A next generation logistics hub

Connected to the world.

With its excellent connectivity to markets, Luxembourg has today emerged as an ideal hub for added value logistics activities. Luxembourg airport is the 5th largest air cargo hub in Europe and home base of Cargolux, Europe’s leading air freight carrier. With its modern cargo center, speedy ground handling and efficient processes, Luxembourg is the airfreight hub par excellence. Moreover, efficient railway connections to the ports of the North Sea make Luxembourg a hinterland port of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Hamburg. In addition, train links to Southern Europe are facilitated by a public-private partnership which offers a road/railway piggy-back service between Luxembourg and the French/Spanish border, thus avoiding congested motorways.

Importing goods into the EU generally triggers import declaration, prefinancing of value added tax (VAT) and other duties in the European country of importation. Thanks to an easy access to Government and custom authorities, these procedures can be made straightforwardly in Luxembourg without any red tape. While most European countries ask for immediate payment of the import VAT, in Luxembourg such payment is shifted to the VAT return automatically and unconditionally. Therefore no cost is generated by the prefinancing of import VAT in Luxembourg.
 
In combination with these factors, an important number of qualified players (i.e. handling agents, forwarding agents and logistics technology providers) provide quality service allowing just-in-time access to all European countries. As a result, numerous international companies are shipping their products through Luxembourg to tap the European market.
 

 

NB: Please note that following list of logos may not be exhaustive.
 
Logistics companies in Luxembourg

A highly strategic location

  • Centrally located in the middle of a 500 million consumer market
  • 80% of the EU GDP can be serviced in a radius of 700 km
  • Commercial neutrality
  • In the center of one of the most dynamic regions of the EU

Board of Economic Development

Ministry of the Economy
and Foreign Trade
19-21, boulevard Royal
L-2449 Luxembourg

Tel:  +352 247-84341
Fax: +352 26 20 27 68

daniel.liebermann@eco.etat.lu
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Cluster for Logistics

7, rue Alcide Gasperi
L-2981 Luxembourg-Kirchberg

Tel : +352 42 39 39 - 382
Fax: +352 43 83 26

marie-helene.trouillez@cc.lu
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