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Non-CITES animals do not require any special permit, which makes them more affordable and quicker to process. However, they still require paperwork and for a US Fish & Wildlife inspection to be done in order to comply with American Federal laws when it comes to removing animals from the USA. Not going through their mandatory inspections is considered smuggling animals out of the USA. Rest assured, that we have all our necessary American import/export licenses and will complete all necessary paperwork to ensure the import is successful and that your animals will have legal status when entering Canada. We will also clear Canada Customs on our clients behalf.

Import Pricing

Pricing for an import/export is split into three payable parts.

Reptile Express Broker Fee

Up to 2 Animals = $200CAD

3 to Unlimited Animals = $300CAD

*Each additional U.S. seller on top of the 1st one is an extra $60

This includes the fee to have a USF&W inspector clear the Non-CITES wildlife for export out of the U.S.

Shipping Fees

The shipping cost to ship your animal from the US breeder to our NY Office. You would pay this to your US seller directly. This is the only payment that we don’t take.

If you require us to ship your animal(s) to your door in Canada, this would be an additional fee. If you’re local to our Toronto area location then you can pick up your import once we arrive and avoid the Canadian shipping charge.

Canada Customs

Tax (5% GST) on the total declared valued of the animals (once converted to CAD currency).

We will pay your 5% GST tax on your behalf to Canada Customs on the same day of import.

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Non-Cites Import Process and Steps

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Gather Information

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Seller, Consignee & Reptile Info

We will need info about your breeder and the reptile(s) you’ll be shipping.

Provide us with the U.S. shippers information listed below:

Full Name
Full U.S. Address
Telephone Number
E-mail address

Provide us with the Canadian recipients information listed below:

Full Name
Full Canadian Address
Telephone Number
E-mail address

Provide us information regarding EACH of the reptile(s) being shipped:

Common Name
Scientific Name
EXACT quantity of animals being shipped
Captive bred or not
Total Monetary Value ($USD)
Number of boxes containing reptiles the shipper will be using

Booking the Import

Booking your spot

The Canadian customer will pay Reptile Express our Non-CITES import and inspection fees as well as the taxes on the total declared value (5%) in advance. The shipping fee from our Toronto location to your Canadian address will be pre-paid as well.

Please note: For international shipping, we only accept E-Transfer, Money Order, and Cheques. PayPal & credit cards come with a 3-4% processing fee.

Contacting the Seller

We will get in contact with your U.S. seller and provide instructions on where our NY office is for them to ship to as well as all the information they’d need on how to label the animals etc.

Shipping and Inspection

The breeder ships out your reptile(s)

The U.S. shipper will ship the package off on Monday or Tuesday evenings ONLY. They will purchase a FedEx Priority Overnight (Before 10:30am) Service only. We will not accept any packages arriving after 12pm on the Wednesday as that’s the time we need to go through USF&W inspections. We are not responsible for any shipments arriving late.

US Fish & Wildlife Border Inspection

We pick up packages at our U.S. location on Wednesday early morning, and go through USFWS inspections and Canadian customs in the late morning/early afternoon.

Once we’ve cleared the USF&W border inspection, we will return to our Toronto location by approximately 4pm.

Arrival in Canada

Shipped-out or Pickup

Once we return to our Toronto office, any animals that need to be shipped out to clients outside of our local area will be done that same night in order to expedite the process. Tracking emails will be sent out Wednesday late afternoon.

All animals will be inspected and given new containers/bedding if previous ones are soiled

If you’re local to the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), you can pick up your animal(s) Wednesday late afternoon between 4-9pm at no extra charge.

Arrival at your Door

For those who had their animals shipped out you will receive your animals on the Thursday. Delivery to your door is between 9am – 5pm. Most often before noon. Somebody must be home to accept the package.

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Non-Cites USA to Canada Imports