Canada Transports
MARTIN INTERNATIONALE SPEDITION
Your freight forwarder for international Canada transports
AIR FREIGHT TO CANADA – precise, time-efficient, fully digitalised
Our air freight to Canada enables fast, structured, and legally compliant goods shipping for business customers. As an experienced freight forwarder for air freight to Canada, we route your shipments directly to all major airports – from Toronto through Vancouver to Montreal.
We offer reliable standard services and prioritised express loadings, including complete export handling, security checks, shipment tracking, and document preparation. Your air freight to Canada is implemented with a dedicated point of contact and individual transit times.
We also ship temperature-sensitive products such as laboratory supplies or pharmaceuticals by air freight to Canada – with certified packaging and controlled temperature management. For small volumes, we recommend our consolidation solutions.
Our air freight to Canada stands for professional transport planning, industry-experienced supervision, and transparent processes – aligned with international trade chains.
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SEA FREIGHT TO CANADA – high-performance, calculable, customs-secure
Our sea freight to Canada is the preferred transport option for extensive or regular goods flows. As a specialised freight forwarder for sea freight to Canada, we plan your logistics precisely – whether FCL, LCL, or temperature-controlled transport.
We organise container bookings, pre-carriage, loading planning, export customs, and align directly with port authorities and shipping lines. Your sea freight to Canada is handled reliably – with a clear schedule, secured processing, and personal supervision.
Through many years of experience, we know the requirements for shipping to North America – even for complex projects. Our sea freight solutions are scalable, economical, and aligned with your needs.
With our sea freight to Canada, you move your goods safely and efficiently across the Atlantic – directly to your business partners.
Freight types – Canada
Freight types – Air freight
STANDARD AIR FREIGHT:
Optimal for well-plannable deliveries in business traffic – stable in time and price, ideal for tech, machine components or trade products.
EXPRESS FREIGHT:
When things really need to move fast: preferred processing, reduced transit times and high reliability – e.g. for time-critical spare parts.
TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED AIR FREIGHT:
Transport with active cooling for temperature-sensitive cargo – pharmaceuticals, diagnostics or chemical substances safely conveyed.
CONSOLIDATED AIR FREIGHT:
Smaller freights combined into a shipment package – ideal for regular small volumes, with cost benefit and clear structure.
Freight types – Sea freight
20FT CONTAINER (FCL):
Compact, flexible and ideal for medium loads – suited to machinery, technical devices or stably packaged trade goods.
40FT CONTAINER (FCL):
The large-volume solution for extensive freight volumes – from series products to project loads. Efficient, calculable, globally deployable.
CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER (LCL):
Your goods are shipped together with other freights – optimal for part loads with a moderate timeframe and flexible planning.
REEFER CONTAINER:
Refrigerated containers with temperature control – perfect for pharma, sensitive raw materials or temperature-controlled foodstuff transports.
Free of charge and non-binding
We will get back to you the same day with a suitable freight quote for your Canada transports – transparent and without obligation.
In brief: economy and foreign trade – Canada
Canada is one of the strongest industrial nations in the world and maintains intensive trade relations with the EU – especially in mechanical engineering, the automotive industry and high tech. Foreign trade runs predominantly via sea and air freight connections. MARTIN Spedition arranges commercial transports to Canada – from single packages to complex project loads. We handle the entire customs process including document checks, export papers and communication with customs offices. Your goods are picked up within 48 hours and prepared for export.
Import Canada
We import your commercial consignments from Canada by air or sea freight – including full customs clearance, tracking and on-time forwarding within Europe.
Export Canada
Whether a one-off order or an ongoing flow – we export your goods to Canada, including customs documents, loading processing and reliable handover to the airline or shipping line.
International Transports
Freight forwarder for part loads and full truckloads with clear processes, dedicated points of contact, and reliable customs clearance.
We organise transports efficiently, plannably, and on schedule – from collection to delivery.
Why us? Safe & on time
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Canada transports and logistics – briefly explained
For Canada transports, sea freight (FCL 20ft/40ft, LCL, Reefer) as well as air freight (standard, express, temperature-controlled, consolidated) is available. Sea freight departures from Hamburg run weekly towards Montreal and Toronto.
The standard transit time by sea freight from Hamburg to Montreal or Toronto is approximately 14 days. By air freight, transit times of 2–3 working days are possible – ideal for time-critical or high-value shipments.
For sea freight, the ports of Montreal, Toronto (via St. Lawrence), Vancouver and Halifax are served. By air freight, the airports of Montreal, Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR) are served regularly.
Yes. MARTIN Spedition takes on all customs formalities on the German and Canadian sides – including the export declaration, CBSA import declaration, customs tariff review and full documentation (commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading/air waybill).
Yes. MARTIN Spedition offers a complete door-to-door service on request – from collection at the sender in Europe through to delivery at the recipient in Canada, including pre- and post-carriage by truck and full customs clearance.
Yes. Pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and other temperature-critical goods are reliably transported to Canada by temperature-controlled air freight or reefer container – with seamless documentation and temperature control.
For export to Canada, the following documents are usually required: a commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin (if preferential duty is to be claimed), Bill of Lading or Air Waybill and, where applicable, import permits for regulated goods.
For shipments to Western Canada, the port of Vancouver (BCR) is preferred. MARTIN Spedition coordinates the entire onward leg by truck or rail into the inland provinces – including adapting customs documentation to CBSA region-specific requirements.
