What De Crescenzo does

De Crescenzo S.r.l. is a family-owned Italian freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and maritime agency founded in Naples in 1935 by Domenico de Crescenzo. The company operates as a 'casa di spedizione' (house of forwarding) and licensed maritime agency, providing a single integrated portfolio of ten service lines: customs operations and consulting (with AEO certification, ITAEOC080039, an in-house CAD, four licensed customs brokers, and five auxiliaries), commercial consulting, cargo insurance, inspections and controls, maritime agency and chartering (two licensed maritime agents), project cargo, air freight, sea freight (containers and bulk), logistics and transport, and health certification services through Ministry of Health platforms.

The company serves importers, exporters, manufacturers across multiple commodity verticals (white goods, construction materials, mechanical, food, steel, chemicals, electronics, textiles, leisure), and shipowners/shipping companies requiring vessel representation. Distribution is direct, through the Naples headquarters and a network of collaborators across Campania and other Italian ports, with daily physical presence at Capodichino Airport for air freight. No proprietary technology is disclosed; operations rely on standard freight forwarding and customs brokerage systems and a WordPress-built website.

De Crescenzo makes money through professional service fees across its ten service lines, with paid-in share capital of EUR 46,480. The firm is controlled entirely by the de Crescenzo family across three generations, with no external investors, subsidiaries, or parent entities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is customized per client, cargo type, and route.

Name

De Crescenzo

Legal name

DE CRESCENZO S.R.L.

Website

https://decrescenzosrl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

De Crescenzo S.r.l. is a family-owned Naples-based freight forwarder, customs broker (AEO certified), and maritime agency, founded in 1935, serving Italian importers, exporters, manufacturers across multiple verticals, and shipowners with a ten-line integrated service portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Customs Brokerage & Trade Compliance Management (TLAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs & Regulatory Filing Documentation (Entry/Exit Summaries, Declarations, ENS/AMS/ACI) (TLACAHAE), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Trade Compliance & Ocean Regulatory Services (Sanctions/Export Controls) (TLACABAL)

Keywords

• Customs brokerage services
• Freight forwarding
• Maritime agency services
• Cargo insurance brokerage
• Logistics consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Napoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Customs Operations and Consulting: Fees for customs clearance operations and consulting services, with four licensed customs brokers and five auxiliaries. The company operates its own CAD (Customs Assistance Center) and manages domiciled procedures for clients.
2. Maritime Agency Services: Services to shipowners and shipping companies including ship management, cargo handling, and crew assistance. Two licensed maritime agents with network across Campania and Italian ports.
3. Insurance Services: Cargo insurance policies issued directly from offices with coverage clauses including P.T. (total loss), F.A.P. (free of particular average), F.A.P.S., and ALL RISKS door/door. Policies issued by primary insurance companies covering 100% of goods value plus freight plus 10% expected profit.
4. Maritime Freight Shipping: Sea freight services for imports and exports using standard containers (20', 40', 40'hc), special containers (Open Top, Flat Rack, Tank, Flexi Tank), Reefer containers, and bulk shipping. Preferential agreements with major shipping lines.
5. Air Freight: Daily presence at Capodichino airport with network of agents in all major airports for sending or receiving goods worldwide.
6. Logistics and Transport: Container emptying, warehousing, packaging transformation, cargo consolidation, warehouse management, fractional deliveries, truck delivery including cash collection, and silo delivery services.
7. Project Cargo: Special cargo handling services through collaboration with engineers, technicians, appraisers, carpenters, and packers for planning and executing special shipments.
8. Commercial Consulting: Commercial documentation services, INCOTERMS compliance, and consulting for contracts and letters of credit.
9. Health Certification Services: Processing and obtaining Import Authorizations, Common Entry Documents (DCE), and Phytosanitary Certificates through registered operator status on Ministry of Health IT platforms.
10. Inspection and Control Services: Pre-shipment cargo inspections, hold cleanliness inspections, merchandise sampling, quality and weight controls.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

De Crescenzo SRL is a licensed freight forwarder and maritime agency providing end-to-end import/export services: customs clearance and consulting (with AEO certification), maritime agency and chartering, sea freight (containers and bulk), air freight, road logistics and warehousing, project cargo, cargo insurance, inspections, commercial documentation/INCOTERMS consulting, and health/phytosanitary certification. The firm is staffed by four licensed customs brokers, five customs auxiliaries, and two licensed maritime agents, delivering integrated supply-chain services to importers, exporters, manufacturers, and shipowners.

Product overview

De Crescenzo SRL is a freight forwarding and customs brokerage company offering a comprehensive suite of logistics services. The company operates as a single integrated service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core offerings include customs operations and consulting (with AEO certification), commercial consulting, cargo insurance, inspections and controls, maritime agency services, air freight, sea freight (container and bulk), logistics and transport, project cargo, and health certification services. The company was founded in 1935 and has evolved from a family-owned customs brokerage to a diversified logistics provider handling merchandise across all commodity sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson: Major North American-headquartered global logistics platform with ocean, air, and customs services across Europe. Comparable as a non-asset forwarder and customs broker serving Italian trade lanes.
• DB Schenker: Major European-headquartered freight forwarder offering land, ocean, air, and customs services. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for Italian import/export flows.
• CEVA Logistics: Global supply chain management company providing freight forwarding, contract logistics, and customs services with Italian operations. Comparable as a multi-service forwarder in the Italian market.
• Bolloré Logistics: French-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong Mediterranean presence, offering multimodal forwarding and customs services. Comparable as a mid-to-large incumbent competing for Italian and Campania-region flows.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with global ocean, air, and customs brokerage capabilities. Comparable as a competitor in Italian customs brokerage and freight forwarding, though it operates at vastly greater scale across thousands of locations.
• Expeditors International: Global logistics company specializing in ocean and air freight forwarding with customs brokerage capabilities. Comparable as a non-asset-based forwarder serving Italian importers and exporters.
• Agility Logistics: Middle East-headquartered global logistics provider with significant European forwarding and customs operations. Comparable as a non-asset forwarder serving Italian import/export clients.
• DSV Panalpina: Global transport and logistics provider with strong European road, air, and sea forwarding capabilities. Comparable as a multi-modal forwarder competing for Italian customs and freight contracts.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Global freight forwarding and customs clearance arm of Deutsche Post DHL, providing sea, air, road freight and customs services. Comparable as a full-service forwarder competing in the Italian import/export market.

Direct peers

• Rohde & Liesenfeld: German-headquartered international freight forwarder and customs broker with European Mediterranean focus. Comparable as a mid-sized, multi-service forwarder competing for European cross-border trade flows similar to De Crescenzo's Italian import/export niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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