Package forwarder US to Canada

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Package forwarder US to Canada

1RRCBS
Juin 13, 2021, 7:14 pm

I was wondering if anyone has recently used a package forwarder? I’m torn between ship7, myus, or stackry…prices are similar so unsure which to use. I haven’t seen many independent reviews on them so a bit nervous about hidden fees and just trusting them in general. Thanks in advance!

2SF-72
Juin 14, 2021, 5:59 am

I don't know any of those, but I use Colis Expat, a French company. So far I've been very happy with their service, and I just checked - they do deliver from the US to Canada.

3kvnchn
Juin 15, 2021, 1:38 pm

Which area of Canada are you in? There are services in the GTA (eg. Shippsy and Cross Border Pickups) which will also import your items into Canada for you, and you can either pick them up in the local warehouse or have them shipped to you within Canada. You pay a few dollars plus tax on the value of the item, so it might be worth looking into (or similar services in whatever area you're in)

I've also used Colis Expat for shipping from EU countries and can vouch for them as well.

4RRCBS
Juil 27, 2021, 6:30 pm

Sharing some experience: I decided to use a package forwarding service to get the LOA books I wanted (Shippsy). It took 13 days from the day I placed my LOA order to the day I received the items at my home in Canada. I paid $60 CAD for the service ($7 fee, $19 tax, which I normally wouldn’t have been charged, and $27 to have the books shipped from their Canadian warehouse to my house). Normally I would pay $20 US to ship books direct from LOA, so that’s pretty good. I got 13 books. Overall, pretty happy with my experience. I probably wouldn’t use them often because I’d worry about returns in cases of damaged books. But I really wanted my LOA books!