Service route: Hangzhou to Montreal;
Service mode: Door to door moving one-stop service;
Case Overview: Mr. Wu entrusted Hipu International to ship his furniture items from his home in Hangzhou to Montreal, Canada by sea.

Montreal, the second largest city in Canada, is also the economic center and main port of Quebec, Canada, is the largest city in the province. Montreal is the country's largest industrial and commercial, financial center, industrial output value of the country's first. Montreal also has well-developed aviation, finance, design and film industries, and was named "City of Design" by UNESCO in 2006.

Mr. Wu and his partner from Hangzhou are planning to move to Montreal, Canada. Mr. Wu was previously a college teacher, and now has reached the age of retirement, coupled with the children are also successful in their careers, no more worries and concerns, they are ready to find a suitable place with his partner, to enjoy their old age. Montreal is known as the "Little Paris", unique architectural style, a strong cultural atmosphere, the pace of life is also slow and easy, very suitable for the old couple with romantic feelings.

After the immigration formalities, the two of them will find the Xipu International Moving Hangzhou some important furniture and household goods by sea to Canada. After volume estimation, Mr. Wu's furniture is only about 9 cubic meters, Xipu's business staff recommended Mr. Wu to go directly to the group transportation service, not only affordable, security is also guaranteed.

Mr. Wu was recommended to go for the group transportation service directly.

Hipu's staff came to the door on the agreed date to pack up all the furniture luggage, and then shipped Mr. Wu's furniture items to Hipu's domestic warehouse, waiting for the collection of goods to be completed and then loaded together and shipped to the port. Canada is a popular shipping country, so do not have to worry about the slow collection of goods, not to mention the Hippo warehouse can be free storage for 30 days. With Hipo's assistance, Mr. Wu's furniture items were successfully cleared duty-free and arrived in Montreal.

When it comes to cross-country moving, it is important to pick the right type of transportation for you! If you don't choose the right one, then you may spend a lot of money, and it may also lead to timeliness and safety issues in the transportation of your belongings. Today Xipu will help you analyze the cross-country moving methods, in the end how to choose?

First, sea transportation

Charges: by cubic meters, volume charges

Adaptation of the crowd: large furniture items, the number of items, there is no requirement for the transportation time, the pursuit of cost-effective, willing to wait.

Advantages: large volume, low sea freight, routes around the world, accessibility, provide two options of whole container and container assembly, higher flexibility, saving effort.

Disadvantages: Longer transportation time, usually more than 30 days (the specific time depends on the actual situation).

Customs formalities are handled by specialized personnel, and customers only need to identify the items they need to move. So compared to the following two ways, sea transportation is more cost-effective.

Second, Air transportation

Charging method: according to the volume and weight charges

Adaptation crowd: small volume, light weight (clothing, daily necessities, etc.), urgent need to use, high demand for time, willing to pay higher freight.

Advantages: fast speed, high efficiency, greatly shorten the waiting time, safe and reliable, reduce the risk of damage to the items, the relevant procedures are simpler than sea freight, convenient and quick.

Disadvantages: the cost is higher compared to sea transportation, and special items have strict embargo regulations.

Third，Ground transportation

Charging method: by kg

Adaptable people: large items, large number of items, in the surrounding countries have the need to move.

Advantages: fast transportation, large capacity, not greatly affected by natural conditions.

Disadvantages: large construction investment, poor flexibility, need to cooperate and connect with other modes of transportation, high cost of short-distance transportation.

In fact, no matter which mode of transportation is chosen, it mainly depends on the condition of items, time demand and budget. If there are a lot of items, the time requirement is not high and the pursuit of cost-effective, sea transportation is a good choice; while if there are few items, urgent need to use and sufficient budget, then air transportation is more appropriate.