Groupage from İzmir to Eastern Europe
Our Eastern Europe lane runs from Türkiye (Turkey) to the industrial heartlands of central Europe and on to the Baltic coast. Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary host dense automotive and manufacturing supply chains, and the loads going to them are often just a few pallets. With groupage (LTL), your cargo shares a truck with other loads on the same corridor, and you pay only for the loading metres, volume or weight you use. In automotive supply, receiving plants often specify their own labelling (Odette or VDA, for example) and packaging standards; we collect those requirements before loading so that the consignment is prepared accordingly.
One advantage of this lane is that all nine countries are in the EU customs union: on a route that stays inside the EU, there are no customs formalities at internal borders. Because each consignment’s transit document can be discharged at its own destination customs office, one truck can deliver to several countries. The full groupage process is set out on our groupage transport page.
Full loads and express to Eastern Europe
For loads that fill the trailer or are tied to a production schedule we run full-truckload transport, with the truck carrying only your cargo straight to the factory or warehouse. When a missing part could stop a line in automotive or manufacturing, express minivan and lorry van transport gets it moving without waiting for a full load.
Eastern European countries we serve
| Country | Groupage (LTL) | Full load (FTL) |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Yes | Yes |
| Czechia | Yes | Yes |
| Estonia | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | Yes | Yes |
| Latvia | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | Yes | Yes |
Two main road corridors serve the region. On the Bulgaria–Romania–Hungary corridor the cargo stays inside the EU; the Bulgaria–Serbia corridor can be shorter for some destinations but means leaving and re-entering the EU. We choose between them based on the destination and current congestion at the borders.
Poland
Poland is the region’s largest economy and a major distribution base: logistics parks around Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań and Wrocław are widely used for onward distribution across central Europe. Freight usually arrives via Hungary and Slovakia or via Czechia. Poland is also the last waypoint for trucks heading on to the Baltic states.
Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary
These three form a manufacturing belt with a heavy concentration of automotive and machinery production. Hungary is entered from Romania (Nădlac–Csanádpalota) or from Serbia (Horgoš–Röszke), and freight for Slovakia and Czechia continues along the Budapest–Bratislava–Brno axis. All three charge heavy vehicles a distance-based electronic motorway toll, which is one of the items reflected in the freight rate. For deliveries tied to supply chains, we plan around the factory’s receiving hours.
Slovenia and Croatia
Freight for Slovenia and Croatia usually runs through Serbia, re-entering the EU at the Batrovci–Bajakovo crossing, or through Hungary. Zagreb, Ljubljana and Maribor are the main delivery areas. Croatia’s port of Rijeka and Slovenia’s port of Koper are options to consider for sea-linked combined solutions.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The Baltic states are the farthest points on the lane. Freight travels through Poland along the Warsaw–Kaunas–Riga–Tallinn corridor known as the Via Baltica, with Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga and Tallinn as the main delivery cities. Given the distance, we plan groupage consolidation and departure dates around the consignee’s delivery expectations. From Tallinn, the ferry to Helsinki also links this lane with our Scandinavia lane.
Documents and customs for Eastern Europe
- Shipping documents: commercial invoice, packing list, CMR and export declaration.
- Movement certificate: an A.TR for industrial goods in free circulation; a EUR.1 (or an origin declaration) for agricultural products and coal and steel products.
- Transit and clearance: the T1 (NCTS) is opened in Türkiye and can be discharged at a customs office in the destination country, where import clearance also takes place.
- Consignee details: the consignee’s EORI number and the destination customs office are needed for the import declaration.
- Product-specific: health certificates for food and plant products, and dangerous goods documents for ADR loads.
For destination clearance planning and declarations, see our customs clearance page.
Why Multitransport?
- The right corridor: we compare the all-EU corridor with the route through Serbia for your destination and current border congestion.
- A clearance plan: we agree with your consignee from the outset where the T1 will be discharged.
- In step with production: groupage, full-load and express options that fit your production and stock plans.
- One operations desk: border crossings and delivery, from Bulgaria to the Baltics, are followed from one place.