Jet Worldwide has updated our Saint Laurent facility to become a shipping center which allows our clients to drop off US and international shipments as late as 6 PM Monday through Friday.
To help answer the many inquiries we get on shipping from Canada, we defined the key things to consider when shipping to the USA. As Canada's biggest trade partner, it is no surprise that shipping packages to the United States is an important destination.
With the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) now in force, many smaller companies are surprised to learn they can now ship their goods for import to the EU duty free. Canadian companies can now send qualifying goods duty free with simple ways to request preferential duty free import to the EU.
Perhaps one of the biggest questions we get from new shippers concerns the calculation of volume weight. Even experienced shippers are sometimes surprised to find they are charged for a higher weight than what the shipment actually weighed.
Although the vast majority of shipments from China are sent via ocean freight, we get many inquiries from Canadian customers who are looking for air freight cargo options from China. Shipping China to Canada options. Canadian companies depend on airfreight for higher value items, product samples and for urgent supplies.
We get inquiries from the many small and medium sized Quebec and French companies who are searching for the best way to send their parcels within Quebec.
Every year, over 10,000 students from France move to Quebec to attend Quebec colleges and universities. Students of French nationality are able to benefit from from the same cost as other Canadian students.
Taiwan is Canada’s 5th largest trading partner in Asia, with over $7 billion per year in merchandise trade. Major Canadian exports to Taiwan include aerospace, IT, agriculture, seafood, and biotechnology. With this strong trade relationship, shipping to Taiwan from Canada continues to grow as businesses and individuals seek affordable and reliable options.
Belgium's strategic location and modern cargo handling facilities and expertise makes it an ideal entry point into the European Union. Many Canadian shippers often send parcels to Belgium to complement their heavier ocean freight shipments. Canadian companies rely on low cost delivery to Belgium and the EU.
