Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH

What Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH does

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH is a privately held, family-run German air cargo logistics company founded in 1996 by Holger Detzer and Sven Zelmer, building on the predecessor sole proprietorship Detzer Transport Service established in 1988. The company operates from three owned airport locations — Munich (headquarters at Cargomodul F), Frankfurt (Kelsterbach) and Leipzig — and runs a dedicated logistics center in Schwaig (opened July 2020) with high-bay warehouse capacity, modern packaging infrastructure, and an in-house X-Ray air cargo security screening capability. Its service portfolio covers air freight forwarding, road feeder services between airports, sea cargo transportation, temperature-controlled transport from -25°C to 25°C in 15t–40t vehicles, heavy and oversized cargo handling, warehousing with palletizing, customs and duty handling, charter services, and a customer login portal for shipment tracking.

The business operates a B2B, transaction-fee model priced per shipment on unit rates (with a 1:6 weight/volume ratio for air freight and additional fees for COD and oversized cargo), supplemented by individually agreed X-Ray screening pricing. Go-to-market is direct, enterprise field sales conducted through on-site airport teams, with a secondary channel reach provided by membership in the RUNAIR national and European air cargo trucking network. The customer base is described horizontally across air cargo shippers and sea cargo forwarders with no named logos disclosed.

Compliance positioning is a defining commercial asset: Detzer holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 (Green Logistics), GDP (Good Distribution Practice for pharmaceuticals), AEO (Authorized Economic Operator for customs), RegB (Regulated Agent for air cargo security), and ADSp 2017 across its sites, which collectively enables handling of pharmaceutical, security-sensitive, and customs-trusted cargo. The Detzer Group employs more than 100 staff, is privately held with no external investors or PE backing, and operates with flat family-run hierarchies.

Name

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH

Legal name

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH

Website

https://detzer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH is a family-run German air cargo logistics company founded in 1996, operating from Munich, Frankfurt, and Leipzig airports plus a Schwaig logistics center, offering freight forwarding, road feeder services, temperature-controlled transport, warehousing, and X-Ray security screening to B2B shippers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Cargo Logistics & Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACAAAD

Express / Time-Critical Air Freight (Next-Flight-Out, AOG, Just-in-Time)

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

SECONDARYTLADAMAE

Air Freight Brokerage

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

Keywords

• Air cargo services
• Road feeder services
• Temperature-controlled transport
• Freight forwarding logistics
• Warehouse handling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich Airport

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Air Cargo Road Feeder Services: Transportation of air cargo via road between airports, handling import and export cargo at Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Munich locations.
2. Warehouse Handling: Storage and handling services including palletizing, long-term storage in high-bay warehouse, goods receiving and dispatch.
3. Sea Cargo Transportation: Transportation and handling of sea cargo integrated with air cargo services.
4. Special Cargo Services: Handling of temperature-critical goods, heavy goods, and special transport requirements.
5. X-Ray Air Cargo Control Services: Security screening and air cargo inspection services with pricing by individual agreement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH provides air cargo road feeder services between major German airports (Munich, Frankfurt, Leipzig), transportation of general, heavy, sea, and temperature-critical cargo (-25°C to 25°C), and associated warehouse handling including high-bay storage, palletizing, and on-site X-ray air cargo security screening. The company serves import and export customers at Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Munich airports through dedicated on-airport offices and a modern logistics center in Schwaig.

Product overview

Detzer Aircargo Service GmbH operates as a logistics and freight forwarding company offering a portfolio of interconnected air cargo and road transport services. The core offering centers on air freight forwarding with road feeder services connecting major German airports (Munich, Frankfurt, Leipzig), supplemented by sea cargo integration, temperature-controlled (thermo) logistics, heavy goods handling, and general cargo transportation. Additional services include warehouse handling with storage capabilities, X-ray air cargo security control, and a customer portal for shipment tracking. The company positions itself as a one-stop provider combining air, road, and sea transport with associated logistics services including packaging, warehousing, and security screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Cargo Services Core air freight forwarding services at Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Munich airports, handling import and export cargo with regulatory compliance for business shippers and forwarders.
• Road Feeder Services Road transport services connecting airports for air cargo, providing overland transport of freight to and from major German hubs (Munich, Frankfurt, Leipzig) for business shippers.
• Sea Cargo Transportation Transportation services for sea freight, integrating maritime cargo with air cargo logistics to support multimodal door-to-door forwarding.
• Temperature-Critical Goods (Thermo) Transport Temperature-controlled transportation services ranging from -25°C to 25°C for sensitive cargo including pharmaceuticals, using a fleet of 15t to 40t cooling vehicles.
• Heavy Goods Transportation Specialized transportation for heavy and oversized cargo requiring specialized handling equipment and dispatch-department-assessed pricing.
• General Cargo Transportation Standard less-than-truckload (LTL) and general cargo forwarding services for routine freight shipments between airports and destinations.
• Warehouse Handling & Storage Warehouse storage and handling services at the modern Schwaig logistics center featuring a high-bay racking system, palletizing infrastructure, and customer-controlled inventory monitoring via warehouse management software.
• X-Ray Air Cargo Control On-site security screening services for air cargo using X-ray technology, performed by certified security personnel under RegB regulated-agent status to ensure secure supply chain compliance.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RUNAIR GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDetzer is part of the national and European RUNAIR air cargo trucking express network. RUNAIR offers a variety of logistic services. Runair GmbH is located at Cargo City Süd, Building 537 G, 60549 Frankfurt Airport. Contact: [email protected], www.runair.net

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong air cargo, road feeder, and contract logistics capabilities. Operates in the same German market with similar product mix (air freight, road feeder, warehousing, customs) but at much larger scale than Detzer.
• Senator International: Bremen-based international freight forwarder with strong air and sea cargo forwarding, time-critical services, and project cargo capability. Comparable in offering time-critical air freight forwarding with multimodal integration similar to Detzer.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Global #1 air freight forwarder with extensive operations at FRA and MUC offering air freight forwarding, road feeder, contract logistics, and customs. Direct competitor for Detzer's same German airport customers but vastly larger and more diversified.
• DACHSER: German-headquartered global logistics provider offering air and sea freight forwarding, road logistics, and contract logistics with strong presence at FRA, MUC, and LEJ. Competes broadly with Detzer on German air freight forwarding and warehousing.
• DSV: Danish global freight forwarder with significant German operations following Schenker acquisition. Competes in air freight forwarding, road, and contract logistics across Detzer's same German hubs at much larger scale.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global freight forwarder with air, sea, road, and contract logistics services including Germany operations. Competes with Detzer on German air cargo forwarding and time-critical logistics.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL with freight forwarding, contract logistics, and ground transportation offering air cargo services with German presence. Competes in air freight forwarding and contract logistics adjacent to Detzer's offerings.
• Yusen Logistics: Japanese-headquartered global logistics provider with air/sea freight forwarding, contract logistics, and road transportation including German operations. Competes in air freight forwarding and warehousing adjacent to Detzer.
• UPS Healthcare: Global cold-chain and time-sensitive healthcare logistics provider including at FRA. Competes with Detzer for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical air cargo customers, especially for pharma-grade GDP-certified cold chain shipments.

Regional players

• RUNAIR GmbH: Frankfurt-based European air cargo trucking express network of which Detzer is a core partner. Provides shared capacity for road feeder services across Europe; both companies share customer overlap in German air cargo forwarding and RUNAIR's network strength shapes Detzer's European reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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