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Key facts
Counted staff
2
self-reported band not used
Founded
1982
44 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
Customs & Forwarding Services (Australia) or CFS was founded in 1982 by Phillip Mortiss, a young recently licensed energetic customs broker who dared to have a healthy dose of ambition. Phil’s aim was pretty simple really, to offer a straight forward approach to the customs brokerage/ freight forwarding requirements of the Australian business community in an honest, transparent and mutually respectful manner. To this day, some 36 years later CFS still handles the vast majority of our original client’s international trade requirements, delivered in those originally defined ideals.
Today our dedicated, professional staff looks after the full suite of import and export shipping services that the international business community expects;
- Import & export shipping – Airfreight & Seafreight (LCL/ FCL/ FAK) services
- Small Parcel Courier Service – Both International & National
- Warehousing & Transport Solutions, citywide, statewide, nationwide & internationally.
- Customs Brokerage Services
- Customs Tariff Consultancy Services, including TCO applications
- FTA (Free Trade Agreements) & associated advisory services
In early 2014 Bob Wallace of "Wallace International" offered to purchase the company from Phil with the promise to carry on the business according to Phil’s founding values.
Now some 36 years since our establishment we are still a proudly 100% family owned Australian company. Today we have dedicated, experienced partners in all five continents that help us ship, monitor and deliver a wide variety of our client’s products in a safe, secure, timely & economical fashion with the minimum of fuss. Over the last 36 years we have become an extension of our clients order processing, a trusted partner that takes away the worries of the shipping process so they can concentrate on growing their business, after all that’s what it’s all about “Growing your business”.
As a famous inter galactic philosopher once said “To infinity & beyond.” Let’s shoot for the stars.
Specialties
All 9 specialties
- Import Shipping
- Export Shipping
- Airfreight
- Seafreight
- Courier Services
- Warehousing
- Transport Solutions
- Customs Brokerage
- Customs Tariff Consultancy
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Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | AU |
All codes: AU
Addresses
- AU130 Riverside Pl; Morningside, Queensland 4170Primary
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FAQ
How many people work at CFS Australia?
The record holds 2 counted staff profiles at January 2026. Its self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does CFS Australia have offices?
One address on record, Australia only. Primary: 130 Riverside Pl, Morningside, Queensland 4170.
Has CFS Australia raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does CFS Australia list as its specialties?
Nine tags on the brand's own list, among them customs brokerage, airfreight and warehousing.
Which companies are listed alongside CFS Australia?
11 profiles list CFS Australia as a peer — 93rd percentile in Wholesale Import and Export. It lists ten peers of its own. Tradewise Global Logistics and Wallace International Pty Ltd list it back.