Shipping to Canada

Shipping luggage to Canada — what you need to know

A favourite overseas destination for holidaying and emigrating travellers worldwide, Canada is an unmissable highlight of North America. Whether you're backpacking across the Rocky Mountains or plan to make Canada your permanent home, you'll need someone to transport your personal belongings safely.

That's where Seven Seas Worldwide come in! With over 25 years of experience shipping luggage internationally, we can transport your boxes, bags, suitcases and furniture in a simple, cost-effective manner. Our seasoned experts can ship large items, such as skis, snowboards, bicycles, and golf clubs, to all major Canadian cities, including Toronto, Quebec, Vancouver and Montreal. Discover how easy it is to ship baggage internationally with a free instant quote.

An international shipping company you can trust

Shipping from the Netherlands to Canada is more straightforward than you might think. With our global network of depots, we can fully support you at every step, from generating a quick quote to safely handing over your luggage shipment at the destination. The following are just a few of the benefits we offer when sending baggage shipments abroad:

• The MoveCube®: our bespoke, secure crates are your personal shipping container. Available in three different sizes to suit your needs, the MoveCube® can be filled with anything from bulky items to sports equipment!
• Door-to-door collection: there's no need to lug your personal items to a distant collection point. We'll supply all the boxes and materials to your door, collect your packaged goods, and safely send your luggage overseas.
• Free storage: unlike our competitors, we can securely store your goods for up to two weeks in the origin country, completely free of charge, allowing greater flexibility with travel dates.
• No unexpected charges: we guarantee complete transparency for our customers. Using our free online quote tool, you can see a step-by-step breakdown of all our shipping services, from logistics to customs clearance.
• Reassuring online tracking tool: watch your household items' movements at every point of their journey.
• Customs support: by using our online customs documents, we can guide you through each step of the process via your online account.

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We guide you through the Canadian customs process

The Canadian Customs process has a reputation for being a little complicated. With more than 25 years of experience successfully shipping your belongings to Canada from the Netherlands, we know how to make it a straightforward experience.

Seven Seas Worldwide provide the documentation needed to clear Canadian Customs Authority via your online account. The first step is to log in to your account. From here, you can complete all our required online documentation. Including:

• An inventory to accurately record each item of your shipment.
• Insurance to protect your goods from accidents or damage.
• Scans of your passport and, if applicable, scans of your visa.

New immigrants and Canadian citizens re-entering the country must complete a "Personal Effects Accounting Document," also known as a BSF186 form. To avoid taxes or duties on your goods, a BSF186 must be stamped at a RED customs channel upon arrival in the country.

Please note: as a strict Canadian Customs rule, you must physically be in Canada when your shipment arrives. Your local Seven Seas Worldwide office will inform you when your goods have arrived and are awaiting customs clearance.

Customs documents need to be presented to a Customs Office, by you, in the city where your cargo is located. If the Customs Office is far from your destination, you may need to travel.

Once cleared by Customs, your Cargo Control Document (supplied by us) will be stamped as "PARS PERMITTED". Next, email us your proof of clearance, and we will arrange delivery of your goods.

For more customs advice, including rules on duty-free goods and wedding and inheritance gifts, head to our Importing into Canada page.

With more than 25 years of experience successfully shipping your belongings to Canada from the Netherlands, we know how to make it easy.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) customs offices

We will contact you before your shipment arrives in Canada to advise which CBSA Customs Office you need to visit to clear your shipment. This office will be local to the bonded warehouse storing your belongings while you arrange customs clearance, but it might not be local to your home address.

Below we've listed the CBSA office and bonded warehouse addresses we use:

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