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What to charge, what to offer free, and how to keep shipping from eating your margin. Written for Canadian e-commerce

Your last UPS, FedEx, Purolator, or Canada Post invoice came in. You opened it. The total was higher than expected.

What You Will Learn Skip to the calculator if you already know how dim weight works. If you ship parcels

For most Canadian e-commerce merchants, a 10-minute weekly scan of voided labels, cost outliers, and cross-border brokerage catches the vast

Most carrier support delays don’t come from slow response times. They come from contacting the wrong team. Each of Canada’s

As of August 29, 2025, the U.S. suspended duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from all countries, including Canada.

If you’re a Canadian e-commerce business shipping to the US, the rules changed in 2025. Not gradually. Overnight. On August

Benchmarking carrier rates in 2026 requires analyzing far more than the advertised general rate increases (GRI). At Part n Parcel,

ShipStation automation rules automatically assign the right carrier and service to each order based on criteria you define. When configured

Canadian e-commerce businesses face some of the world’s highest shipping costs. Statistics Canada 2021 E-commerce Survey found that 39% of

Complete Canada Post holiday deadlines 2025 plus FedEx, UPS, Purolator, and Canpar. Know exactly when to ship for guaranteed Christmas

Getting competitive freight rates without large shipping volumes requires different tactics than traditional negotiation. The most effective approach is joining