Commodity Guides

What actually applies to your cargo — tariff treatment, the regulatory hook specific to that commodity, and dangerous goods handling where it's genuinely relevant.

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24 commodities covered

Each guide covers real HS tariff data and the specific compliance requirement for that commodity — not a generic checklist applied to everything.

HS 29 / 30

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical air freight from Asia to Canada: HS codes and tariff rates, Health Canada import requirements, cold chain and dry ice DGR rules.

HS 61 / 62

Garments

Garment and textile air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 61/62 tariff data, the biggest CPTPP duty saving on the network, and CBSA textile labelling requirements.

HS 84 / 85

Electronics

Electronics air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 84/85 tariff data, ISED wireless equipment certification requirements, and lithium battery DGR handling for phones, laptops, and semiconductors.

HS 07 / 08

Perishables

Perishables air freight from Asia to Canada: fresh produce and seafood HS codes, CFIA Safe Food for Canadians licensing, phytosanitary requirements, and dry ice DGR handling for cold-chain shipments.

HS 87

Automotive Parts

Automotive parts air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 87 tariff data, which parts actually need Transport Canada CMVSS compliance, and airbag inflator DGR classification (UN 3268).

HS 85

Dangerous Goods Cargo

Shipping dangerous goods by air with UAL: lithium batteries, dry ice, and other IATA DGR-classified cargo. What we handle today, our current certification status, and where to find full regulatory detail.

HS 90

Medical Devices

Medical device air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 90 tariff data, Health Canada's 4-class device licensing system (MDEL/MDL), and lithium battery DGR handling for portable devices.

HS 71

Gems & Jewellery

Gems and jewellery air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 71 tariff data, the narrow Kimberley Process requirement for rough diamonds, and CPTPP savings on finished jewellery.

HS 84

Precision Machinery

Precision machinery air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 84 tariff data and CSA electrical safety certification requirements for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and industrial machinery.

HS 88

Aerospace Components

Aerospace component air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 88 tariff data and Transport Canada Civil Aviation part design approval requirements for aircraft parts.

HS 03

Seafood

Seafood air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 03 tariff data, CFIA Safe Food for Canadians licensing, Aquatic Animal Health Import Permits, and dry ice DGR handling for frozen shipments.

HS 06

Cut Flowers

Cut flower air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 06 tariff data, CFIA Directive D-14-03 phytosanitary requirements, and the largest single CPTPP savings story after garments.

HS 52 / 54

Textiles & Fabrics

Raw and intermediate textile air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 52/54 cotton and man-made filament yarn/fabric tariff data, distinct from finished garments, plus CPTPP savings on the lines that carry a real MFN duty.

HS 64

Footwear

Footwear air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 64 sports, waterproof, and leather footwear tariff data — 17.5–20% MFN rates down to 0% under CPTPP, among the largest savings on the network.

HS 95

Toys & Games

Toys and games air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 95 tariff data, Health Canada Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) safety compliance, and peak-season timing for holiday retail deadlines.

HS 94

Furniture

Furniture air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 94 tariff data for a genuinely secondary, lower-volume commodity — used for urgent fit-out deadlines and high-value design pieces, not routine bulk shipping.

HS 39 / 40

Plastics & Rubber Goods

Plastics and rubber goods air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 39/40 tariff data — rubber gloves carry the largest single CPTPP saving in this category at 15.5% MFN, most other lines already Free or low-duty.

HS 29

Industrial Chemicals

Industrial chemical air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 29 organic chemical tariff data — every line already Free at MFN, with the real regulatory hook being IATA DGR Class 3/8 classification and WHMIS 2015, not duty savings.

HS 84

General Machinery

General industrial machinery air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 84 pump, compressor, fan, and engine tariff data — distinct from precision machinery's semiconductor-fab and robotics headings.

HS 85

Electrical Equipment & Components

Electrical equipment air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 85 motor, transformer, and appliance-parts tariff data — distinct from the computing/telecom headings already covered under electronics — plus CSA certification requirements.

HS 90

Optical & Measuring Instruments

Optical and measuring instrument air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 90 lens, laser, and surveying-instrument tariff data — distinct from the diagnostic/imaging headings already covered under medical devices.

HS 42

Leather Goods

Leather goods air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 42 handbag, travel goods, and leather apparel tariff data — 5–13% MFN rates down to 0% under CPTPP, on the same seasonal cycle as garments and footwear.

HS 49

Printed Materials & Publishing

Printed materials air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 49 books, periodicals, and printed matter — duty-free at both MFN and CPTPP across the board, with counterfeit/copyright enforcement as the real compliance hook.

HS 09

Coffee, Tea & Spices

Coffee, tea, and spice air freight from Asia to Canada: HS 09 tariff data — nearly every line already Free at MFN, Safe Food for Canadians licensing required, and freshness (not cost) is why premium grades fly.

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