Freight to Canada; Send cargo to Canada quickly and accurately!
Canada, with its stunning nature, dynamic economy and unparalleled employment opportunities, is one of the most popular destinations for immigration and business. If you are planning to immigrate or travel to Canada, it does not matter how many kilograms of cargo you can take with you, choosing a suitable method for transporting excess cargo is very important so that you can easily send any amount of cargo from Iran to Canada for sending all kinds of commercial cargo or personal belongings.
What is meant by freight to Canada?
The term “freight” in international trade literature and in the transportation industry in general refers to cargo that is shipped separately from passengers and via special cargo transportation vehicles (such as airplanes, ships, trains and similar vehicles). Using freight, you can ship your cargo to Canada, these cargoes can include personal belongings, commercial goods such as industrial equipment, raw materials for industries, etc., or any other type of permitted cargo.
Shipping freight to Canada can allow you to transport your goods and cargo to this country without weight restrictions. This method can be used in cases where your cargo is not suitable for air travel or other modes of travel transportation, to carry more than the free allowance, and thus pay less for transporting your excess baggage.
So through Canadian Freight, you can send heavy, bulky, oversized, and even valuable cargo to Canada.
What are the benefits of freight to Canada?
Using freight to Canada can be a good option for transporting your personal or commercial cargo compared to excess passenger cargo. The advantages of freight to Canada include the following.
High sending speed: Air freight is known as the fastest method of cargo transportation. The delivery time of cargo using air freight is usually much shorter than other methods. By choosing this method, you can send your cargo to Canada quickly and on time.
Possibility of sending large volumes of cargo: Unlike passenger cargo, air freight has a large cargo capacity. On cargo or even passenger aircraft, you can deliver larger and heavier loads for transport to Canada. That is why you can send more cargo to Canada at a lower cost.
Damage-free and high-security transfer: Air freight is known as a reliable method of transportation. The chances of damage to the cargo during transportation with air freight are very low. In this method, your personal belongings or commercial goods will arrive at their destination safely and without damage.
Pay less: By choosing air freight, you can reduce your freight costs by up to a third.
What are the steps to send freight to Canada?
If you choose an international shipping company for your freight, the different steps for sending air cargo to one of your Canadian cities will be as follows:
- Choosing an International Shipping Company: You make the initial arrangements to ship your cargo to Canada by calling or visiting an international shipping company. At this stage, you can provide information such as the type of cargo, dimensions, weight, origin and destination.
- Specialized Packaging: The company you choose is responsible for the specialized packaging of your cargo. These companies will provide proper packaging to protect the cargo during transportation.
- Cargo transfer to the airport: After packaging, the cargo is transferred to Imam Khomeini Airport.
- Customs Affairs: At this stage, all customs matters related to your freight are handled. These steps include providing documents, paying customs taxes and duties, and any other required actions.
- Obtaining permits: Your chosen company is responsible for obtaining the necessary permits to ship freight to Canada.
- Completion of documents: At this stage, all documents related to the air waybill, cargo insurance, and other relevant documents are completed.
- Labeling and delivering the cargo to the airline: At this stage, the tag and label for your luggage are attached and the luggage is delivered to the airline.
- Cargo support and tracking: The international shipping company will support and track your cargo until it reaches its final destination in Canada, keep you informed of the status and location of the cargo, and answer your questions if needed.
- Receive cargo at your desired destination
What documents are required to send freight to Canada?
- Shipper identification documents
- Copy of the back and front of the national ID card
- Copy of the first page of the consignor’s passport
- Copy of flight ticket
- List of goods and supplies to be shipped
- Contact information and email of the sender in Iran
- Business card (commercial freight)
- Necessary permits from government organizations for government goods (commercial freight)
- Preparing customs declaration (commercial freight)
What documents are required to deliver freight in Canada?
- Passport of the consignee
- Provide the bill of lading number
- Contact information and email address of the consignee in Canada
- List of supplies and goods sent
What factors do freight rates to Canada depend on?
- Type of cargo: The type of cargo you are planning to ship to Canada (such as household goods, raw materials, manufactured goods, electronic products, etc.) has a big impact on the cost. Some cargo requires special packaging and regulations due to the risks associated with shipping, which may increase the cost.
- Weight and volume of cargo: The cost of transporting cargo is calculated mainly based on the weight of the cargo. Heavier cargo usually costs more. Also, if your cargo takes up a lot of volume, you will need more space to transport it, which increases the cost.
- Paying customs fees: Canadian customs laws and regulations have a great impact on determining freight costs.
- Selected Airline: The choice of airline for cargo transportation can also have a big impact on the cost. Each airline has its own rules and tariffs, which may lead to cost differences.
- Exchange rate: The exchange rate plays an important role when paying for freight. If the exchange rate changes, the shipping cost also changes.
- Specialized Packaging: If your cargo requires specialized packaging (such as protective packaging or packaging sensitive to special conditions), the cost of packaging and required materials will also be added to the freight cost.
- Shipping cost to Imam Khomeini Airport Cargo Area: This is the cost of shipping your cargo from your origin to Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. What can affect this cost are the distance between you and the airport, the transportation used (such as the vehicle), and other costs related to loading and unloading the cargo.
- Warehousing, Loading and Unloading: If your cargo requires storage along the way (for example, if you are shipping through a transit terminal and your cargo requires storage before final shipment), this cost will also be added to the total cost.
- Cost of receiving services from the shipping company: These costs are usually considered in the form of all services provided by the company you choose to send the cargo to facilitate the shipping process, improve the quality and security of cargo transportation.
- Freight costs from airport to destination: After your cargo has cleared customs at the destination, it must be transported to the destination city in Canada. These costs depend on factors such as the distance of the route and the type of transportation used (air, ground, etc.).
How much does freight cost to Canada?
4 The weight of the goods is defined in the freight process to Canada and in the freight tariff to this country. However, considering that the greater the weight and volume of the cargo, the lower the shipping tariffs will be. These cargo categories based on weight are:
- Weight category up to 45 kg
- Weight category up to 100 kg
- Weight between 100 and 300 kg
- Weight category 300 kg and above
The tariff for each of these weights, along with the factors affecting the tariff for shipping cargo to Canada, will determine the final cost of Canadian freight. The general formula for freight costs to Canada is: Freight weight × Freight rate.
What items can be shipped to Canada by freight?
You can ship personal belongings, household items, furniture and beds, dressers and buffets, pianos, properly packaged food, carpets, electrical and electronic appliances, dishes, books, clothing, paintings, and anything that is not on the list of prohibited items by freight by air. The following items are also prohibited by freight to Canada:
- Explosive and flammable materials
- Toxic substances and disinfectants
- Spoiled food
- Drugs
- Military weapons and ammunition
- Counterfeit and smuggled products
- Confidential and sensitive security products
Freight to Vancouver
With its cultural diversity, beautiful environment and prestigious universities, this city has great appeal for tourists, immigrants and students, and many cargoes are sent to this city from all over the world. In the meantime, air transport is chosen as a popular option among Iranians who are looking for fast and safe transportation of their cargo to Vancouver. In air freight to Vancouver, Canada, cargo is sent with minimal damage and safely from Imam Airport directly to Vancouver Airport. This method is an ideal and cost-effective method for cargo weighing up to 500 kilograms.
Freight to Toronto
As the largest city in Canada and the main commercial and cultural center of the country, Toronto is a popular destination for air transport from all over the world. With an extensive network of air transport facilities, including Pearson International Airport, the city of Toronto is ready to move all kinds of goods and provides good service. The city’s airport is fully equipped with advanced facilities to transport a variety of cargoes, from consumer goods to industrial products and other goods. Air freight is often used as the preferred method for shipping cargo from Tehran to Toronto.
Freight to Calgary
Calgary is one of the largest cities in Canada and is located in the province of Alberta. The city of Calgary is known as an important economic and cultural center in Canada. In addition to its beautiful nature, Calgary is a sophisticated and modern city that provides a variety of facilities and services for its residents and visitors and attracts a large number of tourists and immigrants annually.
Calgary International Airport (YYC) is the largest airport in the province of Alberta and one of the busiest airports in Canada. This airport flies to more than 100 destinations worldwide and offers travel services and various types of air cargo services. In addition to 2 passenger terminals, this airport also has a cargo terminal and a small private airport. If you plan to use freight to Calgary, Canada, it is good to know that the distance from this airport to the city is about 17 kilometers.
Freight to Montreal
Montreal is the second most populous city in Canada and is located in the province of Quebec. Montreal’s diverse and multicultural population has made it one of Canada’s most important and thriving cities, and as such, demand and immigration from Iran to this city is very high. Sending air cargo to Montreal Canada via air freight is one of the most common methods for sending cargo and passenger loads to this city. This method is used as a widely used solution for sending heavy loads and more than the passenger load limit. Through air freight, you can send household goods, personal belongings, commercial goods and other cargo to Montreal.
Freight to Ottawa
Ottawa is known as a leading city in the field of quality of life in Canada and is an attractive destination for people looking for a better life and standard job opportunities. If you are planning to immigrate or travel to this city, you should choose a suitable option for sending your personal belongings and goods to Ottawa. Sending goods and household goods to Ottawa is one of the important steps in the process of immigrating to this new city to live. Freight to Ottawa with the help of an international shipping company can greatly assist you in the process of sending goods to this Canadian city.
Freight to Quebec
Quebec City is one of the Iranian-populated areas of Canada, and the province of Quebec is considered one of the largest and most important provinces in Canada. Because Quebec City is one of the Iranian-populated centers in Canada, cargo and goods are sent from Iran to Quebec continuously and in high volume. Air freight is considered the best and fastest way to send goods and goods from Iran to Quebec and other Canadian cities. This method is usually used for cargo that requires fast delivery. In air freight, the cargo is prepared for loading via Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. The experts responsible for loading will do this by observing security standards and maintaining quality throughout the transportation route. After loading, the aircraft flies to its destination, Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, Canada, and is delivered there.
Shipping Household Goods to Canada
When you decide to immigrate to Canada for study or work, one of your main concerns is how to transport your personal belongings and household furniture to Canada. If your cargo is less than 2000 kg, the best way to send cargo is by air or freight. In this method, the appropriate type of packaging and its quality are very important, because the safety of your cargo until it reaches its destination directly depends on its packaging and quality. Some items, such as furniture made of raw wood, require spraying with special and safe methods. For glasses, dining tables, buffets and display cases, it is also better to use wooden boxes. These boxes should be designed in a way that protects the product from shocks and vibrations during transportation. For wooden boxes, they need to be sprayed and disinfected. You must pay the spraying fee and attach the relevant documents to the bill of lading so that your package is acceptable to the customs authorities at the destination and does not cause any problems for you.
Cost of Packing Cargo to Ship to Canada
As mentioned, air freight packaging is one of the important factors in shipping cargo to Canada. Proper packaging can help reduce the risk of cargo damage and reduce the costs related to damage for you and the air freight company.
As an international postal company, Sepex understands the importance of cargo packaging and, taking into account factors such as safety, lightness, standards and price, offers you the best packaging methods and solutions.
One of Sepex’s main goals is to reduce customer costs at all stages of packaging, and in this regard, by optimizing the packaging method of cargo, they try to reduce the weight and dimensions of the packaging while maintaining the safety of the cargo. Using these methods will help you save on shipping costs and overall packaging costs. Sepex will reduce your costs and deliver your cargo to Canada with minimal risk by providing professional packaging services.
Important points about freight to Canada
- You should contact Sepex experts one week to 10 days before your travel date to check and prepare your luggage.
- To carry out freight, you must apply at least two days before your trip. This period should take into account the holidays of Imam Khomeini Airport Customs. (Airport Customs is closed on Thursdays, Fridays, and other official holidays in the country)
- In Canada, storage costs are free for the first 48 hours, after which they are calculated based on weight, volume, and type of cargo.
- It is necessary to complete a declaration form, which is a customs declaration. This form is used to apply for the 4-year exemption.
Shipping Company to Canada
Sepex Express Post has provided the possibility of shipping cargo to various cities in Canada with the help of experienced and professional experts. Freight cargo of personal belongings and household goods, freight cargo of commercial cargo, freight of live animals and freight of food and perishables to various cities in Canada such as Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Quebec, etc. are among the services of Sepex, which it offers to its customers using reputable international airlines and reasonable prices. By handling all matters related to shipping your cargo to Canada, Sepex experts allow you to devote all your attention to more important matters in the last moments before traveling or emigrating and not have to worry about shipping cargo to Canada.
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Frequently asked questions
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Freight shipping times may vary depending on the busy route and cargo traffic at Imam Khomeini Airport, but air freight to Canada is usually delivered within a period of about 4 to 5 days.
Yes, the cost of shipping to Canada varies somewhat depending on the final destination, such as Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, etc., as well as the weight and dimensions of the package. Other factors, such as the method of transportation (air, ground, etc.) to the destination city in Canada, will also have an impact.
Excess baggage to Canada can be shipped via freight. In this method, your baggage is shipped on a flight other than your own (as a passenger). You can contact Express Post Sepex to ship excess baggage and send your baggage to your desired city with freight services to Canada Sepex without paying heavy excess baggage fees.
To send freight to Canada, international airlines Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Lufthansa offer this service. These airlines have strong international experience and relationships in the field of freight transportation and are recognized as suitable options for sending cargo to Canada.