Trans Cargo Logistic

What Trans Cargo Logistic does

Trans Cargo Logistic is a privately held Serbian freight-forwarding and logistics company founded in 2002 (as d.o.o. Beograd) by the Vukićević family, originally as a 50/50 joint venture with Austrian Federal Railways/Exif that became wholly family-owned in 2014. Headquartered in Novi Beograd, Belgrade, with additional offices in Novi Sad, Subotica, and Smederevo (Serbia) and a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vienna (Trans Cargo Logistic GmbH), the company employs 51–100 staff and operates across the Western Balkans, EU, and Russian Federation/CIS trade lanes.

The company's core offering is multi-modal international freight forwarding across rail, road, maritime (Adriatic ports and Danube/Rhine-Main-Danube waterway), and air (via partner networks), with licensed customs brokerage, intelligent warehousing, container and groupage transport, and logistics consulting as adjacent services. Technology consists of an electronic document submission (EPD) customs platform, door-to-door road-transport tracking, and integration with railway administrations across Serbia, the EU, and the Russian Federation. The company holds ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2005, ISO 45001:2018, SQAS, and FIATA individual memberships, qualifying it for regulated cargo including hazardous materials (RID), oversized shipments, bulk, and liquid cargo.

TCL operates a sales-led, direct-enterprise model with multilingual coverage (Chinese, English, German, Romanian, Hungarian, Spanish, and former Yugoslav languages) and quote-based pricing. Revenue is generated from transaction fees on freight forwarding, professional-services fees for customs brokerage, warehousing, and consulting. Customer concentration sits across 143 active industrial and mining/manufacturing clients (Alumina, Jugo Kaolin, Metalkomerc, SIJ, Atlas Copco, Epiroc, MSK, Hipazotara, Gosafom, Maksico, Metalopromet), with stated 242 completed projects and a 97% self-reported success rate. No external funding has been raised; ownership remains with the Vukićević family, and no financial performance is publicly disclosed.

Name

Trans Cargo Logistic

Legal name

Trans Cargo Logistic d.o.o. Beograd

Website

https://tcl.rs

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intermodal Terminal Value-Added Services (Cross-Dock, Transload, Stuffing/Stripping) (TLAJAFAL)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Customs brokerage services
• Multi-modal transport
• Rail freight services
• Logistics consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Novi Beograd

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Revenue generated from organizing international freight forwarding across rail, road, maritime, and air transport. Services include FTL/LTL trucking, conventional and specialized rail transport, maritime chartering, and cargo handling operations.
2. Customs Brokerage: Licensed customs agents provide brokerage services including preparation and submission of customs documentation, customs bank guarantee services for deferred payment, and goods storage in public customs warehouses.
3. Warehousing and Storage: Intelligent storage solutions including open and closed storage space, flexible and smart solutions to lower storage costs for clients.
4. Logistics Consulting: Consulting services in logistics and transport organization for clients needing assistance with transport planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trans Cargo Logistic is an international freight forwarding and logistics company offering multi-modal transport (rail, road, maritime, air), licensed customs brokerage, intelligent warehousing, and logistics consulting for industrial, manufacturing, and trade clients. It coordinates conventional and specialized transport including liquid, bulk, oversized, and hazardous (RID) cargo across Serbia, Southeast Europe, the EU, and the Russian Federation, complemented by public customs warehouse storage and deferred payment via customs bank guarantees.

Product overview

Trans Cargo Logistic is a logistics and freight forwarding company offering an integrated suite of transport and customs services. The core offerings include rail, road, and maritime/water transport, supplemented by licensed customs brokerage. Additional services encompass warehousing, consulting, groupage transport, container shipping, and air freight. The company positions itself as a one-stop logistics partner providing tailored solutions for international freight forwarding across Southeast Europe and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rail Transport (Železnički transport) Rail freight transport services across Serbia, Southeast Europe, the EU, the Russian Federation and neighboring countries, including conventional transport, liquid cargo, bulk cargo, special oversized shipments, and hazardous goods (RID).
• Road Transport (Drumski transport) Full Truckload (FTL) and Less Than Truckload (LTL) road freight services with latest-generation vehicles, oversized cargo handling, CMR insurance, and door-to-door tracking.
• Maritime/Water Transport (Vodni transport) Sea and river transport services via ports in Bar, Rijeka, and Koper; Danube shipping from/to Black Sea ports to Regensburg; Rhine-Main-Danube Canal routing; chartering and container door-to-door transport.
• Customs Brokerage (Carinsko posredovanje) Licensed customs agent services including preparation and submission of complete customs documentation for import, export, and transit; public customs warehouse storage; and deferred payment via customs bank guarantee.
• Warehousing (Skladištenje robe) Intelligent storage solutions with flexible and smart warehouse options designed to reduce client storage costs.
• Consulting Services (Konsultantske usluge) Professional consulting services in logistics and transport organization to help clients plan and execute efficient shipping solutions.
• Groupage Transport (Zbirni transport) Collective/groupage transport services for smaller shipments consolidated with other cargo.
• Container Transport Container shipping services for door-to-door cargo transport.
• Air Transport Air freight services available through partner networks for time-sensitive shipments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 143 active clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered historical.

• Exif (historical)historicalOthersState-owned company from Vienna that co-founded TCL D.O.O. Beč in 2002 with Vukićević family and Austrian Federal Railways on equal ownership basis. Historical partnership ended in 2014 when Vukićević family acquired full ownership.
• Austrian Federal Railways (historical)historicalOthersHistorical co-owner of TCL D.O.O. Beč established in 2002. Vukićević family acquired their 50% stake in 2014, becoming sole owners.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Robinson: Major global freight forwarder and 3PL with customs brokerage and multi-modal services. Overlaps with TCL on industrial cross-border forwarding, although its primary footprint is North America/Europe.
• DSV: Global transport and logistics provider with extensive road, air, sea and customs offerings in Europe, including Balkans. Competes with TCL for industrial freight forwarding accounts at a larger scale.
• Yusen Logistics: Global logistics provider offering road, rail, air and sea forwarding with customs and warehousing across Europe and CEE. Comparable in service mix and industrial customer orientation.
• Expeditors International: Global logistics company focused on air and ocean freight forwarding with customs and warehousing capabilities. Comparable as an incumbent forwarder competing for enterprise industrial customer freight.
• DB Schenker: European-headquartered forwarder with a strong rail/land heritage, customs services and SEE coverage. Especially comparable to TCL on rail-truck intermodal and EU–Balkans/Eurasia lanes.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder with deep road, rail, sea and air forwarding capabilities and customs brokerage across Europe. Competes for the same enterprise industrial contracts as TCL but at vastly greater scale and network density.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest air and ocean freight forwarder with road, rail and customs services across Europe. Provides the global-scale benchmark against which TCL's regional multi-modal offering competes.

Direct peers

• Milsped: Serbian-headquartered international freight forwarding and logistics group offering road, rail, air and sea transport plus customs brokerage across SEE. Closest direct comparable by geography, service mix and customer type to Trans Cargo Logistic.
• Bex Group: Serbian logistics and freight forwarding company with multi-modal capabilities (road, rail, sea, air) and customs services for industrial clients. Comparable regional scope and enterprise industrial customer base to TCL.

Regional players

• ITS (International Transport & Shipping): Regional forwarder focused on SEE and EU–Balkans trade lanes with multi-modal and customs services. Comparable geographic focus and similar enterprise industrial customer profile to TCL.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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