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

In the shipping industry, minimising a parcel’s size and increasing its delivery time are two simple ways of making shipping cheaper to Mexico or anywhere else. This blog explains the whys and hows of those two strategies, and who you can consult to further reduce your costs - Canada’s premier shipping broker, Secureship. Secureship knocks off the price of shipping to most anywhere worldwide by at least half and saves you a tonne of time when arranging a shipment.

Table of Contents

• Parcel Size
• Parcel Delivery Time
• Canada’s Shipping Broker - Secureship
• Conclusion

Parcel Size

Parcel could mean its weight or physical dimensions. Lighter parcels ship for less, obviously, but little can be done to reduce a parcel’s overall weight.

Similarly, bigger containers also cost more to ship even if they weigh the same as in a smaller box; and the reason is due to its dimensional weight.

Carriers calculate their rates based on a parcel’s dimensional weight, as shown below:

When the calculated value is compared to the actual weight, the bigger of the two dictates the shipping rate.

In summary, the effect of dimensional weight shows up in a situation like the one below - the bricks ship for less.

Parcel Delivery Time

Another truism of the shipping industry is that slower deliveries cost less to ship.

This is particularly notable between an overnight delivery and one delayed by two or three business days, as the table below demonstrates - $665 for a 2-day delivery; $497 for a 3-day.

You may have noticed two distinct prices for each option in the table above, and that is explained in the next topic.

Canada’s Shipping Broker - Secureship

Two prices appear for most of the shipping options in the table above. The one in bold is far less than the smaller grey one. And the bold numbers are what Secureship can arrange for you, which can often be more than 50% off a carrier’s retail price.

In addition, using Secureship is easy - an intuitive platform that finds numerous options within minutes. The system also smoothly guides you through the paperwork and parcel pick-up without having to visit the courier’s office.

With a free account and no monthly minimums, what are you waiting for?

Conclusion

The two key ways to reduce shipping costs to Mexico are to make parcels as small as reasonable and delaying the delivery time. A lesser known but an equally effective tool in reducing shipping rates is to ask Secureship to find you much cheaper options, and that costs you nothing. And in fact, it will save you time because Secureship’s platform works fast and takes on a lot of the burdens of arranging a shipment and its paperwork for you.