UTIKAD

Name

UTIKAD

Legal name

Uluslararası Taşımacılık ve Lojistik Hizmet Üretenleri Derneği

Website

https://utikad.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: UTIKAD generates revenue through membership fees from logistics and transportation companies operating in Turkey's international transport sector. Members receive benefits including training, certifications, publications, and sector representation.
2. Training and Certification Services: The association offers professional training seminars and the FIATA Diploma program for logistics professionals. Training fees apply: students pay 1,350 TL + 20%, UTIKAD members pay 3,000 TL + 20% for seminar participation.
3. Publications and Commercial Documents: UTIKAD generates revenue through the sale of publications, commercial documents, and products to members and sector stakeholders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UTIKAD is a non-profit industry association that represents Turkish international transport and logistics service producers. It delivers member services including paid professional training seminars (customs, logistics insurance, transport law, contracts, sales, cost management), the FIATA Diploma certification program (which exempts graduates from the ÜDY3 certificate requirement), sector publications (UTIKAD Magazine, books), FIATA commercial documents, an emission calculation tool, a sector resource library, and advocacy to government bodies such as T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı and TOBB.

Product overview

UTİKAD (Uluslararası Taşımacılık ve Lojistik Hizmet Üretenleri Derneği) is an industry association for international transport and logistics service producers in Turkey, established in 1986. The association's portfolio consists primarily of professional development services, including a Mesleki Eğitim Seminerleri (Professional Training Seminars) program offering nine different training courses covering customs clearance, insurance, sales techniques, cost management, contract law, and transportation law. The FIATA Diploma Eğitimi provides professional certification recognized internationally. Additional services include publications and magazines, commercial document products, an emission calculation tool for environmental compliance, and a digital library. The UTİKAD Mobil mobile application for Android and iOS provides member access to services on mobile devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UTIKAD Professional Training Seminars (Mesleki Eğitim Seminerleri) Paid professional training seminars covering customs, logistics insurance, transport law, contracts, sales techniques, and cost management, delivered online for member-company employees and the wider logistics community.
• FIATA Diploma Training (FIATA Diploma Eğitimi) FIATA Diploma certification training conducted in partnership with FIATA, providing graduates with exemption from the ÜDY3 certificate requirement for transport operations under Turkish regulations.
• UTIKAD Publications (UTIKAD Yayınları) Books, magazines (including UTIKAD Magazine), and research publications covering logistics sector topics, industry statistics, and professional guidance materials, sold to members and sector stakeholders.
• Commercial Documents and Products (Ticari Belge ve Ürünler) Commercial documents and products related to logistics operations, including FIATA documentation, sold to logistics companies and sector stakeholders.
• Emission Calculation Tool (Emisyon Hesaplama) Standalone tool for calculating emissions from logistics operations, supporting environmental sustainability and reporting for transport-sector companies.
• UTIKAD Mobil Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• FIATA Diploma certification provides ÜDY3 certificate exemption for transport operations under Turkish regulations

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SGS TransitNetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026UTIKAD and SGS TransitNet signed a Business Collaboration Protocol on May 11, 2026. The protocol was signed by UTIKAD Chairman Bilgehan Engin and SGS TransitNet General Manager Mine Kaya. The collaboration aims to increase efficiency in the logistics sector, make operational processes more effective, and develop service models that add value to the sector.
• FIATA (Uluslararası Taşıma İşleri Organizatörleri Dernekleri Federasyonu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIATA is the global freight forwarding association. UTIKAD serves as the Turkish member and offers FIATA Diploma training programs that provide ÜDY3 certificate exemption. UTIKAD's General Manager Alperen Güler was elected as FIATA Logistics Institute President at the FIATA World Congress, joining the FIATA Extended Board.
• T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı (Ministry of Trade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUTIKAD maintains an official relationship with the Ministry of Trade for sector information sharing, regulatory updates, and sector support programs. The association facilitates communication between the ministry and logistics sector members, including organizing webinars with ministry officials on sector support schemes.
• TOBB (Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOBB TIR Operations Directorate shares regulatory information with UTIKAD regarding TIR-EPD declarations, customs procedures, and transport regulations for Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia.
• CLECAT (European Association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLECAT is a European logistics association partner. UTIKAD maintains affiliations with European logistics organizations to facilitate knowledge exchange and sector cooperation.
• SEDEFED (Sivil Düşünce ve Eğitim Federasyonu)minorOthersUTIKAD maintains affiliations with SEDEFED as part of its organizational network of sector associations and organizations.
• Hizmet İhracatçıları Birliği (HİB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHİB (Service Exporters Association) collaborates with UTIKAD on informing members about Ministry of Trade support programs for logistics and freight services under regulation 10962 regarding service export classification.
• İZFAŞ (İzmir Fuarcılık)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorİZFAŞ organizes logistics fairs including LOGISTECH and MULTIMODAL 2026. UTIKAD serves as a supporting institution for these trade events, facilitating member participation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Logistics Association (ELA): Pan-European logistics association network; a higher-order peer within which UTIKAD interacts via affiliates and CLECAT engagement.
• FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations): The global umbrella federation for freight forwarder associations; UTIKAD is its Turkish member, and the two partner directly on the FIATA Diploma program that is central to UTIKAD's offering.

Direct peers

• BIFA (British International Freight Association): UK trade association for international freight forwarders offering training, representation, and publications — a close functional match to UTIKAD's service mix in a different national market.
• AAEI (American Association of Exporters and Importers): U.S. trade association for trade compliance, customs, and logistics; comparable membership-funded advocacy and training model.
• CLECAT (European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services): European logistics trade association counterpart serving freight forwarders and customs service providers; UTIKAD maintains an affiliation and competes with it for member mindshare in international advocacy.
• HİB (Hizmet İhracatçıları Birliği – Service Exporters' Association): Turkish Service Exporters' Association that collaborates with UTIKAD on logistics service export classification and Ministry of Trade support programs; the closest domestic peer on the export-promotion side.
• SEDEFED (Federation of Freight Forwarders and Logistics Enterprises of Turkey): Turkish umbrella federation for freight forwarders and logistics enterprises; shares overlapping member representation with UTIKAD domestically.
• NCBFAA (National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America): U.S. trade association for customs brokers and freight forwarders, delivering training, government relations, and certification analogous to UTIKAD's FIATA Diploma / UDY3 exemption positioning.
• DSLV (Deutscher Speditions- und Logistikverband): Germany's main trade association for freight forwarding and logistics; provides similar member training, advocacy, and certification services as UTIKAD does in Turkey.

Regional players

• HAFFA (Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics): Hong Kong freight forwarders association serving as the regional FIATA member for one of Asia's largest logistics hubs; functionally equivalent association in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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