Montreal is the largest city, economic center, and major port of Quebec, Canada. Whether you are shipping furniture, luggage, or other personal belongings by sea from Montreal back to China, or shipping from China to Montreal, Seapoe Relo can provide you with comprehensive services including door-to-door packing and pickup, assistance with complete documentation, customs declaration and clearance in both China and Canada, duty-free assistance, insurance, transportation, warehousing, inland transport, and home delivery, so you can have peace of mind throughout the process.
Montreal Ocean Shipping
For ocean shipping from China to Montreal or from Montreal to China, personal items Seapoe can handle include but are not limited to:
Furniture: wardrobes, chests of drawers, beds, mattresses, TV cabinets, tables and chairs, sofas, coffee tables, decorations, etc.
Building materials: doors and windows, flooring, bricks and tiles, etc.
Home appliances: computers, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, fans, air conditioners, kitchenware, fitness equipment, etc.
Valuables: pianos, mahogany furniture, antiques, sculptures, artworks, precious calligraphy and paintings, etc.
Luggage and parcels: clothes, shoes, bags, books, bicycles, etc.
Ocean Shipping from Montreal to China
Shipping methods
- Ocean containers (20ft, 40ft, 40ft high cube)
- LCL (less than container load)
- Seapoe group shipping (consolidated shipping)
- Ocean parcel express line
Service process (door-to-door, approximately 60-90 days in total)
- Free on-site assessment throughout Montreal (excluding express and parcels)
- Advance provision of cartons, packing materials, tape, and other items for you to organize and pack your luggage and belongings yourself
- On-site packing (including disassembly and packing for furniture), item inventory registration, overall packing and reinforcement
- Free warehousing, ocean freight booking, insurance purchase, customs declaration, container loading
- After arrival in China, handling customs inspection, duty declaration, sorting and pickup at the supervised warehouse, free warehousing
- Home delivery in China (including placement, installation, unpacking, and cleanup for furniture)
Ocean Shipping from China to Montreal
Shipping methods
- Ocean containers (20ft, 40ft, 40ft high cube)
- LCL (less than container load)
- Seapoe group shipping (consolidated shipping)
- International express
Service process (door-to-door, approximately 45-75 days in total)
- Free on-site assessment throughout China (excluding express and parcels)
- Advance provision of cartons, packing materials, tape, and other items for you to organize and pack your luggage and belongings yourself
- On-site packing (including disassembly and packing for furniture), item inventory registration, overall packing and reinforcement
- Free warehousing, ocean freight booking, insurance purchase, customs declaration, container loading
- After arrival in Canada, handling customs inspection, duty declaration (duty-free assistance provided when eligible), sorting and pickup at the supervised warehouse, free warehousing
- Home delivery in Montreal (including placement, installation, unpacking, and cleanup for furniture)
Impressions of Montreal
Montreal is located on the Island of Montreal and surrounding small islands in the St. Lawrence River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the economic center and major port of Quebec, with a population of about 4.1 million (2016 data) and an area of 4,259 square kilometers, making it the largest city in the province by area.
Montreal is situated in the St. Lawrence Valley and is the world's most inland seaport (and river port). It is about 190 kilometers east of the capital Ottawa; about 190 kilometers from Quebec City, the provincial capital; 539 kilometers northeast of Toronto and 610 kilometers north of New York City.
Montreal has 11 higher education institutions, including 4 universities, several colleges, and many private and public schools. People here are proud of its thriving academic environment. Of Montreal's 3.6 million population, 670,000 have received higher education, and there are 170,000 university students, including 17,000 international students from 160 countries. The density of university students ranks second among major North American cities.
In 2017, QS, a UK higher education research institution, released its latest ranking of study abroad cities based on cost of living, learning experience, employment prospects, and environmental friendliness, and Montreal ranked first in the world.
Living tips for Montreal:
- Montreal has many car thieves, so make sure to lock your car and keep valuables with you
- Streets can be dangerous around 3:00 a.m., with many drunk people, so avoid going out
- In summer, there are many bees in Montreal, so carry vinegar with you when going out to treat stings
- Montreal is at the junction of several climate zones, so the weather varies widely. Rainfall is very abundant here, with an average annual rainfall of 897mm
- Montreal's Chinese population is 82,665, accounting for about 5.1% of the total population (2016 data)
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