Dried fungus, mushrooms & cordyceps: Can I ship to Canada?

For many Chinese living in Canada, the most common problem they encounter when cooking is not whether they can cook or not, but whether the ingredients are wrong.

Dried goods such as dried fungus, cordyceps flowers, and dried mushrooms, which can be found everywhere in China, are not easy to buy in Canada. Either the price is high, or the appearance is average, and more commonly, there is a significant difference in taste compared to domestic products.

The origin inside is also relatively simple. The flavor and production process of this type of dry goods are closely related, and the drying time, drying method, and raw material origin will directly affect the taste.

After trying alternatives to local supermarkets, many people still miss the familiar taste in China, so they have the idea of shipping dry goods from China to Canada.

1:Why is it easy to be rejected when mailed in a conventional way?

Many people choose regular international express or postal channels to send dry goods for the first time, but the results are often not ideal. Common situations include: domestic warehouses rejecting packages, packages being returned midway, or being stopped during customs clearance in Canada.

This type of dry goods is classified as food in cross-border transportation, and food belongs to the category with stricter supervision. Ordinary mailing channels have many restrictions on food, and the audit standards are also conservative

In addition, individual users are often unclear about the declaration details, making it easy to be classified as a high-risk package due to non-standard descriptions. Because of this, many people are not "unable to send", but "chose the wrong way from the beginning".

2:Which dry goods are relatively easier to ship?

From practical experience, it can be seen that dry and moisture free dried goods such as fungus, shiitake mushrooms, cordyceps flowers, etc., which have no seasoning, oil, or additives, and have sealed packaging and no odor leakage, have a relatively high clearance rate.

The number of packages clearly falls within the scope of household use. It should be noted that even if these conditions are met, it is not recommended to directly use regular shipping channels.

3:A more secure option is to ship it to Canada through international consolidation

Currently, many Chinese in Canada choose to ship dry goods through international consolidation.

This operation can first send the goods to the domestic warehouse and then package them uniformly, and the consolidation company is more familiar with the operation of food dry goods, knowing how to classify and declare them.

And it can accurately and reasonably distinguish between ordinary items and food, choose more suitable transportation channels, and send multiple dry goods in a box, making the overall cost more controllable.

For dry goods such as fungus, cordyceps flowers, and dried shiitake mushrooms, consolidated transportation is a relatively stable and mature solution.

For many Chinese and overseas Chinese, dried goods are not just ingredients, but also a part of home cooked flavors. As long as the cross-border transportation method is chosen correctly, these familiar flavors from China can still appear in Canadian kitchens.