🇪🇺 Europe

Shipping from Canada to Europe

The UK is the largest Canadian personal-effects route, often driven by Working Holiday Visa, BNO visa, and family relocations. UK's Transfer of Residence (ToR1) relief makes personal-effects shipments effectively duty-free if done right. Continental Europe (Germany, Netherlands) also accessible.

Main ports

Felixstowe & Southampton (UK)
Hamburg (Germany)
Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Typical transit

12–22 days from Montreal

Carriers we work with

Maersk · Hapag-Lloyd · MSC

Best for

Best for: personal effects (ToR1 makes UK duty-free), commercial cargo, classic-car returns.

Country guides for Europe

Personal effects · 8 min read

Shipping Personal Effects from Canada to the UK — 2026 Moving Guide

Container vs LCL costs, HMRC's Transfer of Residence (ToR) relief that makes the move duty-free, port selection between Felixstowe and Southampton, and the 5 mistakes that cost movers thousands.

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