As a result of increases in inflationary and global costs, effective January 20, 2025, our ground handling charges in Canada are being updated as follows:

Cargo storage charges (code SR)

Regular

  • Minimum charge per shipment: $75.00
  • Minimum charge per day: $25.00
  • Rate per kilogram: $0.40

Special handling

  • Minimum charge per shipment: $85.00
  • Minimum charge per day: $45.00
  • Rate per kilogram: $0.60

Cargo storage policy

Regular cargo

  • Export: Storage charges will apply when the carrier is requested to withhold a shipment, or a piece thereof, beyond midnight of the day following the day of receipt of the shipment or when the first piece is not accompanied by an air waybill or when all pieces are not received within 24 hours of receipt of the first piece.
  • Import:
    • For regular cargo, free storage for 48 hours is calculated from 00:01 a.m. on the day following the day of arrival (check-in).
    • For special handling cargo (perishables, live animals, live plants, newspaper, magazines, or any type of goods which require special attention outside the general accepted norms of warehousing), free storage for 24 hours is calculated from 00:01 a.m. on the day following the day of arrival (check-in).

Import terminal charge (code CD)

  • Shipments removed in bond: $135.00 per shipment
  • Preparation of shipments for Customs clearance: $135.00 per shipment

Dangerous goods charges

  • Shipments of restricted dangerous goods: $90.00
  • Additional occurrences of the same UN/ID number within a single shipment: $90.00
  • Dangerous goods in Excepted Quantities: $40.00 per air waybill
  • Radioactive materials in Excepted Packages: $40.00 per air waybill
  • Dry ice shipments: $40.00
  • Non-acceptance fee for dangerous goods shipments: $45.00
  • Check fee for lithium-ion batteries (ELI): $45.00
  • Check fee for lithium metal batteries (ELM): $45.00

Miscellaneous export charges

  • Shipment of articles of extraordinary value/valuable cargo (VL) (applicable for shipments within Canada and between Canada and the U.S.): $45.00 per shipment
  • Service and handling fee for domestic shipments within Canada (FB): $25.00 per AWB
  • Air waybill preparation fee (AW-C): $45.00