Shipping Boxes from the UK to Canada
Relocating to Canada with more than airline luggage but less than a full household? Send multiple boxes of personal belongings through Megway Northampton with help on packing, measurements, customs information and courier selection.
Moving abroad
Boxes • luggage • personal belongings
Box 1
Personal effects
Luggage
Travel lighter
Box 2
New chapter
Real Northampton store
Bring the shipment in if you want help with packaging, measurements or the form.
Built for several pieces
Record each physical box, parcel or suitcase rather than pretending everything is one parcel.
Customs guidance
We help you understand the information needed for an international contents declaration.
Multiple courier options
The service can be matched to destination, size, weight, contents and urgency.
United States
Shipping boxes to the USA
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Shipping boxes to Canada
A practical route for smaller relocations and personal-effects shipments, with accurate per-box measurements and one combined customs declaration.
Explore Canada shippingWho this service is for
A practical way to move several boxes to Canada
For smaller relocations, the awkward choice is often between paying repeated airline baggage fees and hiring a full international removals company. If your move is mainly several cartons of clothes, books, shoes and personal effects, international courier shipping can sit between those two options.
Megway can prepare the shipment as a multi-piece consignment. We need accurate weights and dimensions for every physical box because the courier may price each one differently. International customs information is captured once for the complete shipment.
Customers can visit our Northampton store for practical help, including packaging supplies and measurements, or submit the details from home. Home-collection customers need a printer for the courier labels.
New Canadian residents
Boxes of possessions for a new home or long-term move.
Returning Canadians
Personal effects being sent back from the UK.
Students
Clothing, books and belongings beyond airline allowance.
Families
Several cartons heading to relatives or a future address.
Work transfers
Belongings sent separately from your flight.
Smaller moves
No furniture or container required — just properly prepared boxes.
How it works
One clear process for multi-box international shipping
The form separates package measurements from the customs contents declaration so the courier and customs information are both captured correctly.
Tell us the destination
Complete the shipping form with the destination, sender and receiver details.
Tell us how many pieces
If you have several boxes, parcels or suitcases, enter the total number.
Measure every piece
When completing the form from home, enter the weight and dimensions of each individual piece.
Declare the contents once
For international shipments, list the contents of all pieces together in one customs declaration.
We review suitable services
Our team can compare appropriate courier options based on destination, size, weight, contents and urgency.
Option 1
Bring the shipment to Megway
Best if you want practical help. Bring your boxes or belongings to our Northampton store and we can help with measurements, packaging checks and the shipping information.
- No need to measure everything before visiting
- Packing boxes and materials available
- Speak to a real person before booking
- Useful for unusual or mixed shipments
1 Abington Square, Northampton, NN1 4AE
Option 2
Complete everything from home
Best if your boxes are already packed and you can provide accurate measurements. Enter every piece separately in the form and request collection if required.
Practical guidance
Packing for a long-distance Canada shipment
International boxes pass through multiple handling points, so use rigid cartons, close void spaces inside the box and reinforce seams with proper packing tape. If a carton changes shape when lifted, it probably needs stronger packaging.
Create a simple inventory while packing. It will help you produce a cleaner customs declaration and makes it easier to identify which goods may need extra checks before booking.
What determines the cost of shipping boxes to Canada?
We avoid made-up “from” prices for a multi-box move because the real cost changes materially with the shipment details.
Canada customs and personal belongings
Goods entering Canada must be described accurately. Duties or taxes can depend on the nature of the goods and the recipient’s circumstances, and different rules may apply to people moving or returning to Canada.
Megway can help you prepare the shipping information, but we do not promise customs exemptions. Use the form to list the complete contents across all boxes, with honest quantities and values, so the shipment can be assessed correctly.
Good declaration
“10 used cotton shirts, 5 books, 3 pairs used shoes”
Too vague
“Stuff” / “miscellaneous” / only “personal belongings”
Choose the right type of service
Courier boxes, airline baggage or full removals?
Airline baggage
Best for essentials you need immediately and items you want to keep with you during travel.
2–10 boxes / personal effects
Ideal when you have more than normal luggage but do not need furniture, pallets or a household container.
International removals
Usually better for furniture, appliances, large household moves, pallets or container-scale consignments.
Frequently asked questions
Questions customers ask before sending
01.Can I ship my personal belongings to Canada?+
02.Do all boxes need separate customs forms?+
03.Can I use home collection?+
04.How should I value used belongings?+
05.Can I send luggage instead of boxes?+
06.Can Megway help me measure everything?+
Northampton store, wider local catchment
Customers do not have to live in central Northampton. Our store can be a practical shipping point for people travelling from surrounding areas such as Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rugby, Market Harborough and Milton Keynes when the shipment is important enough to need hands-on help.
Megway Parcels Northampton
1 Abington Square, Northampton, NN1 4AE
Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm
Ready when you are
Tell us exactly what you’re sending.
Complete the form with your destination, number of pieces and shipment details. We can then work from real information instead of guessing at a price. Submitting the form does not itself book a courier or take payment.
Prefer face-to-face help? Bring your shipment to 1 Abington Square, Northampton, NN1 4AE.