Ocean freight from Canada to Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is a colonial highland city in southern Ecuador, about 139 km in a straight line from Guayaquil, where A1's destination warehouse (CFS) for this route is located. Our price covers ocean LCL freight from Canada to that CFS, not the road trip up into the Andes. Expect about 50 days from Montreal, 53 from Toronto and 62 from Vancouver; the Toronto gateway is cheapest at USD 13 per cubic foot, with USD 752.42 as the minimum charge.
Cuenca is popular with North American retirees, so many shipments are household boxes, books and small furniture, alongside goods for local businesses. Personal effects go subject to carrier approval and require a signed packing list and a passport copy of the owner. Plan local trucking from Guayaquil to Cuenca or collect in person; it is not included, and Ecuadorian customs, duties and taxes are paid separately. A1 does not pick up in Canada, so deliver the cargo to our warehouse crated or palletized on ISPM 15 wood. Before you pay, the carrier confirms destination charges.
How a shipment to Cuenca works
Cuenca is not a destination in the carrier's tariff. The closest priced destination is Guayaquil about 139 km (straight line) from Cuenca: the A1 price covers ocean freight from Canada to the destination warehouse (CFS) at Guayaquil. From there the consignee collects the cargo or books the last leg to Cuenca with a local trucking company; that delivery, destination customs clearance, duties and taxes are not in the A1 price.
Rates from Canada to Guayaquil
| Destination | From Toronto | From Montreal | From Vancouver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guayaquil | USD 13 / cu ft 53 days · min. USD 752.42 | USD 13 / cu ft 50 days · min. USD 751.57 | USD 18 / cu ft 62 days · min. USD 929.33 |
Example from Toronto: 1 CBM / 200 kg USD 752.42 with all A1 fees. The carrier charges by volume or by weight (1,000 kg per CBM), whichever is greater. From the Prairies the quote adds trucking to Montreal or Vancouver.
Personal effects: Personal effects and household goods are accepted subject to carrier approval: we send your packing list and passport copy to the carrier before you pay.
Documents: a signed packing list and a passport copy for personal effects, a commercial invoice and packing list for commercial cargo. Customs value up to CAD 2,000; cargo palletized or crated on ISPM 15 wood.
Booking: calculate the price above, sign the packing list online and upload your documents; after the carrier confirms the destination charges you pay and receive the labels and delivery instructions for the warehouse. See how to prepare a request.
Shipping to Ecuador by service: personal effects to Ecuador, commercial cargo to Ecuador.
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Rates valid through December 25, 2026; totals include A1 fees of USD 265.00. Destination charges are confirmed by the carrier, duties and taxes are paid by the consignee, and transit days are the carrier's estimate.