Your most sensitive shipments, in safe hands.

Specialist air, road and sea freight from Amsterdam Schiphol and Belgrade since 2002, for clinical trials, biological samples, dangerous goods and temperature-controlled cargo.

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Fast quotes from a real coordinator

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • IATA · DGR
  • GDP

We carry UN3373 specimens Dry ice Clinical trial kits Lithium batteries +2–8 °C −20 °C Oversize

Every mode, one coordinator.

We have supplied the entire package of logistics solutions since 2002. A wide agent network reaches even the most remote destinations, and one coordinator stays with your shipment from pickup to delivery.

  • Air freight

    Customs-cleared, door to door, via Amsterdam Schiphol and Belgrade airport.

  • Road & ocean

    National and EU-wide road transport, full containers (FCL) and groupage (LCL), oversize included.

  • Time-critical

    Next Flight Out, On-Board Courier and Direct Driver, for when it absolutely cannot wait.

  • Biological & dangerous goods

    Specimens and dangerous goods worldwide, lithium included, handled by IATA DGR-certified staff.

  • Clinical‑trial logistics

    Investigational medicinal products (IMP), drug substance, drug product and ancillary supplies, with regulatory consulting.

  • Cold-chain warehouse

    Bonded storage in three controlled zones, from −20 °C to +25 °C.

The fastest mode, handled completely.

Within a few days your shipment can be on the other side of the globe. Express Cargo is registered with IATA and IATA DGR certified: we collect, clear customs, keep every document in perfect order and deliver to the door. Speed, communication and service are our top priorities.

  1. Leg 01

    Pickup at your location

  2. Leg 02

    Import / export customs clearance

  3. Leg 03

    Transport to and from Amsterdam airport

  4. Leg 04

    Door-to-door delivery

  • Dangerous goods
  • Lithium batteries
  • Biological & pharmaceutical
  • Temperature-controlled
  • Customs documents & formalities
  • Bonded warehousing
Air freight in detail

One pallet or two hundred, by road or sea.

From 1 kg to 10,000 kg, we have a specialist in our network for every destination.

Road · Europe

Road transport

National and international road transport across Europe and beyond. Valuable goods with a security guard and a tracking link, oversize air freight relayed to regional hubs, and delivery to any customs office in Serbia or the EU. We also offer dedicated transport, TAPA TSR1 secured transport, art and hanging-fashion transport, groupage and medical sample shipments.

Road transport in detail
Ocean · FCL / LCL

Ocean freight

Full containers (FCL) and smaller shipments consolidated in one container (LCL), picked up and delivered anywhere in the world. We organise full container transport and take care of every document, with the same personal service.

Sea freight in detail

When it absolutely cannot wait.

Three ways to keep custody unbroken, chosen by what your shipment and your deadline demand.

Time-critical charter
NFOAir

Next Flight Out

Collected and flown on the first available flight, tracked door to door.

Custody

Tracked door to door

Departure

First available flight

OBCPremium

On-Board Courier

A dedicated staff member hand-carries your shipment as cabin luggage on the first flight out.

Custody

Never leaves its side

Departure

First flight out

DDRoad

Direct Driver

Exclusive road transport by van, hydraulic-lift truck, thermal or refrigerated vehicle.

Custody

One driver, one shipment

Transit

Minimal, door to door

Cargo that can't wait for tomorrow?Call the desk for the next flight out, or send the details now.

Specimens · UN3373

Biological samples & dangerous goods.

Our specialisation is the shipment others decline: drugs, medical specimens, equipment for clinical trials and sample shipments on dry ice. Chemicals, batteries and flammable materials need correct documentation, packaging and labelling under IATA and ICAO rules, and a team trained to do it every time.

  • Worldwide specimen transport via our partner-agent network

  • Clinical drug substance, investigational products (IMP), drug product and ancillary supplies

  • Temperature-controlled vehicles, monitored live by TT4 temperature data loggers

  • Regulatory and foreign-trade consulting, full import-export documentation

Specimens or dangerous goods to ship?Send the UN numbers with your request; a DGR-certified coordinator checks the packaging and paperwork.

Three climates, one bonded store.

Bonded cold-chain warehousing that holds its range around the clock.

Ambient controlled

+15–25 °C

For pharma that must stay stable at room temperature.

Refrigerated

+2–8 °C

The cold-chain standard for vaccines, biologics and IMP.

Frozen cold store

−20 °C

Frozen storage for samples and products that require it.

Cold store · illustrative
  • Twin-screw double cooling
  • PLC temperature control
  • Humidity control
  • 24/7 CCTV
Ask about cold storage

Brunei, rural Kenya, Mexico, and twice to Australia.

Five shipments others found difficult, and the routes they took.

  1. Truck with a yellow vacuum tank prepared for shipment

    RTM → BruneiSea · Road

    Two trucks with high-value vacuum tanks

    Loaded by low-loader at the supplier, sealed and packed in Rotterdam, shipped on two 40' High Cube flatracks with our partners Supermaritime Forwarding and Maple Group.

  2. Envirotainer active temperature-controlled container

    AMS → AustraliaAir · Active cold

    Two Envirotainers of pharmaceuticals

    Active containers for pharma and biotech, holding a constant controlled temperature all the way to Australia.

  3. Gate of Madiany Sub County Hospital, Kenya

    AMS → South Uyoma, KenyaAir

    Medical equipment for a remote hospital

    Delivered safely to Madiany Sub County Hospital, a Ministry of Health primary care hospital.

  4. Large wooden transport crates

    AMS → MexicoAir · Tailor-made

    A crate almost three metres long

    Two and a half metres high, in tailor-made packaging. For international transport a wooden crate is the recommended choice.

  5. Sealed construction materials ready for shipment

    AMS → Perth, AustraliaAir

    Construction materials above 3,000 kg

    Collected, sealed and on their way to Perth. For high-value, fragile or complex items we also offer white glove delivery, inside to the room you choose.

A shipment like these?Crates, active containers or oversized loads: one coordinator plans the route with you.

A partner you can rely on.

Express Cargo was founded in 2002 to provide fast and safe cargo transport to any destination in the world. As part of the Express-Cargo Group, with offices at Amsterdam Schiphol, Europe's key cargo airport, and in Serbia, we offer international and domestic freight, forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing.

Every shipment is managed by a dedicated coordinator from start to finish: one direct point of contact, fast communication, and a transport solution tailored to your schedule, cargo and customs requirements.

Placing your shipment in our hands is placing it in safe and reliable hands.

LegendCertification & membership

ISO 9001:2015Quality management, certified by TÜV SÜD

IATA memberInternational Air Transport Association

IATA DGRCertified for dangerous goods by air

GDPGood Distribution Practice for pharmaceuticals

Global Logistics NetworkMember of a worldwide agent network

  • IATA
  • SGS Academy
  • Global Logistics Network

The people who answer your call.

One coordinator follows your shipment from first message to delivery. Write to them directly.

AMS · 52°18′N 004°46′E

Amsterdam Schiphol

Breguetlaan 21, 1438 BA Oude Meer, The Netherlands

+31 20 333 2405 salesams@express-cargo.nl

BEG · 44°49′N 020°18′E

Belgrade, Serbia

Customs-cleared, door-to-door air freight via Belgrade airport, and delivery to any customs office in Serbia or the EU.

Ready when your shipment is.

Three details are enough. Quotes go out fast, priced by a coordinator who knows the route.

Prefer to talk? Call +31 20 333 2405 or email salesams@express-cargo.nl.

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