Canada Post may be a natural first choice to ship a package from Canada to England, but it is only one of many options available to Canadians when shipping internationally. Sorting through all the shipping possibilities and managing the small but important accompanying details can be confusing and certainly time-consuming. So, selecting Secureship – Canada’s premier shipping broker – to help you is a wise choice as they will make shipping easier and cheaper.
Shipping to a foreign destination is more complicated than a domestically-bound parcel. There is added paperwork, importation regulations to abide by, and taxes and duties to be paid. This blog provides a short overview of those topics as they pertain to shipments from Canada to England.
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Secureship has over 15 years of experience helping tens of thousands of people saving money and time when shipping within Canada, to England, or anywhere worldwide. The monetary savings can be huge – up to 50% – and the time savings, incalculable as they come from our intuitive platform that guides you efficiently through the shipping estimate, courier selection, paperwork, and finally arranging the parcel’s pick-up.
International shipping may seem a daunting task for the uninitiated, so to further help its customers, Secureship also offers answers to questions and general shipping information.
Under our website’s Support tab, you will find a:
The Help Centre supplies instant answers to 5,000-plus questions from our ShipGuru or you can send an email and have an answer in an hour or so. The Learning Centre covers various topics for beginner and intermediate shippers while the more than 140 Country Shipping Guides give an overview of a country’s importation regulations and taxation on incoming goods. Finally, blogs like this one target topics for a selection of countries as well as some general shipping issues.
Sending a parcel across Canada is far less complicated than shipping one to England. The two differences involve paperwork and complying with importation regulations.
All international shipments require a commercial invoice (CI), without which a parcel will be barred entry to a country. The CI describes the goods and allows customs agents to apply the correct duties and taxes to them.
Depending on the nature of the goods, they may also require an ATA Carnet, Certificate of Origin, Form B13a, personal effects form, or others. Details can be found at Secureship’s Learning Centre – shipping documents.
England, like all countries, controls the entry of goods through prohibitions – not allowed to enter – and restrictions – may enter but with limits to quantity or extra paperwork. Taxes can take the form of duties and value added taxes.
Like most countries, England imposes duties and taxes on incoming goods. For duties, if the value of the goods is ￡135 (about $240 CAD as of August 2024) or less, then no duty is collected (except for alcohol and tobacco products).
On the other hand, VAT of 20% (value added tax) is levied on all goods entering the country irrespective of their value. So, even if an item only has a value of a dollar or two, it will incur VAT.
There are numerous options when shipping from Canada to England – Canada Post, UPS, Purolator, FedEx, etc. Choosing one can seem overwhelming, however, life can be simplified by having Secureship arrange shipping on your behalf. Not only will you save time by guiding you with the completion of paperwork, but as importantly, money, which could be up to half of the retail prices of the couriers.
And if that isn’t enough of an incentive, then also consider Secureship as a valuable source of shipping information. Our website provides free access to articles about international shipping in general, instant help with a ShipGuru, country shipping guides to England and 140 more countries. And finally, like this blog, over 60 similar ones answering specific and general questions for a range of countries.
About Secureship
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Providing instant price shopping across multiple carriers, Secureship is the best choice for reduced rate shipping. In addition, Secureship offers benefits such as a consolidated shipping system regardless of the carrier you choose, built-in address book, convenient invoicing and shipment management.
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