Air Freight from Vancouver
YVR connects to 7 Asia destinations, all via China Airlines' Taipei hub — the closest major North American gateway to Asia, with the shortest confirmed routing on this network.
Get YVR Rates365k tonnes
Annual cargo YVR (2025, record)
1–2 days
Transit to Asia
7
Asia destinations served
4 of 7
CPTPP-eligible destinations
Worked example
250kg of BC salmon, Vancouver to Hanoi
A 250kg shipment of fresh BC salmon (HS 0302.14) declared at CAD $12,000 moves from YVR to HAN via China Airlines through Taipei — the fastest confirmed routing on this lane, at 1-2 days.
Because this shipment is valued above CAD $2,000, a CERS export declaration is required before loading, filed at least 2 hours ahead. As a food export, UAL confirms the exporter holds a Safe Food for Canadians licence and checks whether Vietnam requires a CFIA-issued Export Certificate for fresh seafood via My CFIA — this is destination-specific, so it's verified before booking rather than assumed.
Vietnam is a CPTPP member, but this shipment doesn't carry a CPTPP claim (fresh salmon under HS 0302.14 is already MFN-free on the Canadian export side in most cases) — no origin certification is needed either way. On arrival, the shipment clears through Vietnam's VNACCS/VCIS system against the commercial invoice and any CFIA certificate referenced.
Vancouver International Airport
IATA / ICAO
YVR / CYVR
Annual volume
~365,000 tonnes (2025, all-time record)
Cargo terminals
Cargo Village (Swissport, Hutchison, others)
Vancouver-origin cargo reaches Canada through 7 carriers via Taipei, with the fastest routing (China Airlines, 1-2 days) landing at BKK.
YVR → Canada corridor
BKK
SGN
HAN
SIN
KUL
CGK
DEL
Why ship through UAL
7 carriers connect YVR to Canada across 1 hub routing — 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 YVR-Canada cargo via whichever carrier is fastest or has capacity that week, not whichever pays us the best override.
Two ends, one family
Destination relationships in Halifax and origin relationships in Kuala Lumpur, built over 35 years through our family's United Travels operation — the same team handles your shipment whether it's moving into Canada or out of it.
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 YVR
Seafood
HS 3
Varies by destinationBC salmon and other Pacific seafood — a genuine, large regional export identity for this gateway.
Forestry products
HS 44, 47
Varies by destinationLumber, pulp, and wood products — one of BC's largest and most iconic export categories.
Agri-food & pulses
HS 07, 12
Varies by destinationPrairie grain and pulse crops moving through Vancouver's air and sea logistics network.
Industrial machinery
HS 84
Varies by destinationProduction equipment and precision parts.
Pharmaceuticals
HS 30
Varies by destinationTime-critical shipments needing cold-chain handling on arrival.
YVR → Asia Routes
CPTPP eligibility varies by destination country below — it's a property of the destination's CPTPP membership, not the individual carrier or routing.
BKK
SGN
HAN
SIN
KUL
CGK
DEL
Exporting from Canada
CERS Declaration
Export declarations are filed electronically through CERS (Canadian Export Reporting System) — the paper B13A form has been phased out.
Value Threshold
Non-restricted commercial goods under CAD $2,000 are exempt from declaration to any destination; above that, a CERS declaration is required for exports to non-US destinations like these.
Self-Filing Permitted
The exporter can self-file via CERS — Canada doesn't require a licensed broker the way Malaysia requires an RMCD agent, though a customs service provider can file on the exporter's behalf.
Filing Window
Air cargo must be reported not less than 2 hours before loading.
CPTPP Self-Certification
For CPTPP-member destinations (Singapore, Vietnam), Canadian exporters self-certify origin on the commercial invoice or any document containing the required data elements — no government stamp needed.
Frequently asked questions
That's the real, confirmed data — China Airlines is currently the only carrier with a same-carrier routing linking YVR to all 7 of these Asia destinations, via its TPE hub. Other carriers serve YVR (Korean Air, Cathay, Asiana, China Southern) but our confirmed same-carrier composed routing data for this specific gateway only covers the CI/TPE pairing today — we don't publish a routing we haven't verified.
YVR · 7 carriers · 1-4 day transit
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