Air Freight from Delhi
DEL is India's busiest cargo airport, with a nonstop Air Canada service to both Toronto and Montreal — no third-party hub in between, and 8 carriers total to Canada.
Get DEL Rates~1.11M tonnes
Annual cargo DEL (FY24-25)
1 day
Nonstop transit to YYZ
8
Carriers to Canada
No FTA
Canada-India CEPA pending
Worked example
300kg of automotive brake components, Delhi to Toronto
A 300kg shipment of automotive brake components (HS 8708.30) declared at CAD $25,000 moves from DEL to YYZ via Air Canada Cargo through Direct — the fastest confirmed routing on this lane, at 1 day.
Before booking, UAL confirms the shipper's IEC is active and current — no Shipping Bill can be filed without one. The Shipping Bill itself is filed through ICEGATE, in practice via a CBLR-licensed Customs Broker, with the commercial invoice and packing list uploaded through e-Sanchit. Since India and Canada have no FTA in force, there's no Certificate of Origin to prepare — this shipment clears at the standard 6% MFN rate on brake components.
On arrival, CBSA clears the shipment against the commercial invoice and the Shipping Bill reference. No SCOMET licence applies to standard automotive brake hardware, and no dangerous goods declaration applies to dry mechanical components — the main lead-time consideration here is the CBLR broker's filing turnaround before the aircraft departs.
Indira Gandhi International Airport
IATA / ICAO
DEL / VIDP
Annual volume
~1.11 million tonnes (FY2024–25)
Cargo terminals
Celebi Delhi Cargo Management, DCSC
Delhi-origin cargo reaches Canada through 16 carriers via Taipei, Abu Dhabi, Seoul, Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong, FRA, with the fastest routing (Air Canada Cargo, 1 day) landing at YYZ.
DEL → Canada corridor
YYZ
YUL
YVR
Why ship through UAL
16 carriers connect DEL to Canada across 7 hub routings — more choice than any single-carrier GSSA can offer.
Neutral, not carrier-tied
We're IATA-accredited and CIFFA-aligned — not a GSSA representing one airline's capacity. That means we route DEL-Canada cargo via whichever carrier is fastest or has capacity that week, not whichever pays us the best override.
Two ends, one family
Origin relationships in Delhi. Destination relationships in Halifax built over 35 years through our family's United Travels operation. No third-party forwarder sits between the two ends of your shipment.
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.
What ships from DEL
Pharmaceuticals
HS 30
MFN FreeGenerics, APIs, and biologics — India is one of the world's largest generic drug exporters.
Gems & jewellery
HS 71
MFN Free / 5-8.5% on jewelleryRough diamonds require a Kimberley Process Certificate; jewellery import policy tightened under an April 2026 DGFT notification.
Automotive parts
HS 87
Mostly 6% MFNBumpers, brakes, gearboxes, suspension components — no CPTPP or FTA relief, full MFN rate applies.
Fresh produce
HS 7, 8
Varies by TRQSeveral lines carry in-season tariff-rate quotas rather than a flat rate.
DEL → Canada Routes
YYZ
YUL
YVR
Exporting from India
IEC Registration
An Importer-Exporter Code from the DGFT is a precondition — no Shipping Bill can be filed without one, and it needs an annual online confirmation to stay active.
Shipping Bill via ICEGATE
The export declaration is filed electronically through ICEGATE, with supporting documents uploaded via e-Sanchit.
Customs Broker
In practice filed via a CBLR-licensed Customs Broker, though CBIC permits an exporter to self-file with their own ICEGATE digital signature.
No Preferential Origin Cert
India and Canada have no free trade agreement in force — the Canada-India CEPA is under active negotiation but not yet concluded, so no preferential Certificate of Origin applies today.
Source: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) — Last verified 2026-07-09.
Frequently asked questions
Belly only. Flight AC043 runs nonstop DEL-YYZ, 6x weekly (not Tuesday) and stepping to daily from October 6, 2026, on a Boeing 777-200LR/777-300ER. It's the only nonstop Delhi-Canada routing in our network besides a seasonal DEL-YUL service, bypassing DXB/DOH/ICN/HKG/FRA entirely — but oversized or dedicated-freighter cargo will still need a connecting routing.
DEL · 16 carriers · 1-5 day transit
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