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Key Points
Carriers with the fastest shipping services to international destinations include the well known entities DHL, FedEx, and UPS. Each can offer express delivery services to more than 220 countries because of their comprehensive networks and infrastructure. So for Canadian businesses and individuals, these companies can typically guarantee a 3-business day arrival of parcels from Canada to faraway destinations like Australia, India, and Argentina.
But with speediness comes priciness, and this blog provides some tips to manage shipping costs. And to that end, it introduces Secureship, whose 15-plus years of service as a Canadian shipping broker has saved money and time for thousands of its clients.
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As a broker, Secureship’s intuitive platform allows you to quickly find up to a dozen shipping options for your parcel from carriers such as Purolator, FedEx, and UPS. While the options range in delivery times, each displays the carrier’s retail rate and Secureship’s savings, which could be up to 50%, a result of our bulk buying agreement with the carriers.
In addition, arranging your shipment with Secureship means the system prompts you to complete the required paperwork for a parcel bound to a foreign country. And that saves you hassles and time, and to a business or busy person, time is simply another form of money.
You may have selected the fastest delivery service for your precious parcel, but that does you little good if the goods are delayed or lost in transit. Here are some tips to avoid those outcomes.
Shipments can be delayed for a variety of reasons, but here are some measures you can take to prevent that from happening.
Unclear or defaced shipping labels can also cause lost parcels. So inserting an ‘In Case Found’ second shipping label inside the parcel is a smart back-up procedure. Be sure it too has your phone number and the parcel’s tracking number.
Other reasons parcels go missing include: old shipping labels left on the box and ambiguous information.
Shipping has become quite expensive, and fast shipping costs way more than slower shipping; however, there are other cost reduction strategies that won’t compromise a speedy delivery.
Carriers charge by weight of course, but they also measure the dimensions of the container and from that calculate the dimensional weight of the parcel. Without going into the details, it means that two items of the same weight but different sizes could result in the smaller box costing less than the bigger box.
Carriers offer other services that could add to the total you pay for the parcel’s delivery. Some simple value added services that can be avoided are listed below:
FedEx, UPS, and DHL can rightly claim the fastest shipping services to international destinations because of their well- developed and globe-encircling delivery networks. And for a Canadian shipper from a major centre, that means a parcel could reach any other major destination in three business days.
But the sender can also employ strategies to save money, expedite packages, and avoid shipment delays:
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