland–Italy and broader European trade corridors. Its service portfolio spans road, rail, intermodal, air and maritime freight; full customs clearance, VAT deposit/refunds and temporary import/export handling; and 11,000 sqm of goods storage with stock-picking. Customers are typically importers/exporters who contract for end-to-end transport-plus-customs execution via custom quotations.

Product overview

Cippà Transportation operates as a comprehensive freight forwarding, logistics, and customs operations company with a portfolio of three core service areas: Freight Forwarding Services (including express, full truck, partial truckload, groupage, intermodal, air, maritime, abnormal loads, and shipment monitoring), Customs Operations (covering EU clearance, VAT deposit/refunds, temporary import/export, Swiss customs warehouse, and vehicle import/export), and Logistics/Warehouse (providing goods storage, warehouse management, and stock picking across 11,000 sqm of facilities). The company was founded in 1967 and serves the Italy-Switzerland-Europe corridor, with additional emergency services like SOS Customs and the newly launched SOS Trasporti.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOS Trasporti: New emergency transport intervention service between Lombardy and Ticino
• SOS Customs (SOS Dogana)

Products and services

• Freight Forwarding Services End-to-end freight forwarding across road, intermodal, air and maritime modes, including express freight, full truck, partial truckload, groupage, intermodal transport, air freight, maritime freight (FCL/LCL), abnormal loads, and 24/7 shipment monitoring. Designed for businesses importing or exporting goods along the Switzerland–Italy–Europe corridor.
• Customs Operations Comprehensive customs brokerage for the Switzerland–EU corridor: EU customs clearance, VAT deposit (fiscal warehouse), VAT refunds, temporary exportation, temporary importation, Swiss customs bonded warehouse, vehicle/cycle import/export, and customs consulting. Executed by certified declarants holding the Attestato Professionale Federale (APF) and supported by AEO certification.
• Logistics and Warehouse Goods storage and warehouse management across 11,000 sqm of facilities (9,000 sqm at Tavazzano, Italy and 2,000 sqm in the Chiasso customs zone), including stock picking, packaging, barcoding, track and trace, drive-in racking and quality control. Targeted at businesses needing bonded or standard storage linked to Swiss/Italian distribution.
• SOS Customs (SOS Dogana) Emergency customs assistance service for urgent customs clearance requirements at the Swiss border, operating as a dedicated sub-brand of Cippà Transportation.
• SOS Trasporti Emergency intervention transport service between Lombardy and Ticino, providing roadside assistance for transport vehicles requiring urgent intervention across the Italy–Switzerland border.

Quantifiable outcome

• Simplified customs procedures through AEO certification
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SpedlogSwissminorOthersCippà Transportation is a member of SpedlogSwiss (Associazione Spedizionieri della Svizzera), the Swiss freight forwarders association. This membership provides industry networking, standards alignment, and professional development opportunities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Planzer Transport AG: Swiss-headquartered mid-sized transport and logistics company offering road freight, groupage, warehousing, and customs services across Switzerland and neighboring EU countries. Directly comparable to Cippà in size, scope (multimodal + warehousing), and Swiss-border operating model.
• Galliker Transport AG: Swiss family-owned logistics and freight company with road transport, warehousing, and customs services across Switzerland and Europe. Closely comparable to Cippà in family-owned structure, Swiss-origin, multimodal + warehousing mix, and mid-market European scope.
• Bertschi AG: Swiss-headquartered specialty forwarder known for intermodal, chemical-logistics, and multimodal services across Europe. Comparable to Cippà on Swiss origin, intermodal/multimodal freight forwarding, and continental European customer base.

Regional players

• Gebrüder Weiss GmbH: Austrian family-owned freight forwarder offering land transport, air & sea freight, and logistics across Europe and globally. Comparable to Cippà on family-owned mid-size forwarder profile and multimodal service mix; differs in being Austria-anchored rather than Swiss-Italian.
• LKW WALTER GmbH: Austrian full-truck-load and intermodal freight forwarder serving European cross-border transport. Comparable to Cippà on European cross-border road/intermodal focus; larger scale and broader geography than Cippà but adjacent niche.

Broad incumbents

• Kühne + Nagel International AG: Swiss-headquartered global freight forwarding and logistics giant with strong airfreight, seafreight, road, and contract logistics. Comparable to Cippà on Swiss origin and freight forwarding services; vastly larger scale and global footprint.
• DSV A/S: Global freight forwarding and logistics company (Denmark) with extensive road, air, sea, and customs services across Europe. Comparable to Cippà on multimodal freight forwarding + customs offering; very large scale, post-Panalpina and DB Schenker consolidation.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Deutsche Post DHL's air, ocean, and road freight forwarding division with customs brokerage capabilities worldwide. Comparable to Cippà on freight forwarding + customs brokerage model; vastly larger, global, and part of integrated logistics group.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered land, air, and ocean freight forwarder with strong European network and contract logistics. Comparable to Cippà on European multimodal freight and customs; currently in transition due to DSV acquisition.

Emerging players

• Flexport: US-headquartered digital freight forwarder offering online platform for ocean, air, trucking, and customs. Comparable to Cippà on freight forwarding + customs services; competes via digital-first model that pressures traditional mid-sized forwarders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cippatrasporti
• Facebookfacebook.com/cippatrasporti
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cippatrasportisa

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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