Shipping to Canada
I am going to start tracking packages from China to Canada here.
The ParcelsApp.com website can be used to track packages from China. http://parcelsapp.com/
Some Observations
It takes about 5-6 days to ship from Vancouver to Calgary (via Edmonton) or 3 days if direct.
| Shipping Method | Shipping Time |
|---|---|
| SpeedPak | 9 - 14 days |
| UBI Smart Parcel via 4PX | 16 17 23 |
| Yanwen | 33, 51 |
Log
| Ship Date | Origin | Shipping Method | Arrival | Days in Transit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2020 | Shantau | AliExpress, via UBI Smart Parcel | June 12, 2020 | 17 days | 4PX picked up the package (1 day) and delivered to UBI Smart Parcel (1 day). UBI notified Canada Post. It arrived at an air port 2 days later, given to an airline the next day. It then sat at the air port for 2 days before being flown and arriving at Vancouver the next day. The item sat at the air port for 1 day before being collected. Customs released it after 2 days.
Canada Post too the package the next business day. Arrived at Burnaby the next day. It took 3 days to arrive directly to Calgary and into the mailbox. |
| May 15, 2020 | Shenzhen | AliExpress, via UBI Smart Parcel | June 8, 2020 | 23 days | 4PX delivered to UBI Smart Parcel the next business day. UBI notified Canada Post of the package, cleared customs and given to an airline in one day.
Item sat for two days until it was flown to Vancouver. It sat for another 3 days at YVR airport before being collected. Customs released it after another 7 days. Canada Post took 4 days to send it to Edmonton and another day to arrive in the mailbox. |
| April 21, 2020 | Shenzhen | SpeedPAK, OrangeConnex | May 11, 2020 | 14 days | Ordered from Ebay. Shipped free with Economy SpeedPAK from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
Package left Shenzhen for Dongguan on April 21. It left China on April 25 and arrived in Canada on April 30, possibly by boat. Customs released it on May 6 and processed by Canada Post on May 8. Canada Post took another 3 days to deliver to the mailbox. |
| March 14, 2020 | Suzhou | SpeedPAK, OrangeConnex | March 23, 2020 | 9 days | Ordered from Ebay. Shipped free with Economy SpeedPAK from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
Package left Suzhou for Hangzhou on March 14. It left China by air on March 17 and arrived in Canada on March 18. Customs released it on March 19 and processed by Canada Post on March 20. Canada Post took 3 days to deliver to the mailbox. |
| April 13, 2020 | Shanghai | Yanwen, via ePacket (China Post) | June 3, 2020 | 51 days | Ordered from Ebay.
The original Yanwen tracking number was replaced with a ePacket tracking number after departing from Yanwen's facility. It left China between April 14-19 and arrived in Canada on May 22. It apparently went by air. Customs took 1 day, Canada Post took another 7 days to deliver it to Calgary, and another 3 days to deliver it to the mailbox. |
| March 21, 2020 | Shenzhen | AliExpress, via UBI Smart Parcel | April 7, 2020 | 16 days | 4PX Express delivered it to UBI Smart Parcel the next business day. UBI delivered it to an airport the next day. It took 3 days by air to arrive at Vancouver. It sat for 2 days. Customs took it for 1 day. Canada Post took 6 days to deliver it from Vancouver via Edmonton to the mailbox. |
| March 18, 2020 | Shenzhen | Yanwen, via ePacket | April 20, 2020 | 33 days | On the day it was shipped, a Canada Post tracking number was assigned by Yanwen.
Package left China on March 22. Arrived in Mississauga on March 23? Customs took it on March 31 and released it the same day. Canada Post took 18 days to deliver it to Calgary and 1 day to deliver it to the mailbox. |