Posts from Timothy Byrnes

Canada Post backlogs in mail or parcel deliveries are worsening across the Canada. Canada Post also suspended delivery-time guarantees . As a result of ongoing industrial action, US Postal Service parcel service to Canada has been disrupted.


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Ship E-commerce Duty Free to Europe from Canada

Canadian online marketplaces and direct to consumer platforms are increasingly going global and selling direct to the UK, France and the European Union.


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With the work stoppage disruptions by Canada Post workers, we are getting numerous inquiries on the impact, alternatives and prospects. Canadian companies who rely on Canada post for their parcel deliveries are now actively searching for alternative delivery options from Canada.


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Bangladesh and Canada are experiencing growing trade relations. Bangladesh is emerging economy with annual GDP growth over 6% and the second largest exporter of apparels in the world. Canada and Bangladesh enjoy over $2 billion dollars of bilateral trade annually. The possibilities for expansion of Bangladesh's economic links with Canada depend on low cost parcel delivery between the two countries.


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To help answer the many requests we are getting from shippers across Canada, mostly from Edmonton.Edmonton shippers have been affected by the Canada Post slowdown.


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To help answer the many requests we are getting from shippers across Canada, Jet is providing international parcel alternatives to Canada Post for shipments to France, European Union, UK, Japan, China and all major global economies.


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Sometimes, through the haze of fact challenged political discourse comes a point that most can agree on. One such issue is the outdated postal union rules. Under UPU rules, Chinese companies most often pay less for delivery by the USPS than American companies shipping within their own country. This aberration was well known amongst industry professionals, and is now a headline issue across the USA.


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A latin term that means “about minimal things” is - ironically - taking on a huge significance for Canada in the re-negotiation of NAFTA. The de minimis level -also referred to as the low value threshold - refers to the value below which duty and taxes are not charged.

Currently, most items valued under $800 US can be imported duty free to the USA. Under the new USA Canada Free Trade agreement (USMCA) imports to Canada valued over $40 CAD are subject to duty and taxes. Express shipments valued under $150 CAD can be imported duty free (but are subject to sales tax).


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We often get inquiries from Canadians shippers who are seeking an alternative to Canada Post for reasons linked primarily to service and shipping costs.


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Many e-commerce shippers are surprised to find out that - in most cases - it can be less expensive to bypass use a foreign post office and ship with the USPS directly.


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