KIFFAL LOGISTICS INC.

What KIFFAL LOGISTICS INC. does

KIFFAL Logistics Inc. (legal entity KIFFAL Pvt. Ltd.) is a privately held freight forwarding and logistics company headquartered in Kannur, Kerala, India, founded in 2005. The company provides international and domestic freight forwarding across three core modalities - air freight, sea freight, and road freight - supplemented by warehouse management and supply chain management services. Its service portfolio includes Full Container Load (FCL), Less than Container Load (LCL), door-to-port, and global import/export freight services for shipments routed to the Middle East, Africa, China, the United States, and South Africa, executed primarily through contractual arrangements with leading airlines, ocean carriers, and road transportation providers.

The underlying technology stack consists of logistics management systems that provide real-time shipment tracking, order management, warehouse management (including receiving, location tracking, quality control, picking, replenishment, shipping, and returns), and multi-modal transport coordination from origin to destination. KIFFAL operates a sales-led go-to-market, reaching customers directly via its website contact forms, a single published phone line (+91-497-2700099), and email ([email protected]), with a team available 24/7 for quote requests. The company is founder- and management-owned, with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding rounds, and is led by Managing Director Abdul Rafeeque, Chairman Abdul Kadher, Director-International Business Muhammed Ramiz, and Director-Finance Jamshid Abdul Kader.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees on freight forwarding services, with pricing determined on a quote basis per shipment according to type, weight, volume, destination, and transport mode. No public pricing tiers, no published revenue figures, no headcount disclosures, and no certifications, patents, partnerships, or formal alliances are available in the source material. Customer evidence points to a long-tail SMB shipper base, with named logos (Digit, Boiler, Armond, Dearkside, Bastil) in general commerce and individual testimonials from customers in the USA, China, and South Africa; no enterprise anchor accounts are disclosed.

Name

KIFFAL LOGISTICS INC.

Legal name

KIFFAL Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://kiffal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KIFFAL Logistics Inc. is a privately held Indian freight forwarder based in Kannur, Kerala, offering air, sea, and road freight forwarding plus warehouse and supply chain management services to SMB shippers and cross-border traders across the Middle East, Africa, China, and other international destinations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Freight Brokerage (TLADAMAE)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Air freight services
• Sea freight forwarding
• Road freight transport
• Warehouse management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kannur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: KIFFAL generates revenue through freight forwarding fees for air, sea, and road cargo services. They charge for Full Container Load (FCL) and Less than Container Load (LCL) shipments, door-to-port services, and global import/export freight services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KIFFAL is a logistics company that provides international freight forwarding services across air, sea, and road transport modes for businesses engaged in domestic and cross-border trade. Its core services include Air Freight, Sea Freight (with Full Container Load and Less than Container Load options), and Road Freight across India, supported by warehouse management, supply chain management, cargo management, and door-to-port services. The company serves destinations across the Middle East, Africa, China, the United States, and South Africa, using real-time tracking and integrated logistics management systems.

Product overview

KIFFAL is a logistics company offering three core freight forwarding services: Air Freight, Sea Freight, and Road Freight. These are supported by warehouse management, supply chain management, cargo management, and specialized services including Full Container Load (FCL), Less than Container Load (LCL), and Door-to-Port services. The company integrates transportation technology and logistics expertise to provide end-to-end solutions for domestic and international shipments to destinations including the Middle East, Africa, China, and other major destinations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Freight Air freight forwarding services for domestic and international shipments, offering a wide range of options from lightweight to heavyweight cargo transport with tracking capabilities and 24/7 support. Targeted at businesses requiring expedited international cargo transport.
• Sea Freight Sea freight forwarding services providing comprehensive ocean freight solutions including multi-modal transport, cargo vessel charter, and conventional load services with connections to major carriers worldwide. Targeted at businesses engaged in global import/export trade.
• Road Freight Road transportation services throughout India offering Full Truck Load and Less than Truck Load solutions with a comprehensive transport network and daily/weekly regional deliveries. Targeted at businesses requiring domestic road freight across India.
• Warehouse Management Warehouse management services including order management, receiving, location management, quality control, picking, replenishment, shipping, counts, and returns management. Targeted at businesses requiring integrated storage and distribution alongside freight forwarding.
• Supply Chain Management Supply chain management services integrating logistics, data warehouse management, and supply chain functionality to fulfill transportation requirements. Targeted at businesses needing coordinated end-to-end supply chain oversight.
• Full Container Load (FCL) Service Full Container Load shipping service for complete container shipments as part of KIFFAL's sea freight offering. Targeted at businesses with sufficient cargo volume to fill a full container.
• Less than Container Load (LCL) Service Less than Container Load shipping service for consolidated shipments as part of KIFFAL's sea freight offering. Targeted at businesses with smaller cargo volumes that can be consolidated with other shippers.
• Door-to-Port Services Door-to-port logistics services covering pickup from origin to delivery at destination port. Targeted at businesses needing first-leg or last-leg transport coordinated with their international freight shipments.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-time delivery services emphasized as core value proposition

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gati (now part of Allcargo Group): Domestic Indian road and air-express forwarder serving SMEs across India. Comparable to KIFFAL's domestic road freight and door-to-port offerings, with broader pan-India branch network.
• Safexpress: Indian surface cargo and supply-chain solutions provider with multi-modal capability. Comparable to KIFFAL on road freight and supply-chain management, but with national infrastructure.
• Continental Carriers: India-based freight forwarder and consolidator offering air and sea freight plus customs brokerage. Closely comparable to KIFFAL on service scope and India-based SME customer profile.
• Allcargo Logistics: Indian-headquartered multi-modal freight forwarder offering air, sea, and road forwarding plus warehousing. Directly comparable to KIFFAL in service mix and Indian SME customer focus, but at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest air and ocean freight forwarder. Operates across the same India–Middle East–Africa–China lanes KIFFAL serves, with vastly larger scale, IT platforms, and customs capabilities.
• Maersk Logistics & Services: End-to-end ocean carrier and logistics integrator. Directly comparable to KIFFAL's sea freight and door-to-port offerings, with integrated inland transport and customs.
• DB Schenker: Global logistics provider offering air, sea, road, and contract logistics. Operates in all KIFFAL corridors and competes for similar SME and mid-market shipper accounts in India.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global Tier-1 freight forwarder with strong India presence covering air, sea, and road freight. Directly comparable offering; represents the competitive ceiling KIFFAL faces when scaling beyond regional SME accounts.
• Transport Corporation of India (TCI): Indian multi-modal logistics company spanning road, rail, air, and sea freight plus warehousing. Comparable to KIFFAL across the full service mix, with public-market scale.
• Expeditors International: Global asset-light freight forwarder with extensive air and ocean services. Same business model as KIFFAL (asset-light intermediary) but with global IT infrastructure and enterprise customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kannur-international-freight-forwarding-and-logistics-pvt-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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