Hi have just been reading some threads about shipping to Canada, was just wondering if anyone had send a pallet or two over? we are in the Uk and moving to Manitoba, seems to be a lot cheaper as we are only taking clothes/toys and a few ornaments, what was your experience? after care? any company to recomend? thanks xx

Id be very careful we are talking wooden pallets arent we? CFIA might not like the wooden pallets and order them destroyed.
Use this link to see if allowed
http://airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/Ai...ns.aspx?lang=1

was looking at 10-12 (mold/mildew)treated moving boxes pallet wrapped, that's about all i have figured out, i have found dozens of companies with around the same price.......

thanks for the link never thought about that but found so very helpful,

What company's have you got prices from and how much are you talking?? If I may ask.

Phytosanitary certificate required attesting treatment as per ISPM #15

pallet to ship, intercargo, anglo pacific, baggage freight, p4d.co.uk. & many more they are all quoting just under 300 pound then there are some other extras with some quotes for collection or extra insurance ect some do door to door delivery or you can do a pick up in winnipeg with some then around 142 pound to delivery to you ect
that's for 10-12 standard box's on one pallet

We did boxes and cost us just over £1000 for 42 boxes

I shipped a pallet over but it was almost 7 years ago and I did it through my company, not using regular emmigration movers. They delivered it to the freight depot in Calgary and then my wife and I packed its contents into our little car!

Something that made it easier was using a plastic pallet - haulage companies know of them - back then it meant I didnt need certificates for the wood pallet etc.

I believe, not certain though that the wood as to be stamped ISPM. We had a container refused entry last week from France as the wood wasn't stamped, the company in France had the certificates but customs wanted the wood stamped. It was being used to baton a car, so the whole lot went back, French company out of pocket by lots of euro's and highly embarrassed. client very unhappy

I'll have to ask about that

yeah they need the stamp, the link above takes you to the website i wouldnt have know about that so glad i do now

That's right. No stamp, big problems generally.

For general info, the stamp looks like this:



For the casual shipper of freight/possessions to Canada, any freight forwarder worth their salt will ensure that pallets are treated. In fact Europe implemented ISPM15 before North America so the chances of finding an untreated pallet are pretty slim.

My first job in Canada had responsibility for logistics (amongst other things) for a large seafood company. It was about the time (2005) when Europe clamped down on ISPM packaging. Europe was a big market for frozen shrimp and they had about 500 pallets of it in a cold store in Halifax. All on the wrong type of pallet! A swift exercise in pallet swapping was neccessary to ensure that all of the M&S prawn sandwiches, got their prawns without delay.