Ownership management
Partners personally investing, day by day, all their intellectual capital in the foreign-trade business.
OPERATIONS · LIVE
Professional Logistic · Foreign Trade
Anything. Anywhere.When you need it.
From routine cargo to the impossible — satellites, transformers, helicopters. Centaurea coordinates import, export, customs clearance and project cargo with a network of experts and proprietary technology.
About
Fast.Safe.Flexible.
Centaurea is a logistics and foreign-trade company specialized in freight forwarding, customs clearance and project cargo, operating globally. Centaurea has established itself as a brand of specialists in international trade services, combining financial, administrative, fiscal and legal management with high-tech tools.
Expertise by segment
The best experience applied to every operation, seeking the greatest result for each client.
Our areas
A single platform of logistics services.
Centaurea brings every foreign-trade area into a single platform — freight forwarding, customs, OOG, trading, container leasing and insurance. An innovative methodology for logistics services, bringing diverse solutions to international trade — with operational efficiency as the top priority.
International Freight Forwarding & NVOCC
Air and ocean freight forwarding with a global partner network.
AIR · OCEAN · GLOBALDomestic Freight Forwarding · Multimodal
Domestic multimodal operation with 100% dedicated teams.
ROAD · RAIL · CABOTAGECustoms engineering
Compliance tailored to your operation.
ORIGIN · DESTINATIONProfessional foreign-trade outsourcing
Outsourced foreign-trade operations handled by trusted experts.
OUTSOURCED OPERATIONOOG & Special Projects
Out-of-gauge cargo and projects beyond the market standard.
OUT OF GAUGE · PROJECT CARGOTrading
Import and export, temporary admission, representation and market activation.
IMPORT · EXPORT · LICENSESContainer Leasing / Trading
Purchase, sale, lease, SOC and nationalization of containers.
SOC · PURCHASE · LEASEInsurance & Banking Solutions
International insurance and banking solutions for every shipment.
COVERAGE · FXSomething off-standard?
We design the operation tailored to your cargo.
GET IN TOUCHHow we operate
A complete solution, from start to finish.
Centaurea operates end to end: origin, international shipment, customs clearance at origin and destination, and door-to-door delivery. Financial, administrative, fiscal and legal compliance combined with high-tech tools delivers a fast, safe and flexible structure — with a full-time, available team.
Origin
Pickup, packing and booking at the loading hub, with the best route and mode.
Shipment
International air or ocean transport to anywhere in the world.
Customs clearance
Customs clearance at origin and destination, handled by specialists.
Delivery
Domestic leg and last-mile with dedicated teams to the client’s door.
“There are no boundaries for Centaurea in managing foreign-trade services.”
Technology · Solutions TaylorMade
One platform. The whole operation.
A tool built by our own engineers that unifies services, information, documentation and compliance in a single system.
- Unified processes — every foreign-trade area in one place.
- Documentation and compliance controlled by the system.
- End-to-end visibility of information on every shipment.
Microsoft for Startups partner
Portfolio · Project cargo
Operations few in the world can execute.
Real cases of project cargo, OOG and door-to-door operations handled by Centaurea.
CBERS-4 · PAYLOAD MODULE · 747-400
Air Project Cargo · 2019 · Featured
Launch of the CBERS-4 satellite in China
Shipment of the Sino-Brazilian satellite and test equipment to Beijing. We upgraded São José dos Campos airport to CAT-4 and obtained unprecedented ANAC authorization for a non-IATA airport to receive a Boeing 747-400.
+US$ 60MProject value
+40tINPE/SJC → Pequim
02
OOG Door to Door · 2018
Coamo plant — 4 continents in one operation
Door-to-door management of oversized cargo departing simultaneously from 4 continents — including packing, inland transport, customs at origin and destination and delivery for installation in Mato Grosso, in a single coordinated operation.
+US$ 65MDoor to door
5 origins→ Dourados/MS via Santos
03
SOC Reefer Slot · since 2016
Orange juice in SOC reefer — Louis Dreyfus
A project repurposing a chartered bulk ship adapted for leased reefer containers on deck, through our SOC fleet on a round-trip operation from Santos to northern Europe, with integrated port handling.
+42%Loading capacity
Santos → EURegular route · own fleet
04
OOG Brazil · 2019
Siemens / Elecnor transformers
Inland road transport in Brazil of transformers weighing over 150 tons, from Siemens in Jundiaí to the Elecnor power plant in Pará.
+150TSão Paulo → Pará
+US$ 1MDoor to door
05
Special Handling · 2020
Helicopter transport to Switzerland
Door-to-door operation, fully insured: disassembly, packing, storage in a bonded warehouse, customs clearance, stuffing into a container, ocean freight and delivery to the final recipient.
SJC → CHVia Port of Santos
Full insuredDoor to door
Franchise · International Logistics Brand
Stay the owner of your business. Gain a network.
Centaurea’s proposal is to change the concept of business management in foreign trade, with a collaborative, shared economy among the brand’s franchisees and licensees.
Franchise
After a rigorous selection process, your team becomes 100% Centaurea and is integrated into the system, operating in a model unique in Brazil.
- Full integration into the Centaurea system and technology
- Full access to processes and compliance
- All the benefits of the network
Licensing
Use the Centaurea model and brand in your foreign-trade operations while keeping ownership of your own business and your autonomy.
- You remain the owner of your business
- Use of the Centaurea model and name
- Part of a collaborative network of experts
Frequently asked questions
Everything about operating with Centaurea.
Direct answers to the most common questions from those who import, export or need to move project cargo.
What does Centaurea ship?
Centaurea ships everything from general cargo to critical projects: air and ocean freight, containers, out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo and special projects such as satellites, transformers and helicopters.
Does Centaurea handle customs clearance at origin and destination?
Yes. Centaurea's customs engineering handles clearance at both origin and destination, with compliance designed for each operation.
Does Centaurea handle OOG and project cargo?
Yes. Centaurea coordinates out-of-gauge cargo and special projects door to door, from packing to delivery for installation.
Does Centaurea handle import and export?
Yes. We operate import and export, temporary admission, representation and market activation, with our own trading desk.
Where does Centaurea operate?
Centaurea operates globally, headquartered in São Paulo (Lapa) with door-to-door operations across 4 continents.
What is plugcomex?
plugcomex is Centaurea's proprietary platform that unifies services, documentation, compliance and end-to-end visibility of every shipment.
Let's catch up?
Let’s talk?
Sales
+55 11 3641-7501Office
Rua Húngara, 379 — Lapa
São Paulo / SP · Brasil
São Paulo / SP · Brasil