ShipTime Canada Inc.

From November 3, 2024, through January 18, 2025, a Peak-Season surcharge will apply to all carrier parcels requiring special handling or delivered to a residential/low commercial density area.

Any Special Handling Peak Surcharge applies in addition to all other Service Rates, Additional Charges or other charges applicable to the piece.

Surcharge Description:

Peak Additional Handling: 

•  Shipments not fully encased in an outer shipping container.

•  Any Shipment encased in an outer shipping container not made of corrugated cardboard, including but not limited to canvas, leather, metal, wood, hard plastic, soft plastic (e.g., plastic bag) or expanded polystyrene foam (e.g., Styrofoam).

•  Any Shipment bound with metal, wood, leather, plastic or cloth banding, or has wheels, casters, handles or straps (including Shipments where the outer surface area is loosely wrapped or where the contents protrude outside the surface area.

•  Shipments encased in an outer shipping container covered in part or whole by shrink wrap or shrink wrap.

•  Any cylindrical-like or irregular-shaped items, including but not limited to duffle bags, mailing tubes, barrels, drums, cans, buckets, pails, or tires.

•  Shipments encased in a soft-sided pack (e.g., courier packs, poly bag or poly mailer) that exceed 18 inches along its longest side or 13 inches along its second-longest side or 5 inches in height.

•  Any Shipment routed through Purolator’s irregular package sortation process as required by Purolator.

•  Shipments that contain high-risk items, which are not packaged according to Purolator’s accepted standards (see “Purolator Packaging Guide”) and are deemed high risk at Purolator’s discretion.

•  Any other Shipment that requires additional handling, as determined by Purolator in its reasonable discretion.

Peak Oversized: Packages that weigh more than 50 lbs (approx. 23 kg) but less than or equal to 150 lbs (approx. 68 kg) or whose longest side measures more than 48“ (approx. 122 cm) and less than or equal to 108“ (approx. 274 cm).

Peak Residential Heavyweight: Packages that are considered heavyweight items for standard residential area pickup or delivery because they weigh more than 70 lbs (approx. 32 kg) and less than or equal to 150 lbs (approx. 68 kg).

Peak Large Package: Packages that measure between 130″ (approx. 330 cm) and 165″ (approx. 419 cm) in total overall Piece size. Each Large Package Piece is subject to a minimum billable weight of 90 pounds (approx. 41 kg).

Peak Over Maximum Limit: Packages that are over the maximum limit because they weigh more than 150 lbs (approx. 68 kg), measure more than 165″ (approx. 419 cm) in total overall Piece size, or their longest side measures more than 108″ (approx. 274 cm). Each Over Maximum Limit Piece is subject to a minimum billable weight of 120 pounds (approx. 55 kg).