MetEx House, 496a Great West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW5 0TE  ·  Shipping since 1998
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📦 Moving to Canada 🇨🇦 • Luggage Shipping • Air & Sea • Since 1998

Moving to Canada ?
Ship your luggage and personal effects from the UK

Moving to Canada is not just a logistics exercise — it is the start of something significant. The luggage shipping piece should be the easy part. We collect from your UK door, handle the export documentation, and ship your personal effects to Canada by air in 4-9 working days or by sea. Sender and receiver must be the same person.

4–9d
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Est. 1998
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📍 Part of our complete Shipping to Canada hub — customs, Form BSF186, costs & every service ›
Key rule

👤 Sender and receiver must be the same person for personal effects classification • Air: 4-9 working days to Canada • Sea: 3-6 weeks • £75 deposit • 0800 096 38 39

What to know

Shipping personal effects to Canada — key facts

If you’re moving to Canada — Luggage Shipping, we can ship your luggage, suitcases, boxes and personal effects door-to-door (subject to your destination) from the UK. We handle your UK customs export entry that a relocation involves and deliver your belongings to Canada — Luggage Shipping — whether it’s a single suitcase, boxes of household items, or a full move.

Canada Border Services Agency require a BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document for goods arriving separately from the traveller. Items must be owned and used prior to arrival in Canada to qualify for duty-free personal effects.

Excess Luggage Co. • Moving to Canada since 1998

Canada is increasingly popular with UK nationals relocating under various immigration programmes. Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa. CBSA documentation is detailed but manageable if you start it correctly. We advise every Canada-bound customer on the BSF186 requirement — getting this wrong causes significant delays at the port of entry.

FAQs

Moving to Canada — luggage shipping questions

How do I ship my luggage when moving to Canada?
Call us on 0800 096 38 39 or request a quote online. Tell us your UK collection postcode, destination in Canada, what you are shipping and when you need to move. We confirm the quote for air freight (4-9 working days) or sea freight (3-6 weeks). These sea transit times are approximate — the actual time depends on when your LCL container finishes loading and consolidating, the vessel’s sailing date and route, any transhipment hub before the final destination, and customs clearance, so please allow a week or two either side. We collect from your door. You handle customs clearance at the Canada end.
What documents do I need to ship personal effects to Canada?+
Itemised packing list with declared values for every item. Passport copy of the receiver (same person as the sender). Canada Border Services Agency require a BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document for goods arriving separately from the traveller. Items must be owned and used prior to arrival in Canada to qualify for duty-free personal effects. We help you prepare the right documentation at booking.
Is air or sea freight better for moving to Canada?+
Air freight (4-9 working days) for essentials you need quickly. Sea freight (3-6 weeks) for larger volumes and household goods where time is not critical. Many customers moving to Canada use both — air freight for the first shipment, sea freight for the bulk.
What cannot be shipped when moving to Canada?+
No lithium batteries in a standard shipment. Batteries can be packed and exported as declared dangerous goods — ask us before you pack. Undeclared dangerous goods are a criminal offence and the duty sits with the sender, so tell us what is in the shipment. No aerosols or perfumes. No laptops on door-to-door (subject to your destination) air service. Canada Border Services Agency require a BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document for goods arriving separately from the traveller. We advise on destination-specific restrictions at booking.
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Excess Luggage Co.
Moving to Canada luggage shipping • MetEx House, Hounslow • Since 1998
Excess Luggage Co. has been shipping personal effects for people relocating to Canada since 1998. We know the documentation requirements, the customs expectations and the common points of delay. Call us on 0800 096 38 39 before you start packing.

Moving to Canada?

Tell us your UK postcode, destination in Canada, what you are shipping and your timeline. Clear quote. No guesswork.

📋 Official Customs Authority — Canada

For official customs requirements, import duties and restricted items guidance, visit the Canada Border Services Agency — the official customs authority for Canada. Always verify current requirements before shipping.

UK Collection

We collect from your door anywhere in the UK

Door collection Monday to Friday from any UK address. Select your nearest city for local collection times and details:

LondonManchesterBirminghamLeedsGlasgowEdinburghLiverpoolBristolSheffieldNewcastleNottinghamLeicesterBradfordCardiffCoventrySouthamptonPortsmouthOxfordCambridgeReading/SloughBrightonLutonMilton KeynesDerbyStokeWolverhamptonSwanseaAberdeenDundeeMiddlesbroughExeterPlymouthYorkBelfastHounslowHeathrow

✍ Within M25: Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00 • Outside M25: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00

📋 Collection & Booking Rules
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Collection hours: Within M25: Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00 • Outside M25: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00. Weekend collections applicable within Greater London only, subject to availability and surcharge. No weekend collections outside Greater London.
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Collection fee: All luggage, baggage and boxes collected for shipping or storage are subject to a collection fee of £27.50 + VAT per 25 kg item (UK mainland), or £75.00 + VAT per item (Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland). Additional weight is charged at £1.50 + VAT per kilo thereafter, plus any surcharge for overweight items.
Heavy-weight handling charge: Any single item of luggage, baggage, bags or boxes of 30 kilos physical weight, or exceeding 200 centimetres in combined dimensions (L + W + H), is liable to a heavy-weight handling charge of £30.00 per item.
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Barrels & oversized items: Barrel shipments — commonly used for Caribbean and West African routes — are subject to a handling surcharge. Please advise at enquiry stage if shipping barrels so we can confirm the correct charge before booking.
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