Canada Post May 2018 Xpresspost and Tracked Packet add more countries

[ypdc_dennis]

www.canadapost.ca/web/en/kb/details.page?article=service_and_price_ch

Tracked Packet adds JAPAN

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XpressPost adds ALBANIA, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, INDIA, LEBANON, MACAO, RUSSIA.

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Effective May 13, 2018.

[momcqueen]

Excellent news. Thank you for sharing. I’ve had buyers from Japan make inquiries but the cost of Canada Post’s higher levels of tracked services frightened them away. The availability of Tracked Packet will help to alleviate that.

[momcqueen]

Also, I find the Russian development interesting. I thought it had been considered by many to be too high-risk due to insurance liabilities. Xpresspost is not only guaranteed delivered within x days but also insured. Unless there’s specific and special details regarding Russia, I’ll have to investigate further.

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

I would be nervous shipping anything to Columbia. Had one adventure through work shipping there via Fedex and last word the burro got lost somewhere between Bogota and Medellin. Unfortunately the item was required for a sales presentation and we didn't get the order.

-CM

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

Always a good idea before completing orders to some of the above listing countries the banned items list for mailing at the Canadapost website. 

The webpage below also includes other documentation that could be required for mailing to these countries.

https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/pgIntDest-e.asp?

Import Restrictions - Russian Federation

Senders should determine import restrictions from the country's authorities before posting:

• animal products
• bees, leeches and silk-worms accompanied by a veterinary certificate
• carpets
• cosmetics and toiletries
• cereals
• dairy products
• birds eggs
• encrypting and encoding devices used for coding (encryption)
• food and beverages
• fruit
• high-frequency apparatus
• honey
• medical apparatus and equipment
• medicines
• pesticides
• precious metals
• products of animal origin
• Psychotropic substances
• stamps
• seeds and plants
• toys.

Columbia list of restricted items includes Antiques, Used Clothing and Toys Representing Arms etc.

-CM

[momcqueen]

Absolutely. The worldwide resource page of banned or prohibited or restricted items has been my almost all-time favorite bookmark to share for years now. It serves as a good reminder. And tool. Thanks for sharing.

[lotzofuniquegoodies]

Not a problem. Have to wait and see if the particular matching resource pages, Canadapost postage calculator and Shippo get updated in May to match those new services.

-CM

[momcqueen]

Tracked Packet to Japan is showing on my listings, as expected, today. Happy dance.

C $32.17

Japan

Canada Post Tracked Packet - International

Estimated Delivery within 6-10 business days

[femmefan1946]

Columbia. Had one adventure through work shipping there via Fedex

Of course this could be a failure of FedEx, rather than a failure of the Columbia Post Office.

FedEx Canada is unable to ship to many addresses in Canada and sub-contracts to Canada Post.

[momcqueen]

I'm curious about Russia. Toys are on the list of 'restricted' but not 'prohibited' items. I cannot imagine the reason for that but to whom would I direct my queries on the subject? My local Member of Parliament? Global Affairs directly? I called the latter once and was heartily impressed how quickly and efficiently they answered my question but the question was about some detail of passports or something.

[fashionoutletdeal]

What is the measurements and the weight ? 

Thank you 

[ypdc_dennis]

Tracked Packet International
Volumetric/dimensional weight does NOT apply to Tracked Packet
Minimum sizes: 14 x 9 x 0.1 cm
Maximum length: 60 cm
Total maximum size: L+W+H can not exceed 90cm
Maximum weight: 2kg (USA tracked has a smaller limit of 1kg)
Size source: https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/prices/SBParcels-e.pdf
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Tracked Packet to Japan
Fuel surcharge does apply (so rates will vary monthly).
Prices shown include the May/2018 fuel surcharge.
Over-the-counter and Solutions-for-Small-Business level 1 rates shown. Other SfSB levels get better prices.
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001g-100g ... 35.78  vs $26.06
101g-250g ... 45.62 vs $33.22
251g-500g ... 58.90 vs $46.40
501g-1.0kg ... 71.37 vs $61.17
1.0kg-1.5kg ... 79.14 vs $69.87
1.5kg-2.0kg ... 87.89 vs $79.11
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https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e2s1

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$100 insurance included.

[fashionoutletdeal]

Thank you