Service route: Beijing to Ottawa;
Service mode: Door to door moving one-stop service;
Case Overview: Ms. Yan entrusted Xipu International Moving to ship the furniture items from her home in Beijing to Ottawa, Canada by sea.

Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city known for its rich cultural heritage, advanced technology industries and beautiful natural environment. As the heart of the whole country of Canada, Ottawa provides stable employment opportunities and broad development space for local and worldwide talents, especially in the fields of research and education. At the same time, Ottawa's high quality of life, low crime rate, and excellent healthcare system, coupled with its friendly social atmosphere and multicultural integration, have made it a sought-after destination for immigrants and professionals from all over the world.

After graduating from her studies in Canada, Ms. Yan received her Canadian Permanent Resident Card, also known as the Maple Leaf Card, and decided to settle down and start her career in Canada. As she did not have a lot of savings during her study period, Ms. Yan decided to ship some necessary furniture items from her home in Beijing to her home in Canada to save money for her daily life and work. Through contacting local Chinese students, Ms. Yan decided to use Hippo International Moving. The total amount of furniture to be shipped by sea is about 8-9 cubic meters. At the beginning, Ms. Yan was worried that it would not be as cost-effective as buying it locally because of the small amount of items to be shipped by sea. Later, she heard about Hipu's special group transportation service, as long as 2 cubic meters can be shipped, cost-effective and time-sensitive are guaranteed, so she did not hesitate to choose Hipu, signed a contract of carriage.

Then the domestic masters began the door-to-door packing service. Whether it is some large furniture, or small ornaments, books, etc., can be strictly packed. The following is the door-to-door packing scene on the same day:

Canada's many advantages have attracted many domestic people to immigrate and settle in Canada, and for new immigrants in Canada, there is a welfare policy that they can bring their personal belongings into the country tax-free. So how to move tax-free smoothly?

1、Duty-free customs clearance policy
According to the Canadian customs regulations, for new immigrants, Canadian citizens and other people can be used in the place of residence for more than six months of self-use goods and personal property duty-free entry into Canada. If you are a new immigrant within five years, when you first land in Canada, you need to fill out and declare the “Back-to-Baggage List” (Form B4E) at the airport customs office, indicating that you have personal belongings to be shipped over, such as brand new items, and you need to declare them to the customs office accordingly. Customs will stamp the form and give a B15 receipt for subsequent clearance.

2、Document Requirements

(1) Chinese passport + Canadian Maple Leaf Card;
(2) Chinese passport + Canadian long-term visa (e.g. work visa)
(3) Canadian passport + Chinese visa

3、Canada customs clearance notes

(1) If the customer uses a short-term visa and has shipping items to Canada, customs clearance usually does not levy tariffs, but customs will usually require you to take these items away when you leave the country, and may charge you a deposit.

(2) According to Canada Customs policy, consignees must ship items from overseas residences to Canada within one year of landing. However, many customers bring items to Canada 5-6 years after landing, which rarely results in customs duties, but customers need to prepare sufficient reasons to convince customs officials.

(3) Canada's voltage is 110V, when you want to bring electrical appliances, you must pay attention to the voltage problem; Canadian curtains have fewer styles and are very expensive, so you can consider stocking up appropriately; tableware, plastic products, bedding can be brought more, but you must ensure that within a reasonable range of self-use, such items will not take up much space but the cost of purchasing them in Canada is high.

(4) The difference between the packing list and the back to the luggage list: the packing list for each item numbered details, such as: a bed, will be divided into a bed, bed, bed frame, bed, and so on many parts of the bed, while the back to the luggage list only need to show a bed can be.