Question
Interest in an item. Weights less than a pound. Anyone know approximate cost for registered shipping from Canada to U.S.? I went to the Canadian postal site but cannot find charge for just the registered mail service.
Answer
Registered mail to the U.S. costs Cdn. $11.00 plus postage. It's only available for letter-post weighing under 500 grams. Letter-post can't be more than 2 cm thick as well.
In other words, registered mail is not available for parcels or small packets.
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Thanks for the answer. So how does one send parcel? Just regular insurance? No registered mail option?
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Small packets and parcels automatically carry up to $100 worth of insurance but in the case of parcels the sender should also make sure that insurance value is marked on the customs form by the postal clerk. There's no such box on the small packet customs form.
In the case of parcels, the cheapest method is Expedited Parcel. This method includes delivery confirmation. There's a confirmation number on the customs form which can be keyed in at the Canada Post site so the sender can see if the parcel has been delivered.
There's no delivery confirmation available with small packet.
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Thanks again.