China Business of Gebrüder Weiss Remains a Guarantee for Revenue Growth

While economists interpret the recent economic data from China as a sign of a cooling economy, the logistics company Gebrüder Weiss looks optimistically to the future: The Chinese subsidiary will remain a guarantee for revenue growth in 2025. The booming e-commerce sector is particularly driving this positive development.

(Lauterach/Shanghai) China’s gross domestic product grew by 4.8 percent in the third quarter of 2025, slower than in spring (5.2 percent). Trade conflicts with the USA, weak domestic demand, and the struggling real estate sector are slowing economic dynamics. The picture is different for Gebrüder Weiss: By expanding warehouse logistics, including specialized solutions in the area of e-fulfillment and e-commerce, the company has gained new customers and successfully presents itself in the market as a full-service logistics provider. Key industries include automotive, mechanical engineering, and electronics.

In the 2024 fiscal year, Gebrüder Weiss closed with a revenue of around 330 million euros in Greater China. This represents an increase of 24 percent compared to the previous year (2023: 265 million euros). Cross-border e-commerce continues to develop particularly strongly: In 2024, Gebrüder Weiss Express China shipped 25 million packages for large online shops to Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The European Union remains the main market and the strongest growth driver.

“Our stable growth underscores the strategic importance of the Chinese market for Gebrüder Weiss and shows how successfully we have developed further,” says Yongquan Chen, General Manager of Gebrüder Weiss China. “We are strong in air and sea freight, as well as in multimodal transport solutions, rail traffic, and warehouse logistics, where we implement individual solutions quickly and precisely.”

Gebrüder Weiss has been active in China for over 30 years, opening its first office in Shanghai in 1992. Branches quickly followed in all major port cities and economic metropolises. In Qingdao, the fourth largest container port in the world, they recently celebrated their 30th anniversary. Beijing, as well as the port cities of Tianjin (the largest port in northern China) and Ningbo (the third largest container port in the world), have been part of Gebrüder Weiss’s Chinese network for 25 years.

Investing in Electromobility and Automation

The organization in Greater China includes 19 locations with more than 450 employees. In the coming years, Gebrüder Weiss China aims to further invest in the areas of electromobility and automation to create new growth impulses through sustainable logistics solutions and innovative services.

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