# Domestic transport

*Last updated: 2026-06-22*

> A shipper books a carrier to move goods from Frankfurt to Munich – no border crossing, no customs declaration, no international freight documents.

A shipper books a carrier to move goods from Frankfurt to Munich – no border crossing, no customs declaration, no international freight documents. That is domestic transport: the carriage of goods entirely within a single country's borders. Unlike cross-border shipments, there are no customs formalities to complete, no CMR consignment note for international road consignments, and no transit permits to arrange; only the national traffic laws and transport regulations of that country apply. For freight forwarders, this typically means shorter lead times and less documentation overhead. One important caveat: cabotage rules come into play whenever a foreign carrier performs haulage operations within another country's domestic market.

**Source:** [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Domestic_transport](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Domestic_transport)

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | Domestic transport |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 106 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22 |
| Source | https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Domestic_transport |

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