Shipping from China to Canada

China is Canada's second-largest source of imported goods after the United States, and much of what Canadian businesses buy there — furniture, lighting, building materials, machinery and household goods — is made in the Pearl River Delta around our Foshan office. Most of it crosses the Pacific to Vancouver or Prince Rupert and continues by rail to Toronto, Montreal and the Prairies; some sails all-water to Halifax or Montreal. The Canadian end has become stricter: every commercial importer now needs its own CBSA import-export (RM) account in the CARM Client Portal, and its own financial security to keep release before payment. China-specific surtaxes apply to steel and aluminum goods, and since 1 March 2026 Chinese electric vehicles enter only under a permit-based quota. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties cover a long list of Chinese products, from upholstered seating and mattresses to steel racks and fasteners. And goods made wholly or partly with forced or child labour may not be imported at all.

Last reviewed: October 2026

Offices and representative on this lane:Foshan, China

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AGF Advantage on This Lane

This lane starts in our own office. AGF's team in Foshan visits factories, checks goods against your specification, consolidates several suppliers into one container, supervises and photographs loading, and prepares the export documents and the cargo descriptions behind the CBSA's advance eManifest data. We book from Nansha, Shekou or Yantian, or from Shanghai and Ningbo for suppliers further north. In Canada we work through a WCA partner agent — AGF has no office there — and clearance is filed by a licensed Canadian customs broker under your company's own business number and CARM account, so duty, GST and any surtax or anti-dumping duty are assessed on true values in your name. Delivery continues by rail and truck to your door anywhere in the country. AGF is an FMC-licensed NVOCC (OTI #031665NF) and a WCA member.

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