Hi, I'm after some advice on the best way to ship (UK to Canada) a rather heavy tool box which I need for my work. I've been in touch with some shipping companies in the UK but they are all a bit vague!

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Depends on size and weight. FedEx or UPS are options. You will also be charged taxes and duties on this as it is work tools.

We shipped OH's huge Snap On and smaller Mac boxes with our household stuff in a shared container. He struggled at work until tools arrived and bought some bits too.

I drove a car mechanic, who had had it with Canada and was going home, to the airport. His tools were in a roll along chest which he tried to check as his bag. The airline person said he'd have to pay excess baggage charges based on weight and it would be "hundreds of dollars". Delighted, and ready for this, he pulled out a roll of cash and his tools arrived in England on the same flight as he did.

Similar here. 32kg is a lot of tools- and my toolbox (motorcycle maintenance rather than professional, but still) fitted as a suitcase. They did bust the corner of it mind....

Consider shipping tools alone and buying a new tool box at the other end. My trusty old steel toolbox is still in England for that very reason- too much weight in itself.

Hi
My toolboxes came in the container as 'hobby tools' as a hobby i restore old vehicles

best to check for current info

but i recall 'trade/work ' tools were/are subject to tax on arrival in canada

cheers
jerry

We put our belongings in a 20ft container with Upakweship.

Hubby had to leave behind a few 240v items (workmates did well that day!)
otherwise we listed everything as person/household.
Around 1/3 of the shipment was tools!

ONLY query we had was when hubby presented himself to Customs in Edmonton, to show ID and sign for our stuff.

On the tool list was his Paslode 'gun' and cartridges.

When asked by the officer what he used it for, hubby said for the rare occasion that he does metal fixings.

The officer replied that 'it is considered an explosive'...and should have been declared!

'Ohwww I'm sorry, I did not realise
luckily hubby was allowed to keep it !!