The Europe Freight Forwarding Market would witness market growth of 4.4% CAGR during the forecast period (2025-2032).
The Germany market dominated the Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country in 2024, and would continue to be a dominant market till 2032; thereby, achieving a market value of $16,788.5 million by 2032. The UK market is exhibiting a CAGR of 3.2% during (2025 - 2032). Additionally, The France market would experience a CAGR of 5.2% during (2025 - 2032).

The freight forwarding market in Europe plays a pivotal role in facilitating international trade, serving as the intermediary between shippers and transportation services. Its origins can be traced back to the early 20th century, emerging alongside the growth of trade. Initially, freight forwarders focused on simplifying the paperwork and coordination required to transport goods across borders. However, with the formation of the European Union and the single market, the sector underwent significant transformation.
The harmonization of customs procedures and the removal of internal borders within the EU enabled faster and more seamless cross-border movement of goods. Freight forwarders capitalized on this by offering end-to-end logistics solutions that combined multiple modes of transport—road, rail, air, and sea. This multimodal capability became a hallmark of the European freight forwarding model, allowing goods to move from inland production centers to coastal export hubs efficiently.
Germany is the largest freight forwarding market in Europe, acting as the continent’s logistics backbone due to its central location and highly developed infrastructure. The country hosts major seaports like Hamburg and Bremerhaven, an extensive highway and rail network, and serves as a transit hub for goods moving across Europe. The German manufacturing economy—particularly automotive, engineering, and chemicals—drives significant import-export volumes, which require sophisticated forwarding services. Germany’s role in pan-European trade also gives rise to strong demand for multimodal freight solutions integrating road, rail, air, and waterways.
The freight forwarding industry in the UK is shaped by its status as a major trading nation with strong maritime, air, and road connectivity. Key ports like Felixstowe and Southampton, and air freight centers such as Heathrow and East Midlands, handle substantial volumes of containerized, bulk, and time-sensitive goods. The UK’s trade relationships with Europe, North America, and Asia fuel continuous demand for logistics and forwarding services. Following Brexit, customs procedures and documentation have become more complex, making freight forwarders critical intermediaries for businesses managing cross-border shipments.
France’s freight forwarding market is a vital part of its trade and transportation ecosystem, supported by major seaports like Le Havre and Marseille, as well as Charles de Gaulle Airport—one of Europe’s busiest for cargo. France serves as a conduit between Southern and Northern Europe and connects to key corridors to Spain, Germany, and the Benelux region. Its industrial economy, including aerospace, luxury goods, automotive, and agriculture, underpins consistent freight activity requiring diverse forwarding capabilities. Therefore, Europe’s freight forwarding sector is evolving through sustainability, digitalization, and intermodal expansion, with mature infrastructure supporting competitive and innovation-led growth.
Free Valuable Insights: The Global Freight Forwarding Market will Hit USD 310.11 Billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 5.0%
Based on Customer Type, the market is segmented into B2B, and B2C. Based on Mode of Transport, the market is segmented into Road, Maritime, Rail, and Air. Based on Service, the market is segmented into Transportation & Warehousing, Value Added Services, Packaging, and Other Service. Based on Application, the market is segmented into Industrial & Manufacturing, Retail & e-commerce, Food & Beverages, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Media & Entertainment, and Other Application. Based on countries, the market is segmented into Germany, UK, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, and Rest of Europe.
List of Key Companies Profiled
- Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Kuehne Holding AG)
- Deutsche Post DHL Group (The Deutsche Post AG)
- Deutsche Bahn AG (DB Schenker)
- DSV A/S
- FedEx Corporation
- Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
- A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S
- CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM Group)
- Uber Freight Holding Corporation (Uber Technologies, Inc.)
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
Europe Freight Forwarding Market Report Segmentation
By Customer Type
By Mode of Transport
By Service
- Transportation & Warehousing
- Value Added Services
- Packaging
- Other Service
By Application
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Retail & e-commerce
- Food & Beverages
- Healthcare
- Oil & Gas
- Media & Entertainment
- Other Application
By Country
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Russia
- Spain
- Italy
- Rest of Europe
TABLE 1 Europe Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 2 Europe Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 3 Partnerships, Collaborations and Agreements– Freight Forwarding Market
TABLE 4 Product Launches And Product Expansions– Freight Forwarding Market
TABLE 5 Acquisition and Mergers– Freight Forwarding Market
TABLE 6 Key Costumer Criteria of Freight Forwarding Market
TABLE 7 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 8 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 9 Europe B2B Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 10 Europe B2B Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 11 Europe B2C Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 12 Europe B2C Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 13 Use Case 1: Digital Freight Platforms in B2B Logistics
TABLE 14 Use Case 2: B2C Cross-Border eCommerce
TABLE 15 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 16 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 17 Europe Road Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 18 Europe Road Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 19 Europe Maritime Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 20 Europe Maritime Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 21 Europe Rail Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 22 Europe Rail Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 23 Europe Air Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 24 Europe Air Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 25 Use Case 1: Autonomous Freight Corridors
TABLE 26 Use Case 2: Green Maritime Logistics
TABLE 27 Use Case 3: Intermodal Freight by Rail
TABLE 28 Use Case 4: Air Cargo Digitization
TABLE 29 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 30 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 31 Europe Transportation & Warehousing Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 32 Europe Transportation & Warehousing Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 33 Europe Value Added Services Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 34 Europe Value Added Services Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 35 Europe Packaging Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 36 Europe Packaging Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 37 Europe Other Service Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 38 Europe Other Service Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 39 Use Case 1: AI-Driven Multimodal Transportation & Warehousing in APAC Trade Zones (2025)
TABLE 40 Use Case 2: Digital Value-Added Services
TABLE 41 Use Case 3: Sustainable Packaging Solutions in Freight Forwarding for Electronics (2025)
TABLE 42 Use Case 4: Automated Customs Clearance & Trade Advisory for Pharma Logistics (2025)
TABLE 43 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 44 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 45 Europe Industrial & Manufacturing Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 46 Europe Industrial & Manufacturing Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 47 Europe Retail & e-commerce Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 48 Europe Retail & e-commerce Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 49 Europe Food & Beverages Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 50 Europe Food & Beverages Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 51 Europe Healthcare Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 52 Europe Healthcare Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 53 Europe Oil & Gas Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 54 Europe Oil & Gas Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 55 Europe Media & Entertainment Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 56 Europe Media & Entertainment Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 57 Europe Other End Use Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 58 Europe Other End Use Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 59 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 60 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 61 Germany Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 62 Germany Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 63 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 64 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 65 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 66 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 67 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 68 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 69 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 70 Germany Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 71 UK Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 72 UK Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 73 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 74 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 75 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 76 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 77 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 78 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 79 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 80 UK Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 81 France Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 82 France Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 83 France Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 84 France Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 85 France Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 86 France Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 87 France Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 88 France Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 89 France Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 90 France Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 91 Russia Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 92 Russia Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 93 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 94 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 95 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 96 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 97 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 98 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 99 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 100 Russia Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 101 Spain Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 102 Spain Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 103 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 104 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 105 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 106 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 107 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 108 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 109 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 110 Spain Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 111 Italy Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 112 Italy Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 113 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 114 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 115 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 116 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 117 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 118 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 119 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 120 Italy Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 121 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 122 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 123 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 124 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 125 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 126 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 127 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 128 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 129 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2024, USD Million
TABLE 130 Rest of Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2025 - 2032, USD Million
TABLE 131 Key Information – Kuehne + Nagel International AG
TABLE 132 Key Information – Deutsche Post DHL Group
TABLE 133 Key Information – Deutsche Bahn AG
TABLE 134 Key Information – DSV A/S
TABLE 135 Key Information – FedEx Corporation
TABLE 136 Key Information – Nippon Express co., ltd.
TABLE 137 Key Information – A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S
TABLE 138 Key Information – CEVA Logistics
TABLE 139 Key Information – Uber Freight Holding Corporation
TABLE 140 Key Information – United Parcel Service, Inc.
List of Figures
FIG 1 Methodology for the research
FIG 2 Europe Freight Forwarding Market, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 3 Key Factors Impacting Freight Forwarding Market
FIG 4 KBV Cardinal Matrix
FIG 5 Market Share Analysis, 2024
FIG 6 Key Leading Strategies: Percentage Distribution (2021-2025)
FIG 7 Key Strategic Move: (Product Launches and Product Expansions: 2021, Aug – 2025, Jun) Leading Players
FIG 8 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis – Freight Forwarding Market
FIG 9 Value Chain Analysis of Freight Forwarding Market
FIG 10 Key Costumer Criteria of Freight Forwarding Market
FIG 11 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Customer Type, 2024
FIG 12 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Customer Type, 2032
FIG 13 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 14 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Mode of Transport, 2024
FIG 15 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Mode of Transport, 2032
FIG 16 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Mode of Transport, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 17 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Service, 2024
FIG 18 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Service, 2032
FIG 19 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 20 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Application, 2024
FIG 21 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Application, 2032
FIG 22 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 23 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Country, 2024
FIG 24 Europe Freight Forwarding Market share by Country, 2032
FIG 25 Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country, 2021 - 2032, USD Million
FIG 26 Recent strategies and developments: Kuehne + Nagel International AG
FIG 27 Recent strategies and developments: Deutsche Post DHL Group
FIG 28 Recent strategies and developments: DSV A/S
FIG 29 Recent strategies and developments: FedEx Corporation
FIG 30 Recent strategies and developments: Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
FIG 31 Recent strategies and developments: A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S
FIG 32 Recent strategies and developments: Uber Freight Holding Corporation
FIG 33 SWOT Analysis: Uber Freight Holding Corporation