Clearing and Forwarding Agents: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Clearing and Forwarding Agents is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3331) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Clearing agent
- Forwarding agent
- Shipping agent
Latest clearing and forwarding agents job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
4,216 open ads- Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann
Stewe Personalservice GmbH & Co. KG - Niederlassung Minden · Rinteln · Posted 2026-10-16 - Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann
MANPOWER GmbH & Co. KG · Gallin bei Boizenburg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann
REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG Region West · Voerde (Niederrhein) · Posted 2026-10-16 - Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann
DIE JOBMACHER GmbH Standort Leipzig · Eilenburg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann
DIS AG Industrie · Karlsruhe, Baden · Posted 2026-10-16 - Freight forwarding agent
German title: Speditionskaufmann/-frau
DIS AG Germany · Lübeck · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
44 open ads- Sea freight forwarder
Swedish title: Speditör inom sjöfrakt
Emploid AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Booking agent for DSV in Landskrona
Swedish title: Bokningsmedarbetare till DSV i Landskrona
Performiq AB · Landskrona · Posted 2026-10-16 - Transport Coordinator | Gothenburg | Jefferson Wells
Swedish title: Transport Coordinator | Göteborg | Jefferson Wells
Experis AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Forwarding agent is sought to companies in central Gothenburg
Swedish title: Speditör sökes till företag i centrala Göteborg
Boxflow Staffing Syd AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-15 - Customs Analyst
IKEA Supply Services (Sweden) AB · Älmhult · Posted 2026-10-15 - Team Leader to Postnord TEL Jönköping, Stigamo
Swedish title: Team Leader till Postnord TPL Jönköping, Stigamo
PostNord TPL AB · Posted 2026-10-14
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where clearing and forwarding agents are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €4,368 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,001 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €3,769 a month | Not yet verified |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,292 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,562 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €966 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,684 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| France | Surplus | €2,918 a month * | Paris: €1,550 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,618 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Norway | Surplus | €6,047 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for clearing and forwarding agents alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What clearing and forwarding agents do
Clearing and forwarding agents carry out customs clearing procedures and ensure that insurance, export/import licences and other formalities are in order.
Typical tasks
- Carrying out customs clearing procedures for exports or imports
- Ensuring that insurance is in order
- Ensuring that export/import licences and other formalities are in order
- Signing and issuing bills of lading
- Checking import/export documentation to determine cargo contents, and classifying goods into different fee or tariff groups, using a tariff coding system
Finding clearing and forwarding agents jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Forwarding agent".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.