Today we’d like to introduce you to Dominik Hatzmann.
Hi Dominik, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Bonvu.com LLC was founded in 2008 by Regina and Klaus in Lakeway west of Austin. The vision was to enable international customer (businesses and private individuals) access to products from the US-market. Klaus, as an Austrian migrant in the US, was frequently asked by friends, family and partner to help them forward some special products to Europe.
The idea of Bonvu was born!
Starting in the garage of their house, they expanded very quickly and rented their first warehouse in North Austin. After several years, in 2019 it was time to found a European chapter. Bonvu International Freight GmbH was founded in Austria by Franz Haghofer and Wilfhelm Haghofer, with a focus on global forwarding.
After years of steady growth and constant optimization of the business, in 2025 Dominik (I) took over the business. It was time to push it into the next stadium of growth and add a more international approach. Besides rebuilding the whole business and set it up on a new fundament, adding another location is one of the top priorities. Currently, bonvu.com´s forwarding business is focused on the US-market, which will be scaled to other global markets within the next years and will bring another level of growth, stability and contributes to it´s origins in greater Austin, Texas.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Building and scaling a business is never easy and probably one of the hardest projects you can dive into. As an Austrian citizen, starting with the correct visa and getting used to the climate in Texas and distance from loved ones has personnally been one of the bigger challenges.
In the earlier years, Regina and Klaus needed to find the USP and also find reliable partners and establish a good network to make this business running.
The business model itself has always been rock-solid, but the whole operations part needed an optimisation in 2025 and 2026. From IT-questions over HR-tasks and always having a deeper look at financials, there is always something to do and keep an eye on. But as soon as you dig into entrepreneurship, you cannot imagine a step back. Especially coming from the Alps to Texas always brings some adventure with it.
We’ve been impressed with Bonvu.com LLC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Bonvu.com is an international shipment forwarder. It is specialized in consolidating shipments for international buyers in the US and ship them consolidated to their desired destination. Additionally, due our origin in Europe, we help international business enter the US-market. With our operations in Buda, Texas and additional office in Austria we can help international businesses serving their US-customers.
At bonvu.com, we truly believe that high end customer service is what truly matters. With our operations team, fluent in English, German and Spain, we can help customers faster, better and more individual, than our competitors. What truly matters to us are long-term partnerships with customers and we never step back from running the extra-mile.
At bonvu.com no matter what and when you want to ship internationally, we can help you get things done smoothly and in the most customer-centric way possible.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
The logistics industry is probably the melting pot of all international changes. Anything from changing customs-regulations to geopolitical risks affects international logistics and international trade. We expect this demanding circumstances to keep on being part of our business-life the next years. Based on that, we see an increasing demand for high-quality logistics partners like us to help businesses and private individuals to ship their products internationally.
From a more technological perspective, AI will play a bigger role in our daily business-operations. Coming from more administrative operations, AI will definitely help us gain more efficiency throughout the whole operations process.
All besides that, international trade is going to increase steadily. The global e-commerce revenue is going to increase from 14.7 trillion USD in 2026 to 62 trillion USD in 2035, with an annual average growth rate of 17.4%. All these products sold must be shipped, stored, packed and consolidated. With our assets we see bonvu.com as a true asset in this rapid growing environment.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.bonvu.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonvushipping/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonvu-com/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0f2i9GrGp8
- Other: https://at.trustpilot.com/review/bonvu.com
