Astra Trasporti Internazionali SA

Da oltre cinquant’anni il partner logistico
di chi sceglie la qualità.

ABOUT US

"There are no more distances, but it takes hours to cross them", wrote the journalist Johan Anthierens.

Ability and passion for our work.
Solutions for every kind of transport
Transport and logistics since 1970
Relationship between customers and suppliers all over Europe, 24 hours a day
Ability to solve all logistics needs

Despite the constant challenges with which logistics reality tries to surprise us, we have a strong and deep-rooted respect for the human relationships that are created and forged over time between customers, collaborators, and suppliers.

From OOG transport to FTL standard, groupage, refrigerated transport, air and sea freight and express deliveries, we are able to load and deliver anywhere and even take care of deliveries to airport warehouses with delivery within 24/48 hours.

Each of us puts her or his experience and will to succeed at your disposal to give life to an ever new and renewed logistical reality, so that you can count on quality services, still combined, if possible, with the economic convenience required in an increasingly competitive reality.

Hours that we have been putting at your disposal since 1970, when our adventure began.
The distances we continue to cover and overcome.
The experience and dedication that enable us to get your goods everywhere.

OUR HISTORY

Our story begins in May 1970: our journey into the world of customs clearance immediately followed its course.

After a few years, we decided to expand our services and we began to organize small shipments between Italy and Switzerland.
Since 2010, we have been adapting to economic and social changes and completing our offer for our customers: OOG transports, groupage - and standard transports go hand in hand with the customs service, on which Astra was founded.

Our services in brief

A network of suppliers has been supporting us for years and enables us to organize the transport of your goods in the best possible way.

From special transport to FTL and groupage to refrigerated transport, we can load and deliver anywhere and even handle deliveries to airport warehouses within 24/48 hours.

Multimodal exceptional transport

a trained, multilingual team with more than 15 years' experience in organizing OOG transports, projecting and issuing the necessary authorizations for the transit of your oversized and overweight goods in Switzerland, Europe, and Eastern countries.

Our exceptional projects

Organization of technical escort cars, located in every European country.

Personnel with technical skills, to work out the best route solution and bring your goods to their destination without hindrances and delays.

Mobile weighing service in every part of Europe, with qualified personnel working 24 hours a day.

Organization of cranes for loading and unloading bulky and heavy goods.

Technical escorts, police escorts, private escorts, roadside intervention: every piece of the puzzle will be placed in its place without you having to worry about a thing.

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Complete road and intermodal FTL

Ideal for large quantities of goods, it allows the use of an entire vehicle to transport your goods from point A to point B (so-called pick-up/delivery points).

Whether national or international routes, depending on the type of goods and delivery time, we will find out the best type of vehicle to use to meet your needs (standard truck, megatrailer, refrigerated truck, truck-trailer).

For years, we have also been handling deliveries to airport warehouses with 24-hour delivery times.

LTL road and intermodal groupage

We provide this service to allow you to send small parcels, saving on the cost of transport:

this is possible because the carrier's full load is shared with other companies, making it the ideal choice especially on occasions when you do not have large quantities of goods to send.

Thanks to the experience gained over the years, we can combine your shipments with others, guaranteeing you the best service at a more competitive price.

Speed, efficiency, lower cost for the whole of Switzerland and Europe.

Sea/air transport

Partners consolidated over the years allow us to guarantee you excellent management of this type of shipment.

Direct contact, fast information, low prices.

EXPRESS SHIPPING

Express transport is the type of service used for goods that require the shortest transit time from point A to point B.

Thanks to a dense and consolidated network of partners, we have vehicles always available throughout Europe and Switzerland.

Always ready to leave to guarantee you a fast, reliable and punctual service.

removals

"Turnkey" formula, we'll take care of everything

Thanks to the ten-year partnership with AB Traslochi www.abtraslochi.ch
we will make what seems impossible easy for you.

International removals from Switzerland to Europe
International removals from Europe to Switzerland
Overseas shipments of containers and pallets all over the world, moving household goods
Customs warehouses for household goods
Furniture assembly/disassembly and packaging
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Customs clearance

to date Astra has more than 12,000 customs bills per year.

Customs account, import, export, temporary customs clearance... our years of experience in customs matters and our staff deployed on every border allow us to manage what for many, still too often, risks becoming a great unknown within the perfectly oiled mechanism that must arrange a transport.

Bonded warehouse

a bonded warehouse on Swiss territory where the warehouse keeper (importer, consignor, transferee, transporter, etc.) can store foreign goods belonging to him or to third parties.

From the border, the goods arrive at the place of storage (authorized place) in transit without being imported, until the warehouse keeper himself decides to import directly at the place of storage (or opens a transit/export procedure to other countries).

Third-party warehousing service:

Astra SA has its own warehouse and can support its customers for this type of requirement as well. Whatever the type of goods pallets, bulk goods, bundles, Astra is the ideal partner for your logistics.

INTRASTAT

The Intrastat form is a declaration that reports intra-community sales and purchase transactions, carried out by a VAT-registered person over a given period.

This form or list was introduced by Article 50 of Decree-Law 331/1993, following the abolition of barriers in the European Union.

Invoices to be reported in this form are intra-Community invoices that were issued or received by VAT holders (i.e., only B2B transactions) for which payments were made, goods were shipped from one country to another, or services were rendered to a resident of the foreign country.

All those who carry out intra-Community buying and selling transactions must be registered with VIES.

Our staff's decades of experience can help you untangle everything related to these practices.

CAREERS

We would be happy to have motivated and passionate people in our team who want to grow and make us grow.

For us it would be a success to broaden our horizons and enrich ourselves thanks to the experience that – we are convinced – every person can transmit.

If you are of the same opinion as us, keep an eye on our website and when you see open positions, write to us sending your CV: we will be happy to meet you, get to know you and make ourselves available to build new logistics projects.

For Astra Sa the future is green: for every person hired, Astra will undertake to adopt a tree in the countries most reached by your and our transports.

CAREERS

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