How much does it cost to ship from Canada to Germany?

International shipping costs from Canada have risen dramatically in the last several years, and Germany has not been spared. But there is a spot of good news for Canadian residents - Secureship - a shipping broker who can arrange dramatically reduced shipping rates with Purolator, UPS, and FedEx. Time savings also play a role in the benefits Secureship offers its clients, and it is our efficient online system that makes shipping with us quick and seamless.

Also, international shipping is more involved than domestically-bound parcels. But Secureship’s Shipping Guide to Germany offers an overview of the country’s importation rules, duties, and taxes on goods from Canada. Read on to learn how to access this valuable trove of information.

Table of Contents

• How Shipping from Canada Can Be Cheaper
• Other Ways to Save
• International Shipping
• Conclusion

How Shipping from Canada Can Be Cheaper

How often can you save 50% off of a retail price? If Secureship is your shipping broker, then the answer is almost every time you ship a parcel to Germany.

Secureship has bulk purchasing agreements with Purolator, FedEx, and UPS, which typically translates into a 50% or more reduction on your shipping rate with those carriers.

And there is more good news - this can be arranged within minutes by using Secureship’s intuitive online estimator, and that means time savings as well as monetary.

Other Ways to Save

The bottom line is very important for businesses and the personal pocket book. However, time savings indirectly saves people money, and once you select a Secureship-generated shipping option, its system guides you seamlessly to finish the process.

• International shipments require specific paperwork, and we prompt you through those.
• Choose the parcel pick-up time and place, which you choose for your convenience, for instance at your home or office.
• Once the parcel is on route, Secureship’s tracking system monitors its progress and alerts you when an issue arises.

International Shipping

There are some differences between shipping domestically compared to an international shipment. The two key ones involve documents and taxes.

Documents

Every parcel requires a shipping label, but foreign addresses can look different than North American ones. So, double-check the recipient’s address to ensure its correctness.

And add a contact phone number in the event of a delivery issue.

Duties and taxes

Duties are much in the news in 2025, but Canada and Germany are economically linked through CETA - Canada European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. And the result is that duties are low or zero on most goods exchanged between the two countries.

In addition, the de minimis value for duties is €150 (about $240 CAD - August 2025), which means no duties are collected for goods below this value except for alcohol, tobacco, and coffee products.

VAT

Unlike duties, Germany’s value added tax (VAT) applies to all goods shipped from Canada to Germany regardless of their value.

Conclusion

The cost of shipping from Canada to Germany has, like to other destinations, increased a lot of late; however, Canadian shipping broker, Secureship, can find cheap rates for you with UPS, FedEx, and Purolator. As well, using Secureship will save you time and hassles, which always helps a business’s bottom line. And as shipping to foreign entities adds complications (customs rules, taxes, duties), shippers need to be aware of those, and Secureship provides that information online for free in its collection of Shipping Guides to 140-plus nations, including Germany and the rest of the EU.