Poland is one of the fastest-growing EU member states.
Transports to and from Poland are the area with the highest sales for the OCS Spedition team

Since the beginning of the transformation in 1990, Poland's economy has undergone impressive development and has consistently recorded positive economic growth since then. Accession to the EU in 2004 had another positive impact on this trend. According to the Foreign Office, gross domestic product rose by 2.8 percent in 2016. Growth of 3.4% is expected for 2017. 60% of gross value added occurs in the service sector and only 23% in industry (excluding construction).

Before the political change in 1989, agriculture and the food industry in Poland were literally in ruins. The country had to import food. Due to the shortage of foreign currency, there was even a food shortage in some cases. Today Poland is a major food exporter. No country exports more mushrooms than Poland . This type of mushroom alone accounts for 60% of Poland's total vegetable exports. Polish baked goods and confectionery products are very popular worldwide and are even shipped to China.

The Polish economy has shown itself to be surprisingly robust in the face of the problems in the neighboring states to the east (Ukraine and Russia). Poland is consistently oriented towards the Western European EU states. Currently 77% of the export volume goes to EU countries and 60% is imported from EU countries. Germany is by far the largest trading partner. German products enjoy a high reputation among the 40 million inhabitants. They are often already familiar with the products from their stay in Germany. In addition, Poles are very keen to consume and are still very open to products from abroad. Buying habits are increasingly oriented towards the West. The sweet breakfast with jam, nut nougat cream and muesli is becoming increasingly popular. Frozen and ready meals are also increasing rapidly.

In addition, Poland is the most popular production location for German companies among all Eastern European EU countries. Investments are primarily made in Wroclaw, where 25% of German companies conduct their business. The Polish capital Warsaw takes second place ahead of the three-city network ( Trojmiasto ) Gdansk – Gdynia – Sopot.

Since the political change in 1989, OCS has relied on the continuous expansion of its network in Poland and is therefore able to fulfill even difficult customer requests. The Polish origins of our company founder and owner Waldemar Braun ensure the best trading relationships with customers and partners in our neighboring country. We therefore generate a large part of the added value for our satisfied customers in the metal processing, mechanical engineering and food industries between Poland and Western Europe. Experience has shown that the proportion changes in the fourth quarter of the year, as we regularly offer special offers for large discounters and food retailers, such as: B. Import grave arrangements, Advent wreaths or equipped displays to Germany.

All of our employees have family roots in Eastern Europe. Not only do you speak the language fluently, but you also know the local conditions and requirements, which makes cross-border collaboration easier in the long term and offers great advantages for our customers.