2022 Overseas Cargo & Freight Costs From Canada

Wondering how much it costs to ship cargo or freight by shipping container from Canada? The maps and tables below 20FT and 40FT show overseas container shipping rates from Montreal and Vancouver.

The countries are listed in the rough order of how many Canadian citizens live in each one. However, to get the most accurate door-to-door prices, your best bet is to use the quote form at the top of this page.

Cost from Eastern Canada (Montreal)

Destination Country (Port City)	20FT	40FT
United States (New York)	$419	$625
United States (Los Angeles)	$1,283	$1,915
Hong Kong	$1,065	$1,589
United Kingdom (London)	$1,424	$2,126
Lebanon (Beirut)	$2,180	$3,254
Australia (Sydney)	$3,034	$4,529
China (Shanghai)	$1,000	$1,493
South Korea (Busan)	$982	$1,466
Germany (Hamburg)	$1,411	$2,106
United Arab Emirates (Zayed)	$1,960	$2,926
France (Marseilles)	$1,581	$2,359
Japan (Tokyo)	$1,098	$1,639
Egypt (Alexandria)	$1,945	$2,903
New Zealand (Auckland)	$2,882	$4,302
Philippines (Manila)	$1,312	$1,958
Qatar (Doha)	$1,975	$2,948
Haiti (Port au Prince)	$1,279	$1,909
Mexico (Veracruz)	$1,435	$2,142
Singapore	$1,315	$1,963
Thailand (Bangkok)	$1,501	$2,240
Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain)	$1,338	$1,998
Belgium (Antwerp)	$1,394	$2,081
Greece (Thessaloniki)	$2,014	$3,007
Netherlands (Amsterdam)	$1,424	$2,126
Portugal (Lisbon)	$1,878	$2,803
Ireland (Dublin)	$1,573	$2,348
Spain (Barcelona)	$1,594	$2,379
Denmark (Copenhagen)	$1,415	$2,111
Sweden (Stockholm)	$1,762	$2,631
Norway (Oslo)	$1,472	$2,198
Russia (St Petersburg)	$1,776	$2,650
Russia (Vladivostok)	$1,077	$1,607
Nigeria (Apapa)	$5,219	$7,790
South Africa (Cape Town)	$2,779	$4,148
India (Mumbai)	$1,071	$1,599

Cost from Western Canada (Vancouver)

Destination Country (Port City)	20FT	40FT
United States (New York)	$1,173	$1,751
United States (Los Angeles)	$717	$1,070
Hong Kong	$993	$1,483
United Kingdom (London)	$3,109	$4,640
Lebanon (Beirut)	$4,074	$6,081
Australia (Sydney)	$2,583	$3,855
China (Shanghai)	$842	$1,257
South Korea (Busan)	$805	$1,202
Germany (Hamburg)	$3,090	$4,612
United Arab Emirates (Zayed)	$3,289	$4,909
France (Marseilles)	$3,168	$4,729
Japan (Tokyo)	$1,037	$1,548
Egypt (Alexandria)	$3,567	$5,323
New Zealand (Auckland)	$3,439	$5,133
Philippines (Manila)	$1,454	$2,171
Qatar (Doha)	$3,311	$4,942
Haiti (Port au Prince)	$3,817	$5,697
Mexico (Veracruz)	$1,098	$1,639
Singapore	$1,586	$2,367
Thailand (Bangkok)	$1,864	$2,783
Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain)	$3,854	$5,753
Belgium (Antwerp)	$3,065	$4,575
Greece (Thessaloniki)	$3,698	$5,520
Netherlands (Amsterdam)	$3,109	$4,640
Portugal (Lisbon)	$3,654	$5,454
Ireland (Dublin)	$3,390	$5,060
Spain (Barcelona)	$3,187	$4,757
Denmark (Copenhagen)	$3,095	$4,619
Sweden (Stockholm)	$3,630	$5,419
Norway (Oslo)	$3,247	$4,856
Russia (St Petersburg)	$3,664	$5,468
Russia (Vladivostok)	$987	$1,474
Nigeria (Apapa)	$7,183	$10,721
South Africa (Cape Town)	$4,506	$6,725
India (Mumbai)	$2,017	$3,010

Notes about data:

• All $ figures in United States Dollars (USD)
• Figures accurate as of early 2017.
• The countries selected and their order on the tables above was based on the estimated size of the Canadian diaspora living there. However, we were not able to find data for Switzerland, because it is landlocked.
• The estimated rates listed above are based on port-to-port sea based shipping of $50,000 USD worth of household goods according to WorldFreightRates.com.
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