China to Toronto YHM Air Freight (A-Rate, UPS)

China → Canada Air A-Rate – UPS

Air freight rates from China to Canada. We publish the actual tier structure rather than a single headline number, because the price per kilo on this lane changes materially with consignment size and the tier you land in decides your landed cost more than the headline rate does.

Cargo on this service moves through YVR (Vancouver), YYZ (Toronto) and YUL. Clearance happens at the arrival airport, so an inland consignee adds a trucking leg on top of the transit time quoted here. Expect 3–6 days of dwell at destination before release.

This rate is freight only. Import charges for Canada are assessed separately on arrival — GST 5% + provincial; duty 0–18% — and whoever is named as importer of record is liable for them. If you would rather have one all-in number, ask us for the duty-paid version of this lane.

Space on this lane tightens through Aug–Oct, which is peak season for Canada. Rates published outside that window are not a reliable guide to what you will pay inside it, so if your order lands in peak, book earlier rather than budgeting from an off-peak figure.

Current Rate Card

• 21-70 — USD 55.53 per KG
• 71-300 — USD 53.01 per KG
• 301+ — USD 52.50 per KG

Last refreshed 2026-08-06.

Scope, Exclusions and What to Check Before Booking

Chargeable weight on this service is the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight, with volumetric calculated as length × width × height in centimeters divided by 6000. For anything light and bulky the volumetric figure is the one that bills, which is why carton dimensions are worth optimizing before you book rather than after the cargo is weighed at the airport.

• General commercial cargo. Battery, magnetic, liquid and powder content must be declared at booking, not on arrival
• Chargeable weight is the greater of actual and volumetric weight (divisor 6000)
• Fuel and security surcharges, remote-area delivery and oversize handling are quoted on top where they apply
• Routing on this lane is via YVR (Vancouver), YYZ (Toronto) and YUL — inland delivery beyond that point is quoted against the delivery address
• Clearance at destination is handled by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada de-minimis: CAD 20 (CAD 150 courier under CUSMA) — commercial consignments sit above it and are dutiable in full
• Destination conformity: ISED for radio devices; bilingual EN/FR labeling

On the duty side, the applicable regime is: GST 5% + provincial; duty 0–18%. Those are planning references rather than a ruling: the rate that binds is the one assessed against your declared HS code at the moment of entry, and classification is where most landed-cost surprises actually originate. Duty and tax are settled in CAD at destination.

Before you book, confirm two things with your consignee: that they are registered to import into Canada, and that whoever is named as importer of record accepts the duty liability. Those are dull questions and they are also the two that most often surface only after the cargo has already sailed.