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.

When this happens, the best solution is to bring the goods to a domestic transit warehouse for relabelling before distribution. Here is a cost comparison and the actual process in Mississauga, Ontario to help you sort things out in time.

Why relabel at a warehouse in Canada?

Many sellers assume small packaging problems can be negotiated with TikTok Shop or the last-mile carrier. In reality, the scanning systems at large e-commerce warehouses in Canada are fully automated.

• Blurry or scratched barcodes: The scanner can’t identify the product, so the system automatically classes it as unidentified stock.
• Dented or torn packaging: TikTok Shop refuses it for safety and presentation reasons.
• Labels in the wrong language: Canada requires bilingual (English–French) labelling for certain product categories.

If you ship straight from Vietnam without a quality check (QC) at a local warehouse such as one in Mississauga, the risk of returns is very high, and round-trip shipping then costs many times more than the goods themselves.

Cost comparison: doing it yourself vs fulfillment in Canada

To make it concrete, here is a cost comparison between flying over yourself or asking relatives to handle things informally, and using a professional fulfillment service in Mississauga, Ontario.

5 steps to relabel damaged goods at the Mississauga warehouse

To fix things as fast as possible without disrupting your TikTok Shop sales, the standard process at the transit warehouse is:

Step 1: Receive the damaged goods and inspect them

Goods shipped from Vietnam or transferred from elsewhere arrive at the Mississauga warehouse at 2446 Cawthra Road, B1U8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5A 3K6. The warehouse team opens the boxes, checks how badly the packaging is damaged and sorts the products.

Step 2: Remove the old packaging and clean the surface

Products with torn plastic or dented boxes have their old outer packaging removed. Staff clean the product surface so the new label’s adhesive sticks well and doesn’t peel off in Canada’s cold climate.

Step 3: Print and apply new labels to TikTok Shop Canada standards

The seller provides the new label files (barcode PDFs, English/French secondary labels). The warehouse uses professional printers to produce sharp labels that don’t smudge when wet. Labels are applied exactly where they are easiest to scan.

Step 4: Repack in standard cartons

Labelled products are packed neatly into new cartons. Basic packing is usually included in standard fulfillment fees. For oversized boxes or those that need a wooden pallet, the warehouse will quote the surcharge before doing the work.

Step 5: Dispatch and last-mile delivery to TikTok Shop

Once done, the goods get domestic shipping labels and are delivered to the TikTok Shop warehouse or straight to buyers (door-to-door). Domestic transit time within Canada depends on the distance.

Key tips to avoid extra costs

1. Prepare label files in the right size: Make sure your label designs are the standard size (usually 4×6 inches for shipping labels and smaller sizes for product labels). Sending the wrong size means the warehouse has to fix it manually, which slows everything down.
2. Declare accurately: When shipping from Vietnam to Canada, list all your goods in full. Two-way air freight from Vietnam to Canada starts at $16/kg (import duties included), so you can easily calculate your margins.
3. Use tracking: Always get a tracking number to follow your order online. This lets you book an appointment with the TikTok Shop warehouse as soon as your goods have been processed in Mississauga.

If you have a shipment with damaged packaging that needs urgent relabelling in Mississauga to keep your sales on track, contact us on +1 888-998-5199 or at info@soleiltransportation.com for the fastest solution.