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Logistics in Aarhus: port, university and a growing industrial base

Aarhus is Denmark's second-largest city and the economic centre of Jutland. Its port is the country's largest container port, handling a substantial share of Danish imports and exports, and the harbour front has been transformed in recent years with the new Aarhus Ø district rising on former dock land. Aarhus University, one of Scandinavia's larger universities, supports a strong research and technology community in the city.

Industry in and around the city covers wind energy, food and agricultural processing, machinery and IT. Many companies are located in the business parks on the western and northern edges of the city, where warehouses, workshops and assembly plants sit close to the E45 motorway. Retail and construction add further steady demand, from shop fittings to building materials for new residential areas.

For companies in Britain, Aarhus is a practical destination by road. The land route through the Low Countries and Germany is the usual way in, with the Channel as the only sea crossing. A door-to-door transport keeps the whole journey in one vehicle and avoids the waiting times that come with consolidation at a groupage depot.

The route from the UK to Aarhus

After the Channel crossing on the Dover–Calais ferry or on Le Shuttle from Folkestone to Coquelles, the vehicle travels along the coast through Belgium and the Netherlands and into northern Germany. The German motorways lead past Bremen and Hamburg to the Danish border near Flensburg. From there, the E45 runs north through the whole of Jutland, passing Kolding, Vejle and Horsens before reaching Aarhus.

The E45 is Jutland's main north–south artery and continues beyond Aarhus to Randers and Aalborg, which makes it easy to combine deliveries along the corridor. From the motorway, several junctions give direct access to the industrial areas in the west of the city and to the port on the eastern side.

Customs for goods from the UK to Denmark

Denmark is a member of the EU. Consignments from Great Britain therefore need an export declaration in the UK and an import declaration in the EU, and the exporter and importer each need an EORI number. At Dover and the Channel Tunnel, the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) connects the declarations with the vehicle through a Goods Movement Reference. Please agree these steps with your customs agent before collection.

Your transport company for freight between the UK and Aarhus

DAGO Express draws on a network of more than 50,000 vehicles in 38 countries and serves over 15,000 companies. Should a breakdown occur, a replacement vehicle takes over the consignment. For cross-border transports we rely on verified partners with a valid EU licence and, if the goods require it, an ADR licence. Every shipment is monitored 24/7, including weekends and public holidays, and our organisation is ISO 9001 certified.

Your freight is insured through the Schunck Group up to 8.33 SDR per kilogram of gross weight. For higher-value goods such as precision components or electronics, you can take out additional insurance at short notice. After booking, a tracking link lets you follow the shipment, and emails confirm both collection and delivery. The DAGO ShipperHub gives regular customers one overview of orders, ETAs and KPIs, with export to PDF or Excel.

To calculate a price, enter the postcodes, the dimensions and the weight in our online price calculator, and the figure is ready in seconds. Bookings are also possible in the DAGO app, or you can request a quote by email. From Aarhus, our road freight network extends to the rest of Denmark, to Sweden and to Norway.