Logistics providers in India
Providers serving India. An independent listing for packers, growers and traders.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered logistics and investment group whose businesses include Agility Logistics Parks (Grade-A warehousing), Shipa freight forwarding, delivery and e-commerce fulfilment, and customs digitalization across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Marseille-headquartered logistics provider (part of CMA CGM, having absorbed Bolloré Logistics under one brand) operating in around 170 countries with contract logistics, air/ocean/ground freight, customs and reefer/perishables cold chain services.
CJ Logistics is a Seoul-headquartered integrated logistics provider offering warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, parcel delivery and IoT-enabled cold chain solutions for frozen, chilled and temperature-controlled goods.
DHL Supply Chain, part of Germany-headquartered DHL Group, is the world's leading contract logistics provider offering warehousing, transport, distribution and temperature-controlled cold chain solutions for perishables and life sciences.
Danish-headquartered global transport and logistics group operating in over 90 countries with air, sea, road and rail freight, contract logistics and temperature-controlled cold chain services for perishables and healthcare.
Gateway Distriparks Limited, a Mumbai-headquartered, NSE/BSE-listed pan-India logistics company, operates a container freight station (CFS Krishnapatnam) on Krishnapatnam Port Road in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, providing bonded warehousing and customs-linked cargo handling.
Levallois (France)-headquartered full-service logistics company operating in around 166 countries with freight forwarding, contract logistics, distribution/express and temperature-controlled cold chain capabilities.
GXO Logistics is a publicly traded (NYSE: GXO) contract logistics company that operates temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing and distribution services, including for food and beverage manufacturers, with its global headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut.
ID Logistics US is the United States operating entity of ID Logistics, a French-headquartered global contract logistics group; it was formed from ID Logistics' 2022 acquisition of Kane Logistics and provides warehousing, omnichannel distribution, and multi-temperature site operations from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
KLN Logistics Group (formerly Kerry Logistics Network) is a Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider offering air, ocean and land freight, integrated logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage, e-commerce fulfilment and cold chain solutions across Asia and beyond.
Mundhra Container Freight Station Pvt. Ltd. operates a dedicated container freight station inside Adani Port & SEZ's Bharat CFS Zone-I at Mundra, providing bonded warehousing, container stuffing/destuffing and customs-linked cargo handling for import and export shipments.
Nippon Express (NX Group) is a Japan-headquartered global logistics provider offering air, ocean and ground freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, customs support and supply chain solutions across roughly 57 countries.
Saurashtra Freight Pvt. Ltd. runs a container freight station in Bharat CFS Zone-I at Mundra Port, offering import/export container stuffing and destuffing, cargo storage and warehouse management, alongside its head office in Mumbai and a Gandhidham branch.
Seabird Distriparks (Krishnapatnam) Pvt. Ltd., part of Mumbai-headquartered Parekh Group's Seabird Marine Services network (in the CFS business since 1996), operates a container freight station at Krishnapatnam Port comprising two 9,000 sq m warehouses and a dedicated customs bonded warehouse facility.
Speedy Multimodes Ltd. (CIN U60100MH1987PLC042061) operates a Container Freight Station (CFS-JNP) at Sonari Village adjacent to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Navi Mumbai, providing container/cargo handling and customs-linked CFS services for import and export containers moving through India's largest container port.
Melbourne-headquartered logistics provider offering integrated supply chain, warehousing (including ambient, cold chain and frozen storage), transport and customs services across a network spanning around 150 countries.
Yusen Logistics is a Japan-headquartered global freight forwarding and contract logistics provider offering ocean and air freight, warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage and temperature-controlled cold chain logistics for perishable goods.
Licensed customs house broker and full-service logistics provider handling air and ocean freight, warehousing, distribution, and last-mile fulfillment, plus specialized carnet, exhibition, and project logistics services.
International logistics company specialising in end to end global cargo movement, operating as ocean and air freight forwarder, customs broker and warehousing operator from Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai.
20-plus-year Mumbai logistics company offering air, sea (FCL and LCL), road, and rail freight alongside warehousing, inventory management, and third-party logistics consultancy, ISO-certified with MSME and MTO credentials.
Road, intermodal and 3PL logistics operator headquartered in Salgareda, Veneto, offering FTL and groupage transport, warehousing, customs consulting and distribution across Italy and other European countries.
Operates a pan India network of temperature controlled warehouses spanning minus 30 to plus 30 degrees Celsius, offering distribution, CFA operations, blast freezing and repacking for dairy, ice cream, meat, seafood and pharmaceutical clients.
South India based end to end logistics provider headquartered in Chennai with branch offices in Tuticorin, Krishnapatnam, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai, handling international air and sea freight and customs documentation.
Multi-city logistics provider with an Ahmedabad office offering sea and air freight, customs clearance, contract logistics, industrial packaging and project logistics for international shipments.
An FFFAI registered logistics company based in Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, providing import export cargo handling, warehousing coordination and freight forwarding support for regional shippers.
Chennai headquartered total logistics services provider offering sea freight, air freight, customs clearance, warehousing and domestic transportation through a global network of partner offices.
Italian road, intermodal and contract logistics operator with branches across Genoa, Verona, Bologna, Bari, Parma and Catania, providing warehousing, groupage distribution, customs consulting and last mile delivery services.
Chennai headquartered total logistics solutions provider with six core business divisions covering air freight, sea freight, project and heavy lift shipments and warehouse operations for import export clients.
Chennai based 3PL provider with over 20 years of industry experience offering air freight, sea freight, road freight, warehousing and customs clearance as a global freight forwarder.
Noida-based 3PL and 4PL logistics provider since 2006 offering freight management, customs brokerage, warehousing and specialized cold chain and pharmaceutical logistics services.
Delhi-based integrated logistics and supply chain provider combining freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing with express shipping and bulk cargo handling.
The PDP Group is a Kolkata based logistics operator with over five decades in the trade, running an AEO certified inland container depot at Durgapur, a Hide Road cargo plot, warehousing exceeding 200,000 square feet and a 200 plus trailer transport fleet.
Runs a pan India cold chain warehousing and distribution network of over 2 million square feet across 30 plus distribution centres, headquartered in Thane, serving QSR, retail, hotel and FMCG customers with temperature controlled transport.
Logistics and consultancy services provider operating as a 3PL and freight forwarder offering export and import handling, transportation, warehousing and customs clearance as a multimodal solution.
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Common questions
How do I choose a reliable logistics and 3PL provider in India?
Start by confirming what the provider actually covers end to end: haulage, customs brokerage, warehousing, and last-mile delivery are often separate specialisms even within India. Ask for their experience with your specific goods category and the routes you need, rather than relying on a general company profile, and check how they handle communication once a shipment is booked.
What should I check before signing with a logistics and 3PL provider in India?
Verify their licensing and customs credentials directly rather than taking a website claim at face value, and confirm their actual operating radius within India since national coverage is sometimes broader on paper than in practice. Clarify storage types available, since ambient, dry, and temperature-controlled space are not interchangeable and not every provider offers all three.
Do logistics and 3PL providers in India handle both storage and transport?
Some do, but scope varies considerably, and it is common in India for warehousing and transport to be handled by separate specialists rather than one integrated operator. Ask a provider directly which legs of the move they perform themselves versus subcontract, since that affects both pricing and where responsibility sits if something is delayed.
How do I check whether a provider listed for India is actually reliable?
Look for a working address and contact details, and ask for references from businesses that have shipped through India recently rather than relying on a listing alone. Confirm the specific service you need, storage, freight forwarding, or customs handling, since a general logistics listing does not always mean deep capability in the one service that matters to your shipment. A provider willing to explain what happens when something goes wrong is a stronger signal than any credential.
Should I use a local provider in India or an international one with a presence there?
It depends on what matters more for your shipment. A local provider in India usually has deeper knowledge of ground conditions, relationships, and paperwork specific to that market, while an international provider offers a single point of contact and consistent processes if your goods also move through other countries. Many exporters combine the two: a local provider for physical handling in India, and a wider forwarder to manage the rest of the route.
What should I ask a provider in India before committing to work with them?
Ask what happens to your goods at each handover point, who is responsible if something is delayed or damaged, and what documentation they produce and when. Ask for a quote that breaks out individual charges rather than one bundled figure, so you can see what you are paying for at each stage. It is also worth asking directly how they have handled a shipment that ran into difficulty in India, since that answer tells you more than a general pitch.
Sourcing logistics and 3PL across Asia-Pacific
Finding logistics and 3PL in India usually means working across a wide spread of infrastructure quality, from major container gateways with dense provider networks to secondary cities where fewer providers operate and lead times for quotes run longer. Distances between production zones and ports can be substantial, so inland haulage, customs brokerage at the border, and last-mile delivery are often handled by different providers rather than one integrated operator. It pays to confirm early which legs of the move a given provider actually covers, since scope varies widely between full-service 3PL operators and those limited to trucking or warehousing alone.
Language and documentation practices differ from provider to provider, and English fluency in day-to-day operations is not guaranteed even where it is used for formal paperwork. Public holidays tied to national and religious calendars can affect scheduling in ways that are easy to miss if planning from outside the region, so building buffer time around known holiday periods is worth doing routinely rather than case by case. Warehousing across the region spans both ambient and dry storage, and increasingly temperature-controlled space, though the mix and availability of each shifts by city and by how developed the local industrial base is.
Customs procedures and the paperwork attached to them vary by country and are not interchangeable even between neighbouring markets, so a provider experienced in one corridor should not be assumed to be equally fluent in another. Port congestion and seasonal demand spikes, particularly around regional festivals, can affect transit reliability more than the headline distance would suggest. Verifying a provider's actual coverage area, rather than relying on a national footprint claimed on a website, remains the most useful first step before committing to a lane.
Sourcing export services in India
India is a producing country on a large scale and a genuinely diverse one: rice, spices, tea, seafood, oilseeds, fruit and vegetables, and processed foods all move out of the country in meaningful volume, often from very different regions and through very different ports. That spread is the first thing to understand as an exporter or buyer working with Indian service providers, because the right storage operator, freight forwarder or customs broker in one part of the country may have no presence or relevant experience in another. A provider based near a west coast port serving cotton or engineering goods is not automatically the right fit for a seafood exporter working out of a southern coastal state, and matching provider to commodity and region matters more in India than almost anywhere else.
Inland logistics is where a lot of the practical work happens before goods ever reach a port. Produce and processed goods often travel considerable distances from farm or factory to the coast, and the quality of that first and middle mile, including how goods are consolidated, packed and handled at inland points, has a real bearing on what arrives at the port in exportable condition. Storage along that route ranges from basic ambient and dry warehousing to specialised cold storage for perishables, and for temperature-sensitive cargo the continuity of that chain from origin to port matters as much as the quality of any single link.
Documentation and compliance work is a distinct and substantial part of exporting from India, given the range of certifications, phytosanitary requirements and product-specific paperwork that can apply depending on the commodity and destination. Customs brokers and compliance specialists who work regularly in the specific product category a shipper deals in are generally worth more than a generalist, because the paperwork requirements for, say, a spice consignment and a seafood consignment are not the same, and specific certification requirements are best confirmed with the relevant authority and the provider handling that shipment rather than assumed.
For a newcomer, the practical approach is to work backwards from origin and destination: identify the region the goods are produced in, the port that route realistically uses, and then look for providers with demonstrated activity in that corridor and that commodity. India's export trade is large enough that provider quality varies significantly by specialism and location, so a track record in the exact category and route in question is a better signal than size or breadth of service alone. Lead times and paperwork turnaround can also vary by region and by season, so building a buffer into planning, particularly around major holiday periods, is sensible practice rather than a special precaution.
Comparing logistics providers in India
Fernable lists a wide range of logistics and 3PL providers in India, which turns the task from finding someone into choosing well. The first useful move is to separate providers by what they actually do rather than by how they describe themselves. Two providers can both call themselves full-service and mean very different things: one might run its own fleet and warehousing, another might broker most of the physical work to subcontractors while managing the paperwork and customer relationship. Neither model is wrong, but they carry different risk and different visibility once your goods are in transit. Ask directly what is owned and operated versus subcontracted, and treat vague answers as information in themselves.
Once you know how a provider actually operates, the differences worth weighing are mostly about fit rather than scale. Look at the specific lanes, modes, and cargo types a provider handles routinely in and around India, since routine experience with a corridor tends to matter more than the size of a provider's overall network. Check what kind of storage sits behind their logistics offer, ambient and dry space as much as anything requiring temperature control, since a provider strong on one and thin on the other may still be the wrong fit for a mixed shipment. Look at how they handle customs and documentation locally: whether they file directly, who they work with, and how they communicate delays. Certifications and accreditations relevant to your goods are worth checking, but treat a long list of logos with some scepticism unless you can see what each one actually covers. Track record on your kind of cargo counts for more than general reputation.
What tends not to matter, despite how often it is presented as a differentiator, is marketing polish: a slicker website or a longer service list does not on its own indicate better execution. Nor does simply being the largest name in India guarantee the best fit for a particular shipment. To compare without drowning in options, narrow the field early using hard constraints, the specific lane, cargo type, and storage need, before comparing anything else. Shortlist a small number of providers that clear those constraints, then ask each the same handful of concrete questions: how they handle exceptions, who you would actually speak to during a delay, and what visibility you get once goods are moving. Consistent, specific answers across a short shortlist tell you more than an exhaustive survey of every provider Fernable lists for India. Treat the comparison as a filtering exercise, not an audit, and stop once you have two or three providers who answer the questions that matter to your shipment.
Export snapshot
The main export gateways for India are Nhava Sheva (JNPT, Mumbai) and Chennai.
Leading food and agriculture export commodities for India include rice, buffalo meat, marine products (shrimp/seafood), spices, and sugar.
Logistics providers in India are most visible in Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru.