About Us

Who We Are?

HS Cargo (Private) Ltd is one of Sri Lanka’s pioneering Freight Forwarding Companies that was founded by a group of industry professionals in 2005. With a team of dedicated professionals whose expertise and international exposure involve freight forwarding, shipping agency and customs house brokerage, the company currently ranks among the best service providers in the respective sector.

The mission of the company reaffirms providing dedicated, reliable and cost effective range of services to the entire satisfaction of its customers adhering to industry best practices.

Over the years, HS Cargo has transformed into a renowned freight forwarding company in Sri Lanka and at regional level, which provides its services to some of the world’s largest contractors as well as to a number of blue chip companies in Sri Lanka. Since its inception in 2005, HS Cargo has remained as the main freight and customs house brokers for the Hayleys conglomerate which is the top exporting group in Sri Lanka for many years.

Located in the Central Business District of Colombo, HS Cargo is housed in a modern office complex, which is six kilometers from the Port of Colombo. With its state of art technology and a team of dedicated employees, HS Cargo is well poised to further enhance its presence in the industry as a leading player in the time to come. The company celebrated its 20th Anniversary in May 2025 and look forward to further strengthen its relationship with the loyal clientele by providing them with an excellent service in the future.

Vision

To be one of the most reliable and efficient companies which provides complete solutions in the area of Forwarding and Customs clearance for the total satisfaction of our customers.

Mission

Whilst continuously enhancing the quality of the service to provide a superior service which is above the average level to the complete satisfaction of the customers.

Why Choose Us

INTEGRATED FORWARDING

SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY

MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE

WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE

SHIPPING & LOGISTICS

OCEAN FRIEGHT SHIPMENTS

AIR FREIGHT SHIPMENTS

INLAND AND INTERMODAL SERVICES

DOOR- TO- DOOR FREIGHT SERVICE

CHOICE OF FREIGHT CARRIERS

CUSTOMS BROKERAGE

CARGO INSURANCE

EXPORT PREPARATION & PACKING

Managing Director

Mr. Howard Sela who is the Managing Director of the company, with over three decades of experience in shipping and freight forwarding industry. He started his career with Maritime Holdings under Hayleys PLC from 1990 – 1999 and subsequently joined MIT Cargo (Pvt) Ltd as an Assistant Manager Operations in the year 2000. He was appointed as the Deputy General Manager - Clearing & Forwarding division under Maritime Holdings in 2003. And in 2005 he took up the position as the founding Managing Director of HS Cargo.
He holds the Master of Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University, of the United Kingdom. Served as the former President of Association of Clearing and Forwarding Agents (ACFA) in 2005. Recently he was endowed with ‘Lanka Deshamanya’ title as a recognition of his philanthropic work towards the betterment of the community.

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