What Express Shipping Service does

Express Shipping Service OÜ is an Estonia-based international freight forwarding and logistics company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Tallinn, with operational offices in St. Petersburg. The company provides international multimodal transport (container, road, rail, air, sea), customs clearance, warehousing, and foreign economic activity (FEA) optimization services. Its operational model is anchored on a "2 Ports – 2 Inputs" dual-port approach using St. Petersburg as the Russian port of entry and Tallinn as the European port of entry, routing cargo between Europe, CIS countries, Asia, and North America. The company holds IATA certification for air freight operations and lists Tallinn's ice-free port and a free customs zone as infrastructure advantages.

The service portfolio is organized into three offerings: Integrated Logistics, Optimization of Foreign Economic Activity, and the dual-port routing solution. It targets four customer verticals: production (equipment, machinery, spare parts), retail chains (food, consumer goods, furniture, clothing), medical and pharmaceutical (regulated cargo), and construction (building materials). Pricing is quote-based, with a stated value proposition of up to 30% savings on logistics costs, deferred payment terms up to 30 days, and budget-fixing options. Go-to-market is sales-led B2B via a corporate website with an online quote request form. The company is registered as a private limited company (OÜ), discloses 1–10 employees, and reports no funding rounds, no proprietary technology platform, no AI capabilities, no named customers, no management biographies, and no third-party validation signals (awards, press, or analyst recognition).

Name

Express Shipping Service

Legal name

Express Shipping Service OÜ

Website

https://shipping.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Express Shipping Service is an Estonia-based international freight forwarder founded in 1998, providing multimodal transport, customs clearance, and logistics services through dual-port operations in Tallinn and St. Petersburg for production, retail, medical, and construction cargo owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Multimodal transport services
• Customs clearance services
• Cargo insurance services
• Warehousing and consolidation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Logistics and Transportation Services: Revenue generated from providing comprehensive logistics services including container transportation, multimodal transportation, customs clearance, warehousing, insurance, and related services. Services are priced based on cargo type, volume, and routing requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Express Shipping Service provides international freight forwarding and multimodal transport services, importing cargo from Asia, Europe and the USA through the ports of St. Petersburg and Tallinn into Russia and CIS countries. Its offering spans sea container, air, road and rail transportation, oversized and heavy cargo handling, warehousing and consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, and foreign economic activity support such as supplier purchasing, payment schemes, currency conversion and certificates of conformity. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to cargo type, route and volume, with terms including deferred payment up to 30 days and fixed logistics budgets.

Product overview

Express Shipping Service offers a unified logistics platform centered around two strategic ports (St. Petersburg and Tallinn) as the primary infrastructure. The service portfolio consists of three interconnected core offerings: Integrated Logistics (covering sea container, multimodal, air, road, and rail transportation plus customs clearance and insurance), Optimization of Foreign Economic Activity (handling payment schemes, currency conversion, and compliance documentation), and the 2 Ports – 2 Inputs solution (leveraging dual-port positioning for cost optimization and customs efficiency). These services are complemented by an online Quote Form for service requests. The company targets production equipment, retail goods, medical products, and construction materials segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Logistics

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers save up to 30% on logistics costs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: The world's largest air and ocean freight forwarder. Overlaps with Express Shipping Service on multimodal forwarding and customs services, but operates as part of the broader Deutsche Post DHL group rather than as a Russia/CIS specialist.
• DSV A/S: World's largest freight forwarder with significant Baltic and Russia-adjacent operations (and now the owner of DB Schenker). Competes with Express Shipping Service across most service lines but at vastly greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Expeditors International: US-headquartered global freight forwarder offering air, ocean, and customs brokerage. Competes with Express Shipping Service for international forwarding business from Europe to Russia/CIS, though as a much larger non-asset-based generalist.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Top-three global freight forwarder offering integrated sea, air, road, and contract logistics. Has historically served the Europe-Russia/CIS corridor that Express Shipping Service focuses on, though as part of a much broader global portfolio.
• CMA CGM Logistics (CEVA Logistics): Global ocean carrier with an integrated logistics arm (CEVA) offering multimodal forwarding, customs, and contract logistics. Overlaps with Express Shipping Service on container forwarding and customs services at the port-of-entry level.

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German mid-size global forwarder with established road, air, and sea freight operations into Russia and CIS. Comparable product mix (multimodal forwarding, customs, specialized industry verticals) and similar European origins to Express Shipping Service.
• Sinotrans: China's largest freight forwarder with extensive cross-border Asia-Europe-Russia/CIS operations. Directly comparable to Express Shipping Service on the Asia-origin container lane that the company explicitly markets to Russian importers.
• GEFCO: European-headquartered freight forwarder historically specialized in automotive and industrial logistics with deep Russia/CIS operations. Closely comparable to Express Shipping Service in vertical specialization and corridor focus, though at much larger scale.
• Rhenus Logistics: European mid-size multimodal forwarder offering sea, air, road, rail, and customs services with operations across Europe and into CIS. Comparable in service portfolio breadth and target customer profile (B2B importers/exporters).
• FESCO (Far Eastern Shipping Company): Major Russian container shipping and integrated logistics operator headquartered in Vladivostok and active in St. Petersburg. Operates container, rail, and multimodal services on the same Asia-to-Russia lane that Express Shipping Service serves — a direct competitor for the same cargo owner customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/expressshipping

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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