Which is the cheapest courier from Canada to England?

Which is the cheapest courier from Canada to England?

No one courier can claim to be the cheapest courier for every package from Canada to England because it depends on what is being shipped and when it needs to get there. As well, other extra service fees can come into play to increase shipping costs. However, one thing is for certain, Secureship – a Canadian born and based online shipping broker – can make your shipping cheaper and easier.

So this blog will show and explain how Secureship does what it says, and provide readers with more ways to save on shipping – slower shipping, avoiding peak season, and preventing delayed shipments. And as there is no point in receiving damaged goods, we conclude with packaging tips to ensure the parcel is prepared to endure a long, bruising journey.

Table of Contents

• Secureship
• More Ways to Save
• Packaging Tips
• Conclusion

Secureship

Secureship has secured bulk buyer agreements with Purolator, FedEx, and UPS, which allows it to pass on huge savings to its customers when shipping from Canada to England – often up to 50% of the courier’s retail price. Time savings are also realised when customers arrange shipping from their computer in a matter of minutes by using our intuitive platform.

Further, the system guides you through the parcel’s necessary paperwork and enables you to select the time and place of the shipment’s pick-up – no need to take time from your day to physically drop-off the box at the courier’s office.

More Ways to Save

Some more ways to save include simple measures like extending the delivery time, avoiding shipping during the Christmas season, and preventing the chance a parcel will be delayed.

Slower shipping

Speed is costly in the shipping industry, so if you extend a parcel’s delivery time, it is likely to cost you less as you will note when you get an estimate from Secureship.

And if arrival time truly is of low importance, then consider sea freight to save money, but when shipping to England from Canada that could take upwards of a month of travel time.

Time of year

Sending parcels during shipping’s peak season – mid-November till early in the new year – increases your costs, and risks parcel delays, which could harm your firm’s reputation. So with some planning, you may be able to avoid the busy Christmas season and save a few dollars in the process.

Preventing delayed shipments

When a shipment is delayed, it may not cost you money directly, but it may add to your staff’s workload through phone calls to find the parcel or placate the customer.

A simple way to mitigate this occurrence is to ensure the shipping label is written clearly, completely, and correctly in large print with indelible ink. And add your contact telephone number in the event of confusion.

As an extra measure, you could insert a second shipping label inside the box should the outer one be destroyed or become illegible.

Packaging Tips

At times parcels are manhandled and incur rough treatment, so packaging your goods to ensure a safe arrival is important for client satisfaction and to a company’s reputation.

FedEx offers a comprehensive guide to preparing packages, but a few simple tips as outlined below will help a lot to ensure valuable goods arrive at their destination undamaged:

1. Use a new, unused corrugated box (only one journey can reduce a new box’s strength by 50%).
2. Wrap items individually with bubble wrap or use package peanuts to keep them a minimum of 5 cm from each other and from all six sides of the box.
3. Seal the box with certified packing tape (Scotch, duct tape, string, rope are all unsuitable to this task).
4. Tape the box in an ‘H-pattern’ as shown below.

Conclusion

The cheapest courier from Canada to England will vary depending on the nature of the shipment and its travel time to the destination. In addition, parcels may incur extra service fees on top of the base shipping cost. But if Secureship is your broker, they will find the cheapest rate for you, which could be a savings of up to 50%, and save you a lot of time because of its easy-to-use platform.

There are also steps anyone can take to make shipping cheaper to England: select sea transport rather than air freight; avoid shipping during the peak Christmas period; and prevent parcel delays by completing the shipping label clearly and legibly.