MATHEZ FREIGHT & COMPLIANCE – profile, values, history of the group

 International freight forwarder born in Nice in 1950, MATHEZ FREIGHT & COMPLIANCE has developed specific skills in the fields of yachting, arts, entertainment, shows & congresses and VAT.

Who are we?

Service is our DNA

At the origin of the group, MATHEZ FREIGHT is a family-run company founded in Nice in 1950. Freight forwarder, customs broker and shipping agent, MATHEZ FREIGHT has become a major independent freight forwarding company in France with 16 branches providing a full coverage of France and Monaco, and a powerful network: selected partners in 191 countries share our business philosophy of quality service at competitive price.

Accredited by all major international freight organizations, and enjoying “AEO-Full” status since 2013, MATHEZ FREIGHT has reached a unique position, where buying power meets with flexibility . We offer a wide range of services including air freight, sea freight and multimodal transport for traditional industries, marine industries and prestige clientele. We offer a particular expertise in customs and VAT compliance.

These specialties have led to the creation of various brands and companies, now part of the MATHEZ FREIGHT & COMPLIANCE group. Combining advanced skills in all these fields, our teams are committed to offering tailor-made solutions to the most complex logistical issues, and offer our customers and partners the highest level of satisfaction in terms of deadlines, prices and safety.

16Branches in France & Monaco

162Employees in 4 companies

843Cities, ports and airports around the world

29300Freight, customs & VAT operations, per year

34500000Euros in sales in 2020

In a world often guided by the sole concern of short-term profitability, we are embracing a long-term project, and we are proud to encourage our employees and our company to progress by providing a quality service to our customers.

Our group believes in cultivating values such as respect for each other and for our word, a sense of pride in a job well done, courtesy and honour.
With these values in mind, we look to the future with determination and confidence.

Marc Fagnen, Brigitte Mathez, Pierre C. Mathez,
MATHEZ FREIGHT & COMPLIANCE

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Our story

Since 1950, passion transports us!

1990

Building new ambitions

In 1986, Pierre Mathez, son of Raoul Mathez, takes over the management of the company with his wife Brigitte and Marc Fagnen. Aware of the need to expand and ensure a national network, the company in Nice decided toopen branches in all the main ports and airports in France, to strengthen the export air service, and to develop services dedicated to the specific markets of the French Riviera. It also adapted its offers to the new European context and invested in the creation of an international network of independent agents.

1992: creation of the “sister” company MATHEZ MONACO, in Monaco.
1992: opening of an agency in Marseille.
1992: start of the VAT recovery offer at trade shows and congresses.
1993: creation of MATHEZ INTRACOM, specialized in intra-EU VAT procedures.
1998: MATHEZ FREIGHT becomes a founding member of the WCA network of independent freight forwarders.
1998: Shipping agent activities restarted.

1990

2000-2020

Developing specialized services

The extremely volatile regulatory environment, the intensification of cross-border flows and technological developments create new risks for companies operating internationally. MATHEZ FREIGHT sets up expert services to support and assist its customers with the maze of regulations, and pursues its development in France to offer local contacts and specialized services.

- 2000: creation of EASYTAX, specialized in VAT fiscal representation.
- 2000: creation of a department dedicated to arts and show logistics – MATHEZ ART LOGISTICS.
- 2007: opening of an agency in Paris-Orly.
- 2007: creation of a department dedicated to funeral transport: Eclip’s.
- 2008: opening of an agency on the shipyards of La Ciotat.
- 2012: creation of MATHEZ FORMATION, a subsidiary dedicated to training and compliance assistance in the fields of VAT, customs and taxation.
- 2013: the company obtains “AEO-Full” certification, a European label recognized on the international scene and which helps to streamline customs procedures.
- 2015: opening of an agency in Lyon .
- 2015; opening of the Paris office for MATHEZ ART LOGISTICS.
- 2017: opening of an agency on the Marine Activity Park in Saint-Mandrier.
- 2018: MATHEZ FREIGHT posts its best results ever.
- 2020: Covid and Brexit – MATHEZ FREIGHT goes into task force mode to transport the masks and protective equipments and set up customs solutions to be used after Brexit.