Air Freight to Quebec City (YQB)
YQB has no direct or interline ASEAN/India route in our data. Domestic redistribution from Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal — all three, unlike thinner single-hub gateways — is the real path in.
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Confirmed direct ASEAN/India routes
76/week
Combined belly capacity, YYZ+YVR+YUL→YQB
3
Domestic feeder hubs (YYZ, YVR, YUL)
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
IATA / ICAO
YQB / CYQB
Annual cargo volume
Checked Statistics Canada Table 23-10-0254-01 and the airport authority's own statistics page — neither publishes an airport-specific tonnage figure for YQB; pending verification
Operator
Aéroport de Québec Inc. (non-profit corporation)
Cargo carriers on-site
UPS Airlines (operated by Pascan Aviation), Air Canada Cargo (belly only, domestic)
No direct international route — real domestic path instead
How cargo actually reaches YQB
route-data.json has zero confirmed ASEAN/India routes landing directly at YQB today. Cargo clears customs at Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal on one of those gateways' confirmed international routings, then moves to Quebec City on Air Canada's domestic network — real, confirmed redistribution legs, not an invented workaround.
Source: Air Canada Cargo network schedule. Last verified 2026-07-16.
What lands at YQB
Derived from the commodities landing at YQB's real feeder gateways (YYZ, YVR, YUL) — Quebec City has no direct route of its own to measure this against yet.
Semiconductors, electronics, computers, components
HS 84, 85
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Finished pharmaceuticals, APIs, vaccines, biologics
HS 29, 30
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Medical and surgical instruments, imaging equipment, prosthetics
HS 90
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Diamonds, precious stones, gold, jewellery
HS 71
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Precision machinery parts, semiconductor equipment
HS 84
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Aircraft parts, MRO components
HS 88
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Electronic sensors, ECUs, injection systems — NOT body panels or engines
HS 87
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Premium fresh/chilled fish, high-value crustaceans
HS 3
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Cut flowers, foliage, live plants
HS 6
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High-end and fast-fashion garments requiring rapid replenishment
HS 61, 62
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Premium fresh fruit and vegetables, out-of-season produce
HS 7, 8
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Primary batteries and lithium-ion accumulators/cells — the most commonly shipped DGR-classified cargo on this corridor
HS 85
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Raw and intermediate textile goods — yarns and woven/knit fabrics not yet cut and sewn into finished apparel
HS 52, 54
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Footwear — sports, waterproof, and leather lines with a real CPTPP saving
HS 64
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Toys, games, and sporting goods
HS 95
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Furniture and mattresses
HS 94
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Plastics and rubber goods — sheet, tubing, moulded articles, and rubber products
HS 39, 40
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Bulk organic industrial chemicals
HS 29
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General industrial machinery — pumps, compressors, fans, and engines/motors, distinct from the semiconductor-fab and industrial-robot machinery already covered under precision machinery
HS 84
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Electrical equipment and components — motors, transformers, domestic appliance parts, ignition equipment, lamps, and welding machines, distinct from the computing/telecom/semiconductor headings already covered under electronics
HS 85
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Optical elements and measuring/surveying instruments, distinct from the medical/diagnostic imaging equipment already covered under medical devices
HS 90
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Leather travel goods, handbags, and apparel accessories
HS 42
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Printed books, periodicals, and other printed matter
HS 49
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Coffee, tea, and spices
HS 9
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Settlement
How a shipment landing at YQB actually settles
Every AWB we issue — whichever carrier operates the flight into YQB — settles through our single Halifax IATA accreditation and its CASS enrollment. How IATA's Cargo Accounts Settlement System actually works between agents, carriers, and IATA — and how UAL's own accreditation runs through it.
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Which Incoterm applies to cargo arriving at YQB?
FCA, CPT, and CIP govern air freight under Incoterms 2020 — FOB and CIF are sea-freight-only terms, and using them on an air shipment is a common, meaningful error. The named Incoterm on the commercial invoice decides who arranges freight, insurance, and import clearance at Quebec City — confirm it before booking, not after the AWB is issued.
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Neutral, not carrier-tied
We route cargo into YQB via whichever carrier is fastest or has capacity that week — not whichever pays us the best override.
One settlement, every gateway
Every AWB settles through our single Halifax IATA accreditation, regardless of which Canadian airport actually receives the cargo.
Direct AWB issuance
We issue the House AWB ourselves and hold the Master AWB relationship with the operating carrier directly — no forwarder-of-forwarder markup added on top of the carrier rate.
Frequently asked questions
Via Air Canada's domestic network from Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal, the same pattern as Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Ottawa. YUL→YQB runs about 39 belly flights a week — Montreal is the largest feeder here, which makes sense given the roughly 280km distance — with YYZ→YQB at about 34 and YVR→YQB the smallest at about 3. The international leg clears customs at one of the three major hubs; the YQB leg moves as domestic in-bond cargo from there.
YQB · Reached via YYZ/YVR/YUL domestic redistribution
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