Passport

Passport (Passport Global Inc.) is a US-based cross-border ecommerce logistics and solutions company serving direct-to-consumer brands. Its platform combines international shipping over a proprietary, asset-light multi-carrier network with software for landed-cost checkout, duty and tax calculation, localization, branded tracking, and regulatory compliance. Offerings span DDU and DDP shipping options, Seller of Record services, local storefront and financial operations management, inventory management, marketplace expansion support, and in-country fulfillment.

The company positions itself as a single partner across stages of international growth: improving cross-border performance, then adding localized fulfillment, marketplace channels, and compliance coverage as brands expand. Compliance is handled by in-house experts and a licensed corporate customs broker team. The platform integrates with more than 100 ecommerce platforms and roughly 180 3PL and partner systems, and the company applies AI-driven tooling to compliance workflows and operational analytics.

Founded in 2017, Passport reports serving over 1,300 D2C brands, delivering roughly 5 million parcels and about $500 million worth of goods per year to 200+ countries, and generating about 14,000 shipping labels per day. Named customers include Ridge, HexClad, Cozy Earth, Comfrt, Ogee, Glamnetic, Cocokind, Tumble Living and The Wander Club. In July 2026 Passport was acquired by Global-e Online Ltd. and now operates as a Global-e division.

Founding story

Passport was co-founded by Alex Yancher, who serves as CEO. Before Passport, Yancher was Chief Operating Officer at Pantry and held finance roles at Facebook and Morgan Stanley. Co-founder and CTO Tony Chen was also a co-founder of Pantry and previously an Engagement Manager at McKinsey with engineering experience at Ericsson, Qualcomm and Intel.

Business model

Passport sells a subscription/service platform combined with operated logistics to direct-to-consumer ecommerce brands and 3PL partners. It bundles cross-border shipping over an asset-light, multi-carrier network with software for landed-cost checkout, duty and tax calculation, branded tracking, localization and compliance, plus services such as Seller of Record and in-country fulfillment. Brands outsource international operations to Passport rather than building in-house global operations teams, and Passport layers additional services — local storefronts, marketplace expansion, B2B and localized accounting — as customers expand.

Revenue derives from international shipping and fulfillment services for ecommerce brands, together with platform and compliance-related services such as duty and tax handling, Seller of Record, localized operations, and in-country fulfillment.

Traction

Company-reported figures include 5 million+ parcels delivered per year, $500 million+ worth of goods delivered per year, 1,300+ D2C brands served, delivery to 200+ countries and 220+ markets, 14,000+ shipping labels per day, 180+ 3PL and partner integrations, and a Net Promoter Score of 54. Customer-reported outcomes include a 10x increase in international peak sales and 632% growth in the first 90 days on Passport Global for skincare brand Ogee, and eight-figure international revenue with a UK site growing 100% year over year for Ridge.

Latest developments

Global-e announced the acquisition of Passport on May 26, 2026 and closed it on July 1, 2026 for $350 million, funded roughly equally with cash on hand and Global-e ordinary shares, plus up to $75 million in contingent consideration based on Passport's 2026 financial results. Passport continues under its own brand as a Global-e division delivering a non-Merchant of Record solution, with Alex Yancher as division CEO on Global-e's executive management team. Global-e said it would update its 2026 outlook to reflect the acquisition on its Q2 2026 earnings call expected in August. Earlier, in 2025, Passport acquired Brand Access to add in-country fulfillment and operations.