What Capital Trade does

Capital Trade Importação e Exportação Ltda. is a privately held Brazilian trading company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. The firm provides import facilitation services to B2B clients through two regulated Brazilian modalities — "importação por conta e ordem de terceiros" (imports by order of third parties) and "importação por encomenda" (imports on behalf of third parties) — under the management of founder and Commercial Director Ricardo Vulcano. Its service portfolio spans customs clearance with an in-house broker team, integrated door-to-door logistics, and tax intelligence advisory. The company targets import-dependent enterprises across seven verticals: textiles, chemicals, plastic resins, food, machinery and equipment, IT, and electronics, and reports operational scale of 16,000+ containers and 18,000+ import processes per year with a 98.5% Green Channel clearance rate.

The technology layer is anchored by a proprietary Client Portal 2.0 that publishes ERP-generated documents, KPIs, and lead times in real time, and by the Capital Trade API, which integrates with major Brazilian enterprise systems (Protheus, Sankhya, SAP, and DATI) and ingests MarineTraffic live vessel tracking. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supplemented by a four-office national footprint — Itajaí (SC) headquarters plus branches in Barueri (SP), Recife (PE), and Porto Velho (RO). Marketing is primarily via the corporate website (Portuguese/English/Spanish), LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, with technical audiences reached through API documentation.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on import facilitation, customs brokerage, logistics markups, and tax advisory engagements, with quote-based pricing tailored to each client. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or public funding rounds; ownership appears founder-led.

Name

Capital Trade

Legal name

Capital Trade Importação e Exportação Ltda.

Website

https://capitaltrade.srv.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Capital Trade is a Brazilian B2B trading company (founded 2006, Itajaí) that manages enterprise import operations under the "conta e ordem" and "encomenda" modalities, providing customs clearance, integrated logistics, and tax intelligence to clients across textiles, chemicals, food, machinery, IT, and electronics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Trade Services

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251)

akta.pro primary industry

Customs Valuation & Transfer Pricing (Customs) Advisory (TLACAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trade Finance, Export Credit & Risk Mitigation (BPADAMAG)

Keywords

• Import services
• Customs clearance
• International trade
• Freight forwarding
• Integrated logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Itajaí

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Import Services Revenue: Capital Trade generates revenue through import facilitation services including 'conta e ordem' (import on behalf and order of third parties) and 'encomenda' (import by order) modalities. Additional revenue streams include customs clearance services, tax intelligence consulting, and integrated logistics services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Capital Trade is a Brazilian trading company that facilitates imports for enterprise clients under two regulated modalities — Importação por Conta e Ordem (Imports by Order) and Importação por Encomenda (Imports on Behalf of Third Parties). It bundles these modalities with complementary Tax Intelligence consulting, Integrated Logistics, and in-house Customs Clearance services, supported by a proprietary Client Portal and an API that integrates with major ERP systems. The offering is aimed at Brazilian companies that need compliant, end-to-end import operations across verticals such as textiles, chemicals, plastics, food, machinery, IT and electronics.

Product overview

Capital Trade is a Brazilian Trading Company from Santa Catarina providing import services through two main modalities: Importação por Conta e Ordem (Imports by Order) and Importação por Encomenda (Imports on Behalf of Third Parties). The company operates as a unified platform offering complementary services including Tax Intelligence, Integrated Logistics, and Customs Clearance. Additionally, Capital Trade provides technology products including the Client Portal (a 100% customized relationship portal) and an API for system integration with ERP systems (Protheus, Sankhya, SAP, DATI). The portfolio is designed to provide complete solutions for structuring clients' import operations with lower costs and greater operational synergy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Importação por Conta e Ordem (Imports by Order)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.5% of processes cleared in Green Channel
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ProtheuscoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration partnership enabling secure communication and data exchange with Protheus ERP systems. The integration supports user authentication, data management, and financial transactions.
• SankhyacoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration partnership allowing seamless communication with Sankhya ERP platform for data management and operational synchronization.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration capability connecting Capital Trade services with SAP enterprise systems, supporting authentication, data management, and transaction processing.
• DATIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration partnership with DATI systems enabling secure and efficient communication for commercial and logistical processes.
• Keytron Soluções em CompliancecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides Data Protection Officer (DPOaaS) services as LGPD (Brazilian data protection law) compliance support. Responsible party: José Geraldo Castaldi.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Brazil): Global freight forwarder with Brazilian operations providing customs brokerage, air/ocean forwarding, and contract logistics. Directly overlaps with Capital Trade's customs and forwarding services but at greater scale and geographic reach.
• Kuehne+Nagel (Brazil): Global logistics provider with Brazilian operations offering integrated freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and contract logistics. Comparable on core service lines but at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth than Capital Trade.
• DHL Global Forwarding (Brazil): International freight forwarder and customs broker with significant Brazil operations offering air/ocean freight, customs clearance, and supply chain solutions. Overlaps with Capital Trade on customs and forwarding but operates as part of a much broader global portfolio.
• Wilson Sons: Major Brazilian port operator, terminal logistics, and shipping services provider offering integrated maritime logistics including customs-adjacent services. Comparable Brazilian footprint and trade-flows involvement but at much larger scale and focused on port/shipping rather than trading intermediation.
• Bolloré Logistics (Brazil): International logistics provider with Brazilian operations across freight forwarding, customs, and supply chain management. Comparable in service scope to Capital Trade but operating within a much larger global portfolio.
• DB Schenker (Brazil): International freight forwarder and logistics provider with Brazil operations covering customs, air/ocean forwarding, and integrated supply chain. Comparable service offering to Capital Trade but bundled into a much larger global network.

Emerging players

• Traive: Brazilian fintech providing digital financing, risk assessment, and workflow tools for agribusiness and trade supply chains. Adjacent to Capital Trade's tax intelligence and trade facilitation services, targeting digitization of trade workflows.
• CargoX: Brazilian digital freight marketplace and logistics tech company connecting shippers with truck capacity and freight services. Adjacent competitor targeting the same Brazilian mid-market import/export customers with a digital-native model that challenges traditional intermediaries like Capital Trade.

Direct peers

• Allink: Brazilian logistics company offering national freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and integrated supply chain services. Comparable to Capital Trade in geography and bundled service offering for mid-market enterprise importers.
• Tiba Group: Brazilian freight forwarder, customs broker, and integrated logistics provider serving mid-market importers across multiple industries. Directly comparable in geography, service mix (customs + freight + logistics), and target customer profile to Capital Trade.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capitaltradebr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capitaltrade
• Instagraminstagram.com/capitaltradebr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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