Import From China Business
A practical guide for starting a small business
2010-
Import from China
Sell on eBay
Sandra Kell
Ontario, Canada
Baby Products
Profit This Year: $10,400
“I started with $1,000 and began importing baby products from China. I sell them on eBay, Facebook and in my local stores. After 8 months, I am earning $400 a week. I finally quit my day job!”
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Shipping to Canada
Background to Shipping to Canada
Shipping to Canada has resulted in Canada as being one of the great deep sea trading
nations of the world. The country has some of the world's largest ports. The Welland
Canal of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence Seaway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and
with Great Lakes, and the Mackenzie River of Northwest Territories are just examples
of some of Canada's vast waterways.
Thunder Bay has become the largest fresh water
port for grain transportation in the world. The Great Lakes enable shipping to
Canada to reach 4000 kilometers within North America's interior. The Port of Vancouver
is one of the largest dry cargo ports in the Western Hemisphere while Montreal is
known as the furthest inland port in the Northern Hemisphere.
Transport Canada controls the regulatory functions of Canada’s ports. It also oversees 17 of Canada’s Port Authorities spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Containerized Shipping to Canada Ports
The Ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax capture 90% of Canada's container shipping.
Port of Halifax
- The Port of Halifax has two terminals. Both terminals have access to CN, the Canadian National Railroad company that facilitates the transport of import and export goods across the country. The Port of Halifax is also home of the limited Atlantic naval base.
Port of Vancouver
- Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada. Its location on the west coast of Canada is of strategic logistical importance. Canada's grain exports from the Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) are processed through the Port of Vancouver. The grain cargo is typically Asia bound to South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia.
Port of Montreal
- Port of Montreal is the largest inland port on the continent stretching 25 km along the St. Lawrence River. Due to its strategic geographic location, the Port of Montreal's differentiation is that it serves as a transportation hub. One stop to the Port of Montreal enables you to centrally access 100 million consumers within Canada and the U.S. It has other modes of transportation to further move the goods to major Metropolitan centers of Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago and Toronto.
The St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway stretches 724 km or 450 miles. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the five Great Lakes. It starts on the east coast with the Port of Montreal. Through a series of canals and locks, it enables ships to travel all the way to the most western Great Lakes, Lake Superior. Other major Canadian ports along the St. Lawrence Seaway include: Ports of Quebec, Toronto, and Thunder Bay. U.S. Ports served along this system include: Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago.
With 10 million square miles, Canada is the world’s second largest country; only
Russia is larger. Canada is known as a country of vast distances blessed with rich
resources. Due to the vastness of the country, importing and exporting to Canada
can be a major challenge. The extreme width of Canada stretches 9,306 km or 5,780
miles. However, the world class waterways and Canadian ports make shipping to Canada
easy for the importer. The Canadian National Railroad and the Trans Canada Highway
further facilitates the movement of goods across the country and into the local Canadian
markets. The Trans-
Shipping to Canada Made Easy