The freight marketplace for global trade
One request. Every forwarder competes.
Describe your shipment once. Verified freight forwarders send you real, all-in quotes — you compare side by side and book the best one. Free for shippers.
- Free for shippers
- Verified forwarders only
- Quotes within hours
🇨🇳 Shanghai
2 × 40' HC · FOB
Hamburg 🇩🇪
Furniture
Quote log
- A
Aster Logistics
★ 4.9 · 28–32 days
$2,860
Best price
- B
BlueWake Freight
★ 4.8 · 30–34 days
$2,640
Best price
- K
Kara Shipping
★ 4.7 · 26–29 days
$2,915
Best price
Example
Popular trade lanes
- Cost for shippers, always
- $0
- Transport modes covered
- 8
- Requests go out instantly
- 24/7
- Your contact details stay private
- 100%
Sea · Air · Road · Rail
Every mode. Every lane.
Containers, pallets, parcels or heavy lift: one request reaches the forwarders who move it.
Sea
Sea FCL
Air
Air freight
Rail
Rail freight
Road
Road FTL
Sea
Sea LCL
Express
Express courier
Road
Road LTL
Heavy lift
Project cargo
How it works
From request to booking in four steps
No more emailing ten forwarders and chasing replies. Sokan does the legwork.
- 1
Describe your shipment
Route, cargo and dates in a two-minute guided form.
- 2
Forwarders are notified
Every matching, verified forwarder receives your request instantly.
- 3
Compare quotes
All-in prices, transit times and ratings, side by side.
- 4
Book with confidence
Accept the best offer and get the forwarder's direct contact.
Every mode
Whatever you ship, however it moves
Sea, air, road, rail, courier and project cargo — one request flow for all of them.
Sea FCL
Full container loads — book whole 20' or 40' containers.
Get a quoteSea LCL
Share container space and pay only for the cubic metres you use.
Get a quoteAir freight
The fastest way to move urgent, high-value or perishable cargo.
Get a quoteRoad FTL
A full truck, door to door, across borders.
Get a quoteRoad LTL
Groupage trucking for pallets and smaller loads.
Get a quoteRail freight
Cost-efficient overland transport, e.g. China to Europe.
Get a quoteExpress courier
Parcels and documents delivered door to door.
Get a quoteProject cargo
Oversized, heavy-lift and breakbulk shipments.
Get a quoteWhy shippers use Sokan
Freight pricing without the chasing
No more emailing ten forwarders and waiting. Here is what changes.
All-in prices, line by line
Every quote breaks down freight, origin, destination and surcharges, so you compare like with like and nothing appears on the invoice later.
Only checked forwarders
We review each company before it can quote. Ratings come only from shippers who actually booked them.
Book in one tap
Accept the offer that fits. You both get each other's details at once, and the other offers close automatically.
Example
Quote breakdown
- Ocean freight
- $2,100
- Origin charges
- $180
- Documents
- $45
- Total
- $2,325
Why Sokan
Built to make freight buying fair and fast
Transparency for shippers, qualified demand for forwarders.
Shanghai → Hamburg · 3 quotes
Real quotes, compared side by side
Every offer shows the all-in price, a full charge breakdown, transit time and validity — so you compare like for like.
Verified network
Forwarders are reviewed before they can quote, and rated by real customers.
Private by default
Your identity is shared only with forwarders who commit to your request.
Quotes in hours
Requests reach every matching forwarder the moment you publish.
Honest reviews
Only customers who booked can rate a forwarder.
Free for shippers
No fees, no commission, no catch. Forwarders fund the platform.
For freight forwarders
A steady flow of real shipments
Stop cold-calling. Get qualified requests on your lanes, quote in a minute and win customers who are ready to book.
Qualified demand
Real shipments with real dates.
Your lanes only
Filter by mode and country coverage.
Pay per lead
Free previews, small fee to unlock.
Build reputation
Reviews and a public profile.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Yes. Posting requests, receiving quotes and booking are free for shippers. Forwarders pay a small fee to access requests, which is how Sokan is funded.
Verified forwarders who handle your transport mode and lane see the route and cargo summary. Your name, company and contact details are only revealed to forwarders who unlock the request.
Requests are sent to matching forwarders the moment you publish. Most shippers receive their first quotes within a few hours.
No. You can compare quotes, ask questions and decide not to book. Unused requests simply expire.
Quotes are itemised and include a validity date. Final pricing can depend on exact cargo details and carrier rates — always confirm inclusions with the forwarder before shipping.
Anything legal: general cargo, dangerous goods, temperature-controlled, oversized and project cargo, vehicles and more, by sea, air, road, rail or courier.
Your next shipment, better priced.
It takes two minutes to post a request. Quotes start arriving soon after.
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