Canada is a common shipping destination for shippers in The UK. As members of the Commonwealth, Canada and The United Kingdom share a common heritage and are strong trading partners. The UK is one of Canada's largest trading partners and Canada is a lucrative market for British companies shipping from the UK to Canada. Indeed from the UK to North America.
Best Parcel and Freight Shipping from the UK to Canada
Jet Worldwide provides Canadian , UK, European and global logistics. We support various systems and processes to facilitate the international and Canadian movement of goods. This can include things like transportation, storage facilities, and supply chain management. Our logistics support augments your team by not being beholden to a specific carrier or process. Ensure your cargo will arrive on time and on budget.
Send a Parcel or pallet to Canada
Are you searching for UK to Canada shipping? What about shipping to the USA via Canada? You may have questions about what you can ship. As well is the best way to ship. To make the process as simple as possible, review and share this complete guide to ship goods to Canada. And vice versa!
Shipping to Canada is a common practice for many businesses
Canada is a great destination for UK businesses. It is among the UK's largest trading partners. Our expertise and over 40 years of Canadian shipping assists every step along the way. Get local Canadian logistics support from our team. Fill in contact form at the end of this post.
Shipping Rates to Canada
There are a variety of options to choose from. From local postal options, global couriers or ocean freight. Jet helps you balance the need for economy, convenience, and speed of delivery.
- Jet Worldwide and package carrier options shipping Canada from the UK
- Shipping cargo via ocean versus air: Which is best?
- Canadian customs and import clearance costs and carrier brokerage fees
- UK Canada Free Trade Agreement (UKTCA)
- Explaining a certificate of origin and its benefits
- Goods that ship from the UK versus UK origin goods
- Shipping online orders direct to Canada
- Canadian customs assessment and revenue project (CARM)
- Shipping personal effects to Canada from the UK
- Reverse logistics, Canadian address and returns from Canada
- See section below: information necessary for a shipping quote
- Additional resources for shipping from Canada and shipping to Canada
Free Trade Between Canada and the UK: Trade Continuity Act
The Canada-U.K. TCA provides Canadian and UK businesses with continuing preferential benefits of CETA. CUKTCA continues duty free access for Canadian and British companies. Duty free with cheap shipping adds up to a more competitive offer for your customer.
The Most Favour Nation (MFN) tariff rates to Canada are applicable for imports from the UK. Goods that meet CUKTCA rules of origin can qualify forduty free import. The MFN tariff rates of Canada apply to goods that do not meet the rules of origin.
Best Options Shipping Canada from the UK
Shipping from The UK to Canada via Royal Mail
Royal Mail is the best option for individuals shipping small parcels to Canada.
Royal Mail shipping options for parcels to Canada Includes packets and parcel Force.
Packets and small parcels under 2 kilograms options to Canada from the UK
Shipping via Royal Mail for small parcels*: Delivery to Canada within 2 weeks- International Track with signature to Canada
- International Track to Canada
- International Standard
Shipping UK origin parcels more than 2 kilograms to Canada
Royal mail lowest cost shipping for parcels less than 30 kg to Canada
- International Economy: Surface delivery within 2 months
Shipments via Royal Mail import and deliver via Canada Post. The Canadian carrier GLS is a subsidiary of Royal Mail.
Royal Mail’s Parcelforce shipping options to Canada:
- Global express to Canada: 1-2 day delivery
- Global priority to Canada: delivery within 1 week
- Global value to Canada: delivery in 2 weeks
- Information necessary for a quote.
Canada Post charge an import processing fee of around CA$10 in addition to duty and taxes. The fee is on behalf of Canada Customs CBSA.
* Notes on Royal mail “under 2 kg” parcel services
Less than 2 kilograms with a Maximum size is: The combination of length + width + depth less than 90 cm. No single side longer than 60 cm
Note on Royal Mail International Tracking with signature. Royal mail cannot provide a copy of the signature on delivery. (So can be less useful).
Shipping Canada via FedEx or UPS
FedEx and UPS are North America’s largest carriers and operate large transatlantic routes to Canada. They - along with DHL - offer reliable priority and economy shipping options to Canada.
FedEx and UPS shipping Canada from UK options include:
- International express priority air to Canada
- International economy air to Canada
Delivery between the UK and Canada via Jet Worldwide
Jet Worldwide: A global Canadian brand offering international shipping for over 40 years!
We are happy to help with your shipping to and from Canada. Provide information about the type of goods to ship, and if you prefer air or sea freight?
Additionally, it would be helpful to know the volume of goods and classification of goods. Include restrictions to consider
- Jet Worldwide offers options for shipping from the UK to Canada. And vice versa. Send parcels, pallets, and online orders to Canada. Get and reverse logistics including Canada Amazon removal orders. Contact Jet's Logistics Team for rates and support: JetWorldwide.com/contact
For a quote for shipping parcels, pallets and containers fill in form below.
Shipping via Sea Freight to Canada
LCL Sea Freight from the UK
Less than container load (LCL) is best when shipping one to several pallets. Via this mode of shipping, there is sharing of container space and cost between different consignments. Allow extra transit time for the loading and de-consolidation of the container.
FCL Sea Freight to Canada
Full container load (FCL) is the fastest way to ship via ocean. This can be via either 40 foot or 20 foot container.
Shipping Air versus Ocean
With the many minimum surcharges for ocean shipments, shipping smaller consignments via air is cheaper. This is especially true for door to door shipping. Generally, shipments of less than 100 kilograms are cheaper via air. Cargo over 500 kilograms are much less expensive via ocean. The best option for parcels via ocean is via Royal Mail
Useful information: Shipping Ocean freight to Canada from the UK.'
Here are some popular ocean ports in the UK for shipping sea freight to Canada:
- Felixstowe: The UK's largest container port and a key gateway for trade with Canada.
- Southampton: On the south coast of England
- London: Includes several facilities along the River Thames. They offer access to Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.
- Liverpool: Another gateway to Canada's eastern ports in the northwest of England.
Shipping to Canada via UK Resellers
There are many UK companies that resell the services of the major carriers. Resellers offer small shippers a larger discount than they would otherwise be able to get from a major carrier.
READ MORE: IMPORT DUTY CALCULATION
The core skill of UK Resellers is showing up in online searches rather than logistics.
Jet's core competency is finding the right transport solution with industry insights. But then again, if you are reading this, you found us online! So maybe we are great at both?
Clearance of goods to Canada:
All goods shipping from the UK to Canada import through Canadian Customs (CBSA). Goods shipping from the UK to Canada must include an invoice that clearly lists the item(s) and their value.
Information to include for the customs invoice to Canada Includes:
- Address, contact name and phone number for shipper and receiver.
- Description (as specific as possible) of item(s) and value
- If a gift, mention this on the invoice
UK Canadian Free Trade Agreement - CUKTCA
The UK Canada Free trade agreement allows duty free import of UK origin goods to Canada. The CUKTCA is a replacement for CETA (Canada-Europe Free trade agreement).
CUKTCA Rules of Origin
In general, an origin product with manufacture in the UK or Canada. Production entirely in the UK or Canada. Or if it has undergoes sufficient production or processing in the UK or Canada. It can likely meet the agreement's rules of origin.
- There is a line between simple assembly that does not transform the nature of the product itself. A product must undergo a sufficient change in tariff classification. The change a result of production or transformation in Canada or the UK.
- Also a consideration is the value of non origin content as a percentage of a goods total value.
The specific rules of origin for the CUKTCA in the text of the agreement. It is important to verify compliance with the importer prior to shipping.
Understand the difference: Shipping from the UK versus shipping UK origin goods to Canada.
Benefit from having a certificate of origin to Canada
The country of origin necessary for Canadian customs to determine if duty free import can apply. Goods that qualify as UK origin under CUKTCA provisions must include a certificate of origin.
The country of origin is also a data point to support regulatory actions such as quarantine and import quotas.
Read more: Understanding a certificate of origin.
Shipments with a value over $20 CAD from the UK
Virtually all items to Canada (above CA$20) are subject to duty and taxes. A GST tax of 5% is applicable to all imports to Canada. Depending upon the province of destination within Canada, additional sales tax may be applies as well.
In some cases, an import license is necessary to import your goods into Canada. This entirely depends on the type of product you are importing as well as the reason for import. Canadian Customs will contact the recipient of the goods to provide the license, before it can clear.
Request Delivery Duty Paid for Canadian import clearance fees for shipments from the UK.
Common Canadian Import Fees for Shipments from the UK
Common import fees for consignments to Canada can include duty, taxes, and carrier disbursement fees. Understanding Canadian import fees.
Shipping online orders to USA from the UK via Canda
Access the USA by shipping via Canada. Contact our team for details.
The Canadian Customs online portal streamlines processes and a useful too for Canadian importers. Read more about CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM)
Other things to consider when shipping to Canada from the UK include:
- Importer of record: If goods are ship direct to consumers, the consumer is the importer of record. Similarly, a company who buys and imports goods are the importer of record. Businesses should obtain an importer number
- Provincial licenses
- Tariff classification for all imports (read more about HS Codes)
- Health Canada approvals for products
- Safe Foods for Canadians Act may apply
- Goods and Services Tax, Harmonize Sales Tax and provincial taxes (read about Canadian import fees)
- Country of Origin is necessary for all imports
- Valuation is an important part of the declaration to the CBSA (read more about valuation)
- Labeling for goods to Canada may require both French and English
- Certification of origin for preferential duty free import via CUKFTA (see section above).
Shipping personal effects Canada from UK:
Jet often manages the shipping of personal effects from Canada but there are restrictions. Requirements include copies of the importer's passport and specific list of contents with estimate of unit and total values. Personal goods to Canada must self clear by the importer of the goods.
Personal goods generally means over 1 year old and for personal use only.
- Shipping of excess baggage: Generally, it is simpler and easier to bring personal effects as excess baggage when you travel. Carrier excess baggage fees are often less expensive than shipping separately. Also clearance is much simpler.
- Shipping a household/ container level: For shipping a full household, best to contact a moving specialists to arrange for packing and ocean transport.
Reverse Logistics and returns from Canada
Jet Worldwide can provide UK online retailers a Canadian address to manage their returns. Our return solutions are scalable to serve only a few returns to enterprise solutions. To get a Canada address return solution, contact Jets Team.
For individuals wanting to return purchases to the UK we recommend Canada Post. Their small packet services to the the UK offers the lowest price. But often, the cost of a return exceeds the value of the item.
Canadian Amazon Removal Orders to the UK
Contact our team to receive your Canadian Amazon removal orders for shipping to the UK.
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