To get your goods smoothly into a fulfillment warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario, you need to understand Health Canada’s labelling rules and the most cost-effective handling process below.

Irritation warning label rules for natural cosmetics

For natural powder products (such as rice bran or red bean) or pastes (such as clay masks or mineral mud), users can easily mistake them for food, or have a sensitive reaction depending on their skin. The product label must therefore show all of the following in both English and French:

1. Ingredient list (Ingredients/Ingrédients)

All ingredients must be listed using the international INCI names. For example, for pure rice bran powder, you can’t just write “Rice bran powder”. You must write “Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran”.

2. Usage warnings (Warnings/Mises en garde)

Clay masks and natural powders must carry a skin irritation warning in both languages:

• English: “For external use only. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Avoid contact with eyes.”
• French: “Pour usage externe uniquement. Cesser l’utilisation en cas d’irritation. Éviter tout contact avec les yeux.”

3. Storage instructions

Natural cosmetics without chemical preservatives go mouldy easily in Canada’s climate as the seasons change. The label must state: “Store in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight”.

How to ship cosmetics to Canada and into a fulfillment warehouse in Mississauga

To save time and money, shipping and storage follow these standard steps:

Step 1: Pack and ship from Vietnam

Powdered cosmetics should be packed in thick zip bags or sealed plastic jars so they don’t burst under cabin pressure. Paste clay masks must have a foil seal over the mouth of the jar.

Soleil Transportation ships cosmetics to Canada by air with import duties included, in an average of 7–14 business days. Two-way Vietnam–Canada air freight starts at just $16/kg, including basic carton packing.

Step 2: Clearance and transfer to the Mississauga warehouse

Once the goods land in Canada and clear customs (CBSA), the whole shipment goes straight to the Soleil Transportation warehouse at 2446 Cawthra Road, B1U8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5A 3K6.

Step 3: Counting, secondary labelling and sorting

If your shipment didn’t get its skin irritation warnings or product barcodes (UPC/FNSKU) applied in Vietnam, our team at the Mississauga warehouse will apply compliant secondary labels to Canadian legal standards before storing the goods or forwarding them to Amazon FBA.

Step 4: Fulfillment and domestic delivery

When a buyer in Canada places an order, warehouse staff pick, pack and create the shipping label. Fulfillment in Canada (including receiving, storage, packing and delivery for e-commerce sellers) starts at just $5 CAD per order.

Shipping and warehouse costs at Soleil Transportation

Here are the actual price points you can use straight away to calculate your store’s margins:

• Air freight Vietnam → Canada: From $16/kg (7–14 day delivery; price includes import duties and a standard carton).
• Fulfillment at the Mississauga warehouse: From $5 CAD per order (storage, packing and order processing).
• Domestic shipping within Canada: From $35 per parcel for bulky orders or interprovincial shipments.
• Secondary or warning labels at the warehouse: Priced by the actual quantity in each shipment (contact us for a detailed quote for each type of jar or powder bag).

Common mistakes that get cosmetics refused at the warehouse

While helping Vietnamese shop owners, we’ve seen these 3 mistakes most often:

1. No French on the label: Canada is bilingual. Missing French on warning labels is the top reason goods are held during market inspections.
2. Leaking products: Wet clay masks without a foil seal over the jar overflow when cabin pressure changes, ruining every other box in the same carton.
3. Incorrect weight on the label: The net weight printed on the packaging must exactly match the measured weight.

To start bringing your natural cosmetics to Canadian customers safely and legally, prepare your product ingredient list and your current label designs. Contact Soleil Transportation on +1 888-998-5199 or email the details to info@soleiltransportation.com, and our Mississauga team will check your labels for compliance and work out the most cost-effective shipping.

Mandatory choking hazard warning labels

In Canada, products for children or small items children could easily swallow (especially hair accessories for under-3s or those with small parts such as beads, buttons or small metal clips) must carry a choking hazard warning.

Warning label content

The warning must be in both of Canada’s official languages, English and French. Standard wording commonly used:

• English: “WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.”
• French: “ATTENTION: DANGER D’ÉTOUFFEMENT – Petites pièces. Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 3 ans.”

Size and placement

• The label must be printed clearly and sharply on the product’s outer packaging (usually an OPP bag or a small paper box for hair clips).
• If the product is in a plastic bag with an opening of 5 inches (about 12.7 cm) or more when laid flat, the bag itself must also carry a printed or added suffocation warning.
• The warning label must not cover the product barcode (FNSKU or UPC).

Step-by-step Amazon Canada labelling

To get a shipment of handmade hair clips from Vietnam accepted smoothly into Amazon Canada’s warehouse, follow this prep process:

Step 1: Print and apply an FNSKU to each product

Each hair clip or set of clips needs its own FNSKU barcode on the outer packaging. This is how Amazon identifies that the product belongs to your store.

Step 2: Apply the choking hazard warning

Apply the choking hazard warning next to or above the FNSKU on the packaging. Make sure the label is flat, without creased corners, and won’t peel off in transit.

Step 3: Pack them in a large shipping box

Pack the fully labelled products in a carton. Print and apply the Amazon FBA Box ID label to the outside of the box. Don’t place it over the tape sealing the box.

Cost breakdown for labelling prep and storage

Doing the work yourself in Vietnam may save on labour, but the risk of labelling mistakes that get your goods fined or returned by Amazon is high. Using an intermediate fulfillment service in Canada to check and relabel goods is a safer solution.

Here is an estimated cost breakdown when using Soleil Transportation’s fulfillment service in Canada:

• Receiving fee: Based on the actual number of pallets or cartons.
• FNSKU / choking hazard labelling: From just $5 CAD per order for the all-in-one fulfillment service (storage, packing, labelling and delivery for e-commerce sellers).
• Temporary storage fee: Based on the actual space used each month.
• Domestic shipping from the transit warehouse to Amazon Canada warehouses: From $35 per parcel depending on the actual size and weight.

All-in-one shipping and handling to Canada

To keep costs down and avoid delays, shop owners should combine two-way shipping with professional warehouse handling.

Dedicated air freight

From Vietnam, you can send cartons of hair accessories packed in bulk to Canada by air. Average transit time is 7–14 days. Air freight on the Vietnam–Canada route starts at just $16/kg (import duties included, so you don’t have to worry about complicated clearance at Canadian customs).

Use the transit warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario

Instead of sending goods straight from Vietnam into Amazon’s warehouse (and risking penalties for incorrect labels), the goods go to the Soleil Transportation warehouse at 2446 Cawthra Road, B1U8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5A 3K6. Here, our team will:

• Check the physical condition of the goods after the flight.
• Apply choking hazard warnings and FNSKU labels exactly as Amazon requires.
• Palletise the goods or repack them in compliant cartons.
• Arrange fast delivery to Amazon warehouses in Canada.

To start planning your next shipment of handmade hair accessories, check your product packaging sizes carefully and prepare your label print files. For more advice on clearing handmade products or an accurate quote for labelling at our Canadian warehouse, call +1 888-998-5199 or email your product details to info@soleiltransportation.com for the fastest support.

This article shows you how to label correctly yourself, or how to use a goods handling service to save time when shipping to Canada.

Why do you need suffocation warning labels in Canada?

Under the requirements of Health Canada and the major e-commerce platforms, any plastic bag with an opening of 7 inches (about 17.8 cm) or more when laid flat must carry a warning about the suffocation risk to young children.

If you ship to Canada without complying:

• TikTok Shop or Amazon Canada warehouses will refuse the goods.
• Goods may be stored indefinitely or returned to the sender at great expense.
• Your seller account may be fined or temporarily suspended for breaching safety policies.

Suffocation warning label standards under Canadian rules

You can’t just handwrite a few words on the bag. You must follow strict rules on language, font size and content.

1. Required languages

Canada has two official languages, so the warning must be printed in both English and French.

Standard wording commonly used:

• English: “WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this plastic bag away from babies and children. Do not use this bag in cribs, beds, carriages, or playpens. This bag is not a toy.”
• French: “AVERTISSEMENT: Pour éviter le danger de suffocation, gardez ce sac de plastique hors de la portée des bébés et des enfants. Ne pas utiliser ce sac dans les berceaux, lits, poussettes ou parcs à bébé. Ce sac n’est pas un jouet.”

2. Font size by bag size

The size of the warning text depends on the overall size of the plastic bag used to pack the product:

• Bags with a perimeter under 30 inches: minimum 10 pt font.
• Bags with a perimeter of 30 to 40 inches: minimum 14 pt font.
• Bags with a perimeter of 40 to 60 inches: minimum 18 pt font.
• Bags with a perimeter over 60 inches: minimum 24 pt font.

The warning must be printed or applied where it is most visible on the flat side of the bag, not covered by other shipping labels.

How labelling and packing work at Soleil Transportation

If you sell from Vietnam and don’t have staff in Canada to handle this, printing and labelling in Vietnam can sometimes go wrong and miss the standard. The best solution is to use the fulfillment service at our local warehouse in Ontario.

Step 1: Ship goods from Vietnam to the warehouse in Canada

Goods from Vietnam are consolidated and flown to Canada. Average transit time is 7–14 days. Two-way door-to-door air shipping to Canada starts at $16/kg (import duties included). For small gift parcels or light goods, you can choose ePacket from just $8.50 CAD per parcel.

Step 2: Receiving and stock check

After clearance, the goods go straight to our warehouse at 2446 Cawthra Road, B1U8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5A 3K6. Warehouse staff count the quantities against your list.

Step 3: Print and apply suffocation warning labels

Based on the size of your clothing bags, we design and print bilingual warning stickers that meet the standard. Staff carefully apply a label to each product, making sure it is smooth and straight.

Step 4: Pack the cartons and apply domestic shipping labels

Once labelled, the products are packed in standard cartons (basic packing free). We apply the TikTok Shop or domestic carrier shipping labels ready for dispatch.

Step 5: Delivery to the TikTok Shop warehouse

The goods are shipped within Canada directly to the platform’s warehouses at a very low cost, from just $35 per parcel.

Labelling and fulfillment costs in Canada

We offer an all-in-one solution to support small and medium-sized shops starting to sell into North America. Fulfillment in Canada (including receiving, storage, warning labels, packing and delivery for e-commerce orders) starts at just $5 CAD per order.

Tracking is also very easy. You can follow your parcel online with your order or booking number, and our system sends detailed status updates by email, SMS or Zalo so you can keep track from Vietnam.

If you are preparing a fashion shipment for Canada and aren’t sure which label your bag size needs, contact us on +1 888-998-5199 or email the details to info@soleiltransportation.com. Our team in Mississauga is always ready to measure, advise on the correct label and keep your shipping costs as low as possible.

To get your herbs and medicinal leaves through the border, preparation and packing must strictly follow hygiene and biosecurity standards. Here is a practical 5-step process to minimise this risk.

Step 1: Select and clean the raw materials

Canadian customs is very strict about insects, mould, soil and pathogens on plants. Even a little soil on a root is enough to have the whole parcel destroyed immediately.

• Remove impurities: All dried leaves, roots and stems used as herbal medicine must be completely free of soil and sand. Don’t send tubers or roots that haven’t been properly cleaned.
• Dry thoroughly: Herbs must be dried until crisp, with no remaining moisture. Moisture inside plastic bags condenses on a long journey and lets mould grow. If customs opens a bag and finds mould, it will be destroyed on the spot.
• Check for pests: Make sure leaves and seeds haven’t been eaten by insects or weevils.

Step 2: Vacuum-seal in small portions

Putting all the medicine in one large sack is the most common mistake that gets parcels held.

• Split into small bags: Divide the herbal medicine into individual doses or small packs (about 100 g to 500 g). This is convenient for the user and lets customs check the contents visually without tearing open a large bag.
• Vacuum-seal: Use thick, purpose-made bags and vacuum-seal them tightly. Removing the oxygen stops mould growing during the 7–14 day air journey to Canada. It also saves a lot of space in the box.

Step 3: Label clearly in English or French

Canadian customs can’t guess what a bag of brown powder or a handful of dried leaves contains. Without a label, they will assume it is a prohibited substance or a harmful plant.

• Product name: On each small vacuum-sealed pack, add a label with the product name in English or French (for example, Dried Herbal Tea, Dried Cleistocalyx operculatus leaves, Dried Polyscias fruticosa root). Include the plant’s scientific name if possible.
• Ingredients: State that it is 100% natural, with no preservatives or harmful chemicals.
• Origin: Write “Product of Vietnam”.

Step 4: Pack in a standard carton

Once each small pack is sealed, arrange them neatly in a strong carton.

• Pack in order: Put heavy packs and hard roots at the bottom and crumbly leaves on top.
• Fill the gaps: Use bubble wrap or kraft paper to fill all gaps so the packs can’t move, knock together and tear the vacuum bags in transit.
• Tape: Seal every edge of the box with wide tape to keep outside moisture out.

Step 5: Declare accurately to customs

When sending herbal medicine to Canada, an honest and accurate declaration on the waybill decides whether your goods clear customs.

• Declare in detail: Don’t write a vague “medicine”, “gift” or “dried goods”. Write “Dried herbal medicine for personal use”.
• Don’t hide anything: Never hide herbs among clothing or other personal items to avoid inspection. Customs scanners will detect them, and deliberate concealment will get your entire shipment confiscated and may even lead to a fine.

Ship to Canada safely with Soleil Transportation

Posting dried leaves and herbal medicine yourself carries many risks if you don’t fully understand Canada’s plant import rules. At Soleil Transportation, we help customers check that labels are compliant and advise on the best way to pack before the flight.

• Fast transit: Air shipping from Vietnam to Canada takes just 7–14 days (7–12 business days on average), so herbs keep their medicinal properties and don’t go mouldy from long storage.
• Great rates: Shipping from Vietnam to Canada starts at just $16/kg, including import duties and basic packing in a carton.
• Easy tracking: Track your parcel online with your order number or receive automatic updates by email, SMS or Zalo.

Before packing herbal medicine for Canada, contact the Soleil Transportation team on +1 888-998-5199 or email your list of herbs to info@soleiltransportation.com. We will check them carefully against the list of permitted imports so your shipment goes as smoothly as possible.