List of Logistics Companies in Germany

Last updated 18 October 2026

There are 58,550 logistics companies in Germany, one in every 116 German companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 2,744 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight logistics firms is based in Hamburg, Berlin, München, Bremen and Köln. Below you find the largest logistics firms in Germany, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our German company database or through the Handelsregister API.

58,550 companies indexed · Data counted on 18 October 2026

Companies58,5501 in116 German companiesCities6,161Largest cityHamburg 2,749Sole traders43%Employees1-4 (66%)Revenue$100-500K (63%)Email52%Phone60%Website57%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Karl Eggers & Sohn GMBH	Germany	Tangstedt	Harksheider Str. 110	Stormarn	22889	eggers-gruppe.*****	2017	$15,929,880,000	92	Corporation	28	24114B4515NO
2	Rosneft Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Berlin	Behrenstr. 18	Berlin, Stadt	10117	rosneft.*****	2017	$10,543,237,125	132	Corporation	324	10623B184025B
3	Rhenus SE & CO. KG	Germany	Holzwickede	Rhenus Platz 1	Unna	59439	rhenus.*****	2014	$10,141,763,870	41,000	Partnership of unknown type	3627	59065A2448
4	Dachser Group SE & CO. KG	Germany	Kempten (allgäu)	Thomas-dachser-str. 2	Kempten (allgäu)	87439	dachser.*****	1929	$8,488,502,874	437	Partnership of unknown type	1139	87435A3038
5	Kuhne + Nagel (AG & CO.) KG	Germany	Bremen	Wilhelm-kaisen-brucke 1	Bremen, Stadt	28195	kuehne-nagel.*****	2022	$5,784,197,844	12,981	Corporation	1322	28195A21928HB
6	Dachser SE	Germany	Kempten (allgäu)	Thomas-dachser-str. 2	Kempten (allgäu)	87439	dachser.*****	2008	$5,192,945,000	350	Corporation	1139	87435B12407
7	Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & CO. KG	Germany	Osnabrück	Elbestr. 1	Osnabrück, Stadt	49090	hellmann.*****	1871	$4,245,828,665	12,207	Partnership of unknown type	365	49074A3760
8	United Parcel Service Deutschland S.A R.L. & Co.ohg	Germany	Neuss	Görlitzer Str. 1	Rhein-kreis Neuss	41460	ups.*****	1998	$3,236,099,359	18,756	Foreign company	87	41460A5119
9	Arvato SE	Germany	Gütersloh	Reinhard-mohn-str. 22	Gütersloh	33333	arvato-systems.*****	2018	$3,088,996,400	18,000	Corporation	1054	33330B11370
10	Lg Electronics Vehicle Components Europe GMBH	Germany	Eschborn	Frankfurter Str. 102-110	Main-taunus-kreis	65760	lg.*****	2021	$2,847,924,062	228	Corporation	602	60313B123720
11	Dpd Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Aschaffenburg	Wailandtstr. 1	Aschaffenburg	63741	dpd.*****	2016	$2,425,999,442	8,502	Corporation	36144	63739B8887
12	Hermes Germany GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Essener Bogen 1	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22419	hermesworld.*****	2025	$2,061,394,062	5,005	Corporation	835	20355B108245
13	Tsk Transport-Service Karl-Heinz Kuppers GMBH	Germany	Wallenhorst	Huhr 10	Viersen	41334	tsk-kueppers.*****	1980	$2,051,565,520	20	Corporation	N/A	47798B8247
14	General Logistics Systems Germany GMBH & CO. OHG	Germany	Neuenstein	Gls Germany-str. 1-7	Hersfeld-rotenburg	36286	gls-germany.*****	2005	$2,007,847,660	14,000	Corporation	415	36251A863
15	Dhl Freight GMBH	Germany	Bonn	Godesberger Allee 102-104	Bonn, Stadt	53175	dhl.*****	2022	$1,994,997,494	3,547	Corporation	6264	53111B26449
16	Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft -AG Von 1877-	Germany	Bremen	Präsident-kennedy-platz 1	Bremen, Stadt	28203	blg-logistics.*****	2019	$1,841,344,993	9,887	Corporation	344	28195B4413HB
17	Beiersdorf Customer Supply GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Beiersdorfstr. 3	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22529	beiersdorf.*****	2009	$1,607,586,649	15	Corporation	1257	20355B101219
18	Dhl Global Forwarding GMBH	Germany	Frankfurt am Main	Unterschweinstiege 2-14	Frankfurt am Main, Stadt	60549	app.*****	2011	$1,427,077,357	1,520	Corporation	6264	60313B49780
19	Fur Sie Lebensmittelhandel-Verwaltungsges. Mbh	Germany	Köln	An der Munze 12-18	Köln, Stadt	50668	fuer-sie-eg.*****	1987	$1,279,562,341	28	Corporation	9	50670B17423
20	Ambrian Energy GMBH	Germany	Bremen	Windhukstr. 1-3	Bremen, Stadt	28237	ambrian-energy.*****	2024	$1,258,956,750	50	Corporation	12	28195B12255HB
21	Alphabet Fuhrparkmanagement GMBH	Germany	München	Lilienthalallee 26	München	80939	alphabet.*****	2009	$1,258,371,070	529	Corporation	619	80333B181098
22	Hoyer GMBH Internationale Fachspedition	Germany	Hamburg	Wendenstr. 414-424	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	20537	hoyer-group.*****	1922	$1,115,570,780	3,890	Corporation	90	20355B21873
23	United Parcel Service LLC & CO. OHG	Germany	Monheim am Rhein	Rheinpromenade 12	Mettmann	40789	ups.*****	2017	$1,114,929,334	93	Partnership of unknown type	2	40227A24345
24	Hermes Fulfilment GMBH	Germany	Hamburg	Bannwarthstr. 5	Hamburg, Freie Und Hansestadt	22179	hermes-fulfilment.*****	2005	$934,552,960	5,500	Corporation	835	20355B95967
25	Rhenus Warehousing Solutions SE & CO. KG	Germany	Holzwickede	Rhenus Platz 1	Unna	59439	rhenus.*****	2017	$931,195,000	5,000	Partnership of unknown type	3627	59065A4107

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Logistics companies and logistics firms in Germany

58,550

18 October 2026

There are 58,550 logistics companies and logistics firms in Germany in our data (18 October 2026). That is one in every 116 German companies. About 5 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (936 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 46,664 80%
Head offices: 4,113
Branch offices: 7,773

Classification

WZ 2008 codes 5221, 5224 and 5229, identical to NACE Rev. 2 5221, 5224 and 5229. Our platform filter is SIC major group 42, 4731, 4783.

23,609 of the 58,550 are GmbH and AG (40%); 25,361 are sole traders. They come from the Handelsregister and our German register data, through the Handelsregister API.

Largest logistics firms in Germany

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Hamburg, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Daimler Truck is the largest logistics firm in Germany by headcount. 2,744 firms employ 50 people or more; 1,283 employ 100 or more.

1Halberstadt100,000 staff
2Holzwickede41,000 staff
3NeussForeign company18,756 staff
4Gütersloh18,000 staff
5Neuenstein14,000 staff
6Bremen12,981 staff
7Aschaffenburg8,502 staff
8Hamburg5,500 staff
9Lübeck4,000 staff
10Bonn3,547 staff

By employee size · 53,650 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	35,420	66%
5-9	6,860	13%
10-19	3,779	7%
20-49	4,847	9%
50-99	1,461	3%
100-199	716	1%
200-499	417	0.8%
500-999	91	0.2%
1,000+	59	0.1%

66% have 1 to 4 people; 4,847 have 20 to 49; 2,744 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	95	0.2%
$100K-$500K	32,036	63%
$500K-$1M	5,749	11%
$1M-$5M	9,503	19%
$5M-$10M	1,526	3%
$10M-$50M	1,324	3%
$50M-$100M	246	0.5%
$100M-$500M	177	0.3%
$500M+	47	<0.1%

63% between $100,000 and $500,000; 9,503 between $1M and $5M; 3,320 above $5M.

Where in Germany?

Hamburg has the most logistics companies in Germany (2,749), ahead of Berlin (2,281), München (919), Bremen (802) and Köln (773). Together the five hold one in eight of them. Relative to their size, Kelsterbach, Holzwickede and Mörfelden have the most: 4.9 to 13.0 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

6,161 German cities have at least one logistics firm; 1,136 have ten or more; 1,780 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Logistics firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.86. Kelsterbach has 13.0 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 315 districts

District	Firms	%
München	1,383	2%
Region Hannover	925	2%
Gross-Gerau	631	1%
Nürnberg	607	1%
Mettmann	501	0.9%
Ludwigsburg	494	0.8%
Karlsruhe	486	0.8%
Rhein-Kreis Neuss	455	0.8%
Offenbach	441	0.8%
Rhein-Erft-Kreis	425	0.7%

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Logistics firms in Hamburg

Hamburg has 2,749 logistics companies and logistics firms, 1.3% of all 217,080 Hamburg companies and 47% above the national share. Three in five Hamburg firms have fewer than five people; 122 have 50 or more. 67 new firms were entered in 2026, 285 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 1,460 · 59%
5-9: 424 · 17%
10-19: 207 · 8%
20-49: 272 · 11%
50+: 122 · 5%

Legal form

Sole traders: 712 · 26%
Partnerships: 47 · 2%
GmbH and AG: 1,554 · 57%
Other or none: 436 · 16%

Of the German total: 4.7%
Of all Hamburg companies: 1.3%
Against the national share: 1.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 67
Entered 2025: 155
Of Germany's 2026 entries: 7.2%

Old

Before 1990: 285 · 10%
1990 or later: 2,464 · 90%
Of Germany's pre-1990 firms: 4.6%

Reachable

Email: 1,645 · 60%
Phone: 1,751 · 64%
Website: 1,790 · 65%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 3 · 0.1%
$100K-$500K: 1,147 · 49%
$500K-$1M: 375 · 16%
$1M and more: 802 · 34%

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Firm sizes in Germany

Of the 53,650 German logistics firms with a known headcount, 35,420 (66%) have one to four people, 6,860 have five to nine, 8,626 have ten to 49 and 2,744 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (32,036, 63%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all German companies

Micro under 1042,280 79%
Small 10 to 498,626 16%
Medium 50 to 2492,594 5%
Large 250+150 0.3%

Grey line: the share among all German companies (92% have under ten staff).

3,320

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,794 more than $10 million.

936

firms were entered in 2026.

Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

Two in five German logistics firms work as sole traders, against 46% of all German companies. Two in five are GmbH and AG.

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)25,36143%
Partnerships (OHG and KG)1,4893%
GmbH and AG23,60940%
No form on record or other8,09114%

Single-site: 80%
Head offices: 4,113
Branches: 7,773

All German companies: 46% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 29% GmbH and AG.

Newcomers in Germany in 2026

936 logistics firms were entered in the German register so far in 2026, about 5 a working day, after 2,026 in 2025. Germany as a whole saw 104,906 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.9% of the inflow.

1,9752022
1,6332023
1,7712024
2,0262025
9362026 so far

792 of this year's 936 are GmbH and AG.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Greven981 staff
2Wittmund582 staff
3Bonn346 staff
4Hermsdorf296 staff
5Köln286 staff

The oldest firms in Germany

Our data holds 187 German logistics firms from before 1900, 1,081 from before 1950 and 6,167 from before 1990.

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1. Beilngries
1805
1. Bremen
1815
1. Wesel
1816
1. Detmold
1817
1. Frankfurt am Main
1823
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German logistics firms date from before 1990

1,169

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How reachable are they?

Logistics firms are harder to reach than the average German company: 60% list a phone number and 57% a website.

Email30,208 52%
Phone35,121 60%
Website33,136 57%

Grey line: all German companies (email 53%, phone 63%, website 61%).

The full list with these fields is in our German company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 55 logistics firms for every one of the railway companies in Germany.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Logistics Companies	58,550	57%	60%
Travel Agencies	18,755	78%	80%
Bus Companies	5,391	74%	53%
Courier Companies	4,801	44%	74%
Airlines	1,145	66%	47%
Railway Companies	1,070	59%	20%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	1,424,407	47.7
The USA	1,146,828	17.8
India	707,409	19.8
Poland	196,727	31.2
South Africa	136,785	18.0
Germany	58,550	8.6

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Frequently asked questions

How many logistics companies are there in Germany?

There are 58,550 logistics companies and logistics firms in Germany in our data, counted on 18 October 2026. That is one in every 116 German companies.

Which is the largest logistics firm in Germany?

Daimler Truck in Halberstadt, with 100,000 staff. By revenue Kuhne + Nagel (AG & CO.) KG in Bremen leads with $5.8 billion a year.

Which German city has the most logistics companies?

Hamburg, with 2,749, ahead of Berlin (2,281), München (919), Bremen (802) and Köln (773). Relative to its size, Kelsterbach has the most: 13.0 times the national share.

How many logistics firms are there in Hamburg?

2,749, which is 1.3% of all 217,080 Hamburg companies and 47% above the national share.

How big is a typical logistics firm?

Small. 66% of the 53,650 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 2,744 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are German logistics companies sole traders or companies?

Two in five (25,361) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 40% (23,609) are GmbH and AG.

How many logistics firms started in 2026?

936 were entered in the German register so far in 2026, after 2,026 in 2025. 792 of them are GmbH and AG.

What is the oldest logistics firm in Germany?

Schmidt Spedition in Beilngries, 1803, followed by F. W. Neukirch (GmbH & CO.) KG in Bremen (1805) and Friedrich Dummen GmbH & Co. KG Spedition und Lagerung in Wesel (1815). 187 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers logistics companies?

German logistics companies are classified under WZ 2008 codes 5221, 5224 and 5229, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 5221, 5224 and 5229. Our platform filters them on SIC major group 42 (motor freight transportation and warehousing), 4731 (arrangement of transportation of freight and cargo) and 4783 (packing and crating).

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