Speed Logistics organises transport between Germany and Iceland as a complete service: road pre-carriage from anywhere in Germany, sea freight from Hamburg to Reykjavík or air freight from Frankfurt to Keflavík – including full customs clearance. The total transit time by sea freight is 5 to 7 working days, by air freight 1 to 3 working days.
Iceland belongs to the European Economic Area but not to the EU customs union: every shipment needs an export declaration and import clearance. We handle both from EXW to DDP and quote you a fixed price in advance – usually within a few hours.
Services: sea freight, air freight, project cargo
- Sea freight from Hamburg to Reykjavík – as a full container (FCL) or groupage (LCL) from one pallet, with regular departures
- Air freight from Frankfurt to Keflavík for urgent spare parts and high-value goods
- Road pre-carriage nationwide – from the sprinter van to the 40 t articulated truck, on schedule for the shipping date
- Temperature-controlled and GDP-compliant transport for pharma and sensitive goods
- Project cargo for the fishing and aluminium industries including packaging advice and cargo insurance
Packaging and equipment for Iceland sea freight
For the sea route we advise you on seaworthy export packaging: crating, corrosion protection and load securing in the container we handle in full on request. Oversized packages we load on flat-rack or open-top containers, temperature-controlled goods in a reefer container with continuous recording. For the road pre-carriage the right vehicle is used, from the sprinter van to the articulated truck.
Planning: departures and cut-off
Iceland traffic from Hamburg runs on a fixed schedule – the decisive factor is that your goods are at the port in time for the cut-off. We time pickup and document preparation backwards from the shipping date and confirm to you reliably which departure your shipment will make. This avoids costly rebookings and unnecessary storage days at the port. Short-notice shipments we check immediately against the next reachable departure. For regular traffic we set up fixed loading days; imports from Iceland to Germany we also handle including EU customs clearance.
Process: from the works to Reykjavík
1) You send us the key data and preferred date. 2) We secure the booking on the next departure and pick up the goods at your premises. 3) We create export and transit documents to match the shipping date in Hamburg. 4) After 5 to 7 working days the shipment reaches Reykjavík; deliveries to Akureyri and other regions we organise with Icelandic onward-carriage partners. You stay informed throughout via GPS and shipment tracking.
Customs clearance Iceland: using EEA preferences correctly
Even as an EEA state, Iceland requires regular customs clearance. We create the export declaration in Germany, the dispatch documents for transit and manage import clearance in Iceland. Goods of EU origin benefit from preferential arrangements – with an EUR.1 or origin declaration the import duties are reduced significantly. We prepare the commercial invoice and packing list cleanly with you so that clearance at the port runs without idle days.
Industries: fishing, aluminium, tourism
Typical goods on the Iceland route are machinery and spare parts for fish processing and aluminium plants, fittings for hospitality and tourism, and consumer goods. Urgent plant spare parts we combine as air freight with same-day road pre-carriage – keeping downtime in production or processing to a minimum.