Freight Forwarding Market: Global Market Size, Forecast, Insights, and Competitive Landscape
The global freight forwarding market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 3.7% during 2025-2034. This report on global freight forwarding market report provides holistic understanding of the market along with market sizing, forecast, drivers, challenges, and competitive landscape. The report presents a clear picture of the global freight forwarding market by segmenting the market based on customer type, service, model of transport, application, logistics model, and region. Also, detailed profiles of companies operating in the freight forwarding market are provided in this report. We believe that this report will aid the professionals and industry stakeholders in making informed decision.
Market Drivers
• Growth in International Trade
• Expansion in E-commerce Industry Globally
• Rise in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Market Challenges
• Rise in Incidences of Nearshoring Manufacturing Actions around the World
• Growth in Reshoring and Nearshoring Manufacturing
Historical & Forecast Period
Base Year: 2024
Historical Period: 2020-2024
Forecast Period: 2025-2034
Market by Customer Type
• B2B
• B2C
Market by Service
• Transportation and Warehousing
• Packaging and Documentation
• Value-Added Services
• Others
Market by Mode of Transport
• Air Freight Forwarding
• Ocean Freight Forwarding
• Road Freight Forwarding
• Rail Freight Forwarding
Market by Application
• Industrial and Manufacturing
• Retail and E-Commerce
• Healthcare
• Media and Entertainment
• Military
• Oil and Gas
• Food and Beverages
• Others
Market by Logistics Model
• First Party Logistics
• Second Party Logistics
• Third Party Logistics
Market by Region
• Europe
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Rest of Europe
• North America
United States
Canada
• Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
Rest of Middle East & Africa
- 1. Preface
- 1.1 Objective
- 1.2 Target Audience & Key Offerings
- 1.3 Report’s Scope
- 1.4 Research Methodology
- 1.4.1 Phase I
- 1.4.2 Phase II
- 1.4.3 Phase III
- 1.5 Assumptions
- 2. Key Insights
- 3. Global Freight Forwarding Market
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Market Drivers
- 3.3. Market Challenges
- 4. Global Freight Forwarding Market Analysis
- 4.1. Market Portraiture
- 4.2. Market Size
- 4.3. Market Forecast
- 4.4. Impact of COVID-19
- 5. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. B2B
- 5.3. B2C
- 6. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Service
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Transportation and Warehousing
- 6.3. Packaging and Documentation
- 6.4. Value-Added Services
- 6.5. Others
- 7. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Transport
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Air Freight Forwarding
- 7.3. Ocean Freight Forwarding
- 7.4. Road Freight Forwarding
- 7.5. Rail Freight Forwarding
- 8. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Application
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Industrial and Manufacturing
- 8.3. Retail and E-Commerce
- 8.4. Healthcare
- 8.5. Media and Entertainment
- 8.6. Military
- 8.7. Oil and Gas
- 8.8. Food and Beverages
- 8.9. Others
- 9. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Logistics Model
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. First Party Logistics
- 9.3. Second Party Logistics
- 9.4. Third Party Logistics
- 10. Global Freight Forwarding Market by Region
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Europe
- 10.2.1. Germany
- 10.2.2. United Kingdom
- 10.2.3. France
- 10.2.4. Italy
- 10.2.5. Spain
- 10.2.6. Russia
- 10.2.7. Netherlands
- 10.2.8. Rest of the Europe
- 10.3. North America
- 10.3.1. United States
- 10.3.2. Canada
- 10.4. Asia Pacific
- 10.4.1. China
- 10.4.2. Japan
- 10.4.3. India
- 10.4.4. South Korea
- 10.4.5. Australia
- 10.4.6. Indonesia
- 10.4.7. Rest of the Asia Pacific
- 10.5. Latin America
- 10.5.1. Mexico
- 10.5.2. Brazil
- 10.5.3. Argentina
- 10.5.4. Rest of Latin America
- 10.6. Middle East & Africa
- 10.6.1. Saudi Arabia
- 10.6.2. Turkey
- 10.6.3. Iran
- 10.6.4. United Arab Emirates
- 10.6.5. Rest of Middle East & Africa
- 11. SWOT Analysis
- 12. Porter’s Five Forces
- 13. Market Value Chain Analysis
- 14. Competitive Landscape
- 14.1. Competitive Scenario
- 14.2. Company Profiles
- 14.2.1. Bolloré Logistics
- 14.2.2. CEVA Logistics AG
- 14.2.3. Deutsche Post DHL
- 14.2.4. Dimerco
- 14.2.5. DSV A/S
- 14.2.6. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
- 14.2.7. FedEx
- 14.2.8. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
- 14.2.9. Kuehne+Nagel International AG
- 14.2.10. MGF
- 14.2.11. Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
- 14.2.12. Schenker Deutschland AG
- 14.2.13. Transporteca
- 14.2.14. Uber Freight LLC
- 14.2.15. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 2: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type, 2024
- Figure 3: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Service, 2024
- Figure 4: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Model of Transport, 2024
- Figure 5: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Application, 2024
- Figure 6: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Logistics Model, 2024
- Figure 7: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Region, 2024
- Figure 8: Global Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 9: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 10: Global B2B Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 11: Global B2B Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 12: Global B2C Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 13: Global B2C Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 14: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Service (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 15: Global Transportation and Warehousing Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 16: Global Transportation and Warehousing Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 17: Global Packaging and Documentation Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 18: Global Packaging and Documentation Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 19: Global Value-Added Services Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 20: Global Value-Added Services Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 21: Global Others Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 22: Global Others Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 23: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Model of Transport (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 24: Global Air Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 25: Global Air Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 26: Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 27: Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 28: Global Road Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 29: Global Road Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 30: Global Rail Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 31: Global Rail Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 32: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Application (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 33: Global Industrial and Manufacturing Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 34: Global Industrial and Manufacturing Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 35: Global Retail and E-Commerce Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 36: Global Retail and E-Commerce Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 37: Global Healthcare Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 38: Global Healthcare Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 39: Global Media and Entertainment Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 40: Global Media and Entertainment Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 41: Global Military Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 42: Global Military Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 43: Global Oil and Gas Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 44: Global Oil and Gas Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 45: Global Food and Beverages Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 46: Global Food and Beverages Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 47: Global Other Applications Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 48: Global Other Applications Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 49: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Logistics Model (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 50: Global First Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2024-2024
- Figure 51: Global First Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 52: Global Second Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 53: Global Second Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 54: Global Third Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2024-2024
- Figure 55: Global Third Party Logistics Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 56: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Region (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 57: Europe Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 58: Europe Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 59: Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 60: Germany Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 61: United Kingdom Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 62: France Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 63: Italy Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 64: Spain Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 65: Russia Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 66: Netherlands Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 67: North America Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 68: North America Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 69: North America Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 70: United States Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 71: Canada Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 72: Asia Pacific Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 73: Asia Pacific Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 74: Asia Pacific Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 75: China Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 76: Japan Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 77: India Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 78: South Korea Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 79: Australia Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 80: Indonesia Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 81: Latin America Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 82: Latin America Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 83: Latin America Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 84: Mexico Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 85: Brazil Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 86: Argentina Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 87: Middle East & Africa Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2024
- Figure 88: Middle East & Africa Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2025-2034
- Figure 89: Middle East & Africa Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in %), 2024 & 2034
- Figure 90: Saudi Arabia Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 91: Turkey Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 92: Iran Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 93: UAE Freight Forwarding Market (in US$ Million), 2020-2034
- Figure 94: Market Value Chain
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Global Freight Forwarding Market Portraiture
- Table 2: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Customer Type (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 3: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Service (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 4: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Model of Transport (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 5: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Application (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 6: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Logistics Model (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 7: Global Freight Forwarding Market by Region (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 8: Europe Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 9: North America Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 10: Asia Pacific Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 11: Latin America Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 12: Middle East & Africa Freight Forwarding Market by Country (in US$ Million), 2024 & 2034
- Table 13: List of Key Players
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