Global Logistics Software Group, WiseTech Global, Acquires German Customs Solutions Provider, znet Group GmbH

Today, global logistics software group, WiseTech announced the acquisition of znet group (znet), a leading provider of customs solutions across Germany.  

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Wiesbaden, znet provides powerful automated customs solutions to over 500 customers including Abbott, Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey, Nippon Express and UPS. 

WiseTech Global CEO, Richard White, said “WiseTech and znet possess a shared commitment to provision of high productivity logistics execution solutions to the German-speaking and broader European markets.  We welcome the znet team to the WiseTech Global family and will work together to deliver even better solutions for customers.”

znet CEO, Werner Tholl, said “At znet, we have a long track-record of innovation, having worked extensively on the development of automated customs system with ATLAS connection and pioneered mobile customs handling in Germany.  Now as part of the WiseTech Global group we will be able to accelerate our innovation and provide more powerful and extensive capabilities for customers.” 

Remaining under the leadership of CEO and former customs officer, Werner Tholl, znet operations will be integrated within the WiseTech group.  znet will continue to deliver its high quality products (zara, zafir and zecur) in Germany and all customers will be able to access WiseTech’s CargoWise One global logistics execution platform.

Across 125 countries, CargoWise One enables logistics service providers to execute highly complex transactions in areas such as freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, shipping, land transport and cross border compliance and to manage their operations on one database across multiple users, functions, countries, languages and currencies.

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About WiseTech Global 

WiseTech Global is a leading developer and provider of software solutions to the logistics execution industry globally. Its customers include over 6,000 of the world’s logistics companies across more than 125 countries. WiseTech’s flagship product, CargoWise One, forms an integral link in the global supply chain and executes over 34 billion data transactions annually.  WiseTech’s breakthrough software solutions are renowned for their powerful productivity, extensive functionality, comprehensive integration, deep compliance capabilities, and truly global reach.

For more information on WiseTech Global, please visit www.wisetechglobal.com

About znet 

The znet Group provide automated customs software and solutions to over 500 customers including Abbott, Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey, Nippon Express and UPS. znet group products and brands include zara customs software, zafir precise customs consulting and zecur secure customs clearance.  

For more information on the znet Group, please visit https://www.znet-group.com/

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