What is the cheapest way to ship a package from Canada to France?

When shipping a package from Canada to France, the cheapest way is to have Secureship act as your broker. With special volume agreements with three renowned carriers, Secureship can knock the shipping rate down by at least half of the retail price. But there are other factors that dictate shipping rates, and they include delivery time, recipient’s location, and time of year.

Table of Contents

• Saving Shipping Costs with Purolator, UPS, and FedEx
• What Determines a Parcel’s Shipping Rate?
• How Does Secureship Cut Shipping Rates?
• Conclusion

Saving Shipping Costs with Purolator, UPS, and FedEx

Since its inception in November 2007, Secureship’s success was built by finding its clients major savings with three main carriers: UPS, Purolator, and FedEx.

And when you use Secureship’s free shipping estimator, it will generate a range of results in seconds, a sample of which is shown below.

With one notable exception, Secureship’s price for you is half or more off of the carriers’ retail rate.

What Determines a Parcel’s Shipping Rate?

The shipping rates above were for a five-kilogram parcel shipped from Montreal’s Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau Airport bound for Paris’s Charles-de-Gaulle International.

As you can see from the results, one of the determinants in the price is the delivery time. But the distance the parcel must travel and the time of year it is shipped could also affect the overall cost.

Delivery time

The most expensive shipping, by far, had the quickest delivery time - two business days. So, a simple way to reduce shipping expenses is to delay the delivery time; even later in the same day could have a dramatic price reduction.

Travel distance

The sample parcel above was travelling directly between two major cities, but if the recipient is far outside Paris, or it was picked-up hundreds of kilometres from Montreal, one could expect higher charges.

Time of year

Like other industries, shipping has a high season, which starts in early November and ends in mid-January of the new year, which is the Christmas season. Therefore, prices are higher at this time and delays are more likely.

So, we strongly recommend that you ship early to ensure important parcels arrive to the recipients as hoped for.

How Does Secureship Cut Shipping Rates?

How does Secureship cut the shipping rates so much from big-name carriers’ retail prices? The simple answer is that it has made bulk purchasing agreements with them, and the savings are passed on to you, the client.

But beyond that, Secureship offers savings of time and hassles. Its online system is intuitive and simple, so you don’t spend a lot of time looking for the best rate from a plethora of choices.

And once you’ve selected your shipping option, the system automatically guides you through the paperwork and choosing a pick-up time and location. It has been designed to make shipping as efficient as possible so you can do what you do best.

Conclusion

When Secureship works as your shipping broker, you will benefit from the cheapest shipping rates from Canada to France. This is a result of bulk volume agreements with Purolator, UPS, and FedEx. However, shipping rates are also affected by delivery time, recipient’s location, and time of year. Expect higher fees for overnight deliveries, recipients in smaller rural communities, and when shipping during the Christmas holiday season, which starts in early November and stretches into mid-January of the new year.