Air Freight from Mumbai
BOM is India's diamond and pharmaceutical export hub, connecting to Canada via Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong and Frankfurt — 5 carriers, no nonstop service on this pair.
Get BOM Rates~890k tonnes
Annual cargo BOM (FY24-25)
1–2 days
Fastest transit to YYZ
5
Carriers to Canada
No FTA
Canada-India CEPA pending
Worked example
15kg of polished diamonds, Mumbai to Toronto
A 15kg shipment of polished diamonds and jewellery (HS 71) declared at CAD $400,000 moves from BOM to YYZ via Emirates SkyCargo through Dubai — the fastest confirmed routing on this lane, at 1-2 days.
Because these are polished, finished stones rather than rough diamonds, no Kimberley Process Certificate applies — that requirement is specific to rough/unworked diamonds. The Shipping Bill is filed through ICEGATE via a CBLR-licensed Customs Broker, with the IEC confirmed active beforehand. Given the shipment's high value-to-weight ratio, security and chain-of-custody handling matters more here than transit speed — UAL confirms secure handling arrangements with the carrier before tender.
On arrival, CBSA clears the shipment against the commercial invoice and declared value for customs. No preferential Certificate of Origin applies, since India and Canada have no FTA in force — this shipment clears at the standard MFN rate for its specific HS 71 classification.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
IATA / ICAO
BOM / VABB
Annual volume
~890,000 tonnes (FY2024–25)
Cargo terminals
MIAL Air Cargo Complex, Concor Air
Mumbai-origin cargo reaches Canada through 10 carriers via Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong, FRA, with the fastest routing (Emirates SkyCargo, 1-2 days) landing at YYZ.
BOM → Canada corridor
YYZ
YUL
YVR
Why ship through UAL
10 carriers connect BOM to Canada across 5 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 BOM-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 Mumbai. 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 BOM
Pharmaceuticals
HS 30
MFN FreeGenerics, APIs, and biologics moving through India's largest pharmaceutical export base.
Gems & jewellery
HS 71
MFN Free / 5-8.5% on jewelleryMumbai is the centre of India's diamond trade — rough diamonds require a Kimberley Process Certificate.
BOM → 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
It isn't in our carrier dataset — Delhi's nonstop AC043/AC044 pair is the only direct Air Canada India-Canada routing we've confirmed. Mumbai's fastest confirmed options instead run through Dubai (Emirates), Doha (Qatar Airways), Frankfurt (Lufthansa Cargo), or Hong Kong (Cathay Cargo), several of which tie at 1-2 business days — still competitive, just via a hub connection rather than nonstop.
BOM · 10 carriers · 1-3 day transit
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