What Cargoland International does

Cargoland International is a privately held Brazilian-headquartered freight forwarder and logistics services company founded in 2004, with owned offices in São Paulo, Brazil and Costa Rica. The company provides three core service lines: air cargo transport, maritime cargo transport (handling FCL, Break Bulk, and LCL shipments), and specialized pet transportation. Supporting sub-services include importation, exportation, customs clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro), cargo consolidation, and door-to-door delivery. The core technology is described as a 'logistics and foreign trade management platform,' though no specific proprietary systems, APIs, or integrations are disclosed; the company emphasizes 'continuous technological investments' without naming underlying components.

The business model is transaction-fee based with fully quote-driven pricing, no public pricing tiers, and a go-to-motion that combines direct sales (website quote forms, WhatsApp Business, phone, email) with a channel-partner network of agents and associations worldwide. The company serves two primary customer segments — importers/exporters and shipping/freight agents — plus a secondary persona segment of individual pet owners. Multilingual service delivery in Portuguese, Spanish, and English supports cross-border reach into the Americas and beyond, although the only directly operated geographies are Brazil and Costa Rica.

The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no management team publicly listed, no patents or trademark portfolio, no certifications documented, no API or SDK exposure, and no mobile application. Revenue, headcount within the 11-50 range, and transaction volumes are not disclosed, leaving the company profile grounded in qualitative self-presentation: a long-tenured, owner-operated freight forwarder differentiated by dual-hub ownership and personal service rather than scale, technology platform, or capital intensity.

Name

Cargoland International

Legal name

Cargoland International

Website

https://cargoland.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cargoland International is a private Brazilian freight forwarder founded in 2004, offering air, maritime, and specialized pet transportation services plus customs clearance and door-to-door delivery from owned offices in Brazil and Costa Rica, serving importers, exporters, and freight agents via quote-based transactions and a global partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International freight forwarding and logistics services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF), Trade Compliance & Ocean Regulatory Services (Sanctions/Export Controls) (TLACABAL)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Air cargo transport
• Maritime cargo transport
• Customs clearance services
• Pet transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Campo Belo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Air Cargo Transportation: Air freight services offering the best routes and connections for foreign trade logistics requirements. Services include importation, exportation, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, and door-to-door transport.
2. Maritime Cargo Transportation: Maritime freight services handling large or small volumes through Containers (FCL), Break Bulk, or Consolidated (LCL). Services include importation, exportation, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, and door-to-door transport.
3. Pet Transportation Services: Specialized pet transport services including documentation, examinations, certificates, and transport crate assistance. Services cover travel date coordination, flight information handling, and assistance with origin/destination airport logistics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cargoland International operates as an international freight forwarder providing air cargo transport, maritime cargo transport (FCL, Break Bulk, LCL), and specialized pet transportation between Brazil, Costa Rica, and global destinations. Core services are bundled with import and export handling, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, and door-to-door pickup and delivery for clients and shipping agents. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to shipment specifics.

Product overview

Cargoland International operates as a unified logistics platform offering three core service lines: Maritime Cargo Transport (handling FCL, Break Bulk, and LCL shipments), Air Cargo Transport (for international freight), and Pet Transportation (specialized animal relocation services). The platform also includes supporting sub-services for importation, exportation, customs clearance, cargo consolidation, and door-to-door delivery. The company has operated since 2004 with headquarters in Brazil and Costa Rica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime cargo transport International maritime freight forwarding handling large or small cargo volumes through Containers (FCL), Break Bulk, or Consolidated (LCL) shipping methods, targeted at importers, exporters, and shipping agents.
• Air cargo transport International air freight forwarding providing best-fit routes and connections to meet demanding foreign trade logistics requirements for importers, exporters, and shipping agents.
• Pet transportation services Specialized transport for dogs, cats, and other pets including assistance with documentation, examinations, certificates, travel date coordination, flight information handling, origin/destination airport logistics, and provision of transport crates, targeted at individual pet owners relocating animals domestically or internationally.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partners and Associations WorldwidecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCargoland International has established relationships with partners and associations around the world to serve all countries. Based on the functions provided, the need arose to attend to all countries, giving rise to these partnerships while maintaining extreme quality and flexibility. The partner network extends the company's geographic reach beyond their own offices in Brazil and Costa Rica.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Tropical Shipping: Caribbean and Central America-focused ocean freight carrier and forwarder with strong Costa Rica and Panama presence. Comparable as a regional player with Costa Rica/Central America emphasis, but primarily an ocean carrier rather than the multi-mode integrator Cargoland is.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics provider with significant air, ocean, and customs operations in Brazil and Latin America. Directly comparable service mix (freight forwarding plus customs and door-to-door) but at much larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Expeditors International: US-based global air and ocean freight forwarder with offices across Latin America. Comparable business model (asset-light forwarding, transaction-fee revenue) but operates in 60+ countries with thousands of employees, far exceeding Cargoland's 11-50 person footprint.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL's freight forwarding division operates air and ocean freight forwarding with customs brokerage and door-to-door services across Brazil and Central America. Comparable as a full-service international forwarder serving importers/exporters, but operates at global scale with proprietary IT and carrier contracts.
• CEVA Logistics: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with operations across Latin America offering air, ocean, road, and customs services. Overlaps with Cargoland's service portfolio but serves a broader customer base at much larger scale.
• Agility Logistics: Kuwait-headquartered global freight forwarder with operations in Brazil and Latin America across air, ocean, and contract logistics. Comparable multi-mode forwarding model but materially larger scale and a broader service portfolio.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with deep Brazil and Latin America operations offering air, ocean, customs, and contract logistics. Directly comparable as a multi-mode forwarder with a global partner network, but vastly larger scale, owned technology platforms, and a broader portfolio beyond Cargoland's niche.

Emerging players

• Flexport: US-based tech-enabled digital freight forwarder offering air, ocean, and customs brokerage with proprietary software. Comparable as an asset-light forwarder competing for similar mid-market shippers, but differentiated by a software-first approach that Cargoland would need to match to remain competitive.
• PetRelocation: US-headquartered specialized international pet transportation and relocation company coordinating air transport, documentation, and veterinary requirements worldwide. Direct comparable for Cargoland's Pet Transportation service line, though Cargoland's pet service is bundled within a broader freight forwarding business.

Direct peers

• Wilson Sons: Brazil-based maritime and integrated logistics group operating port terminals, container shipping, and freight forwarding services. Comparable on Brazilian/Costa Rican footprint and ocean freight focus, though Wilson Sons also owns port assets, making it a larger and more vertically integrated counterpart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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