For the past 25 years, we’ve been focusing on bringing the Yamato philosophy to our supply chain management network in Europe – growing with our customers and seeing our customers grow with us.
This philosophy is embodied by our symbol of a mother cat carrying her kitten. We strive to deliver the same level of care to every customer relationship – and we believe in our responsibility to contribute to our customers’ wellbeing and prosperity.
For us, the definition of growth is supporting customers by taking care of packing, shipping, customs, VAT, warehousing and distribution, while you focus on the business of sales and marketing. Our approach is never transactional or sporadic, always collaborative and long-term. When you work with us, the expertise and infrastructure of our team become yours.
We understand the constant challenges of exporting and importing goods of all shapes and sizes, across borders to Japan and into Europe from around the world. We’re happy to work alongside you to identify custom processes and technology solutions that enhance business efficiency and profitability.
Our mission at Yamato Europe is to create the model for supply chain management in Europe, moving it from transactional to collaborative, making all our SME customers our partners.
Yamato was founded in 1919 with four vehicles and 17 employees. We started to distribute goods for Japan’s largest department store chain and swiftly established a national transport network, before developing our famous Ta-Q-Bin service for door-to-door deliveries.
Our black cat logo is now recognised everywhere as a symbol of outstanding service.
Since the 1980s, Yamato has been operational in Europe as well. Today, we have branches all over the continent and continue to expand as more businesses take advantage of our services in the European market.
Every member of the Yamato Europe team is committed to upholding our values: