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ShipSavvy vs Shippo
Shippo is shipping software from San Francisco that serves senders in Canada as well as the US. Here is an honest look at shipping to US customers from Canada, from their public pages and ours.
What Shippo does well
- Many carriers in one place: "get the best rates from 40+ global carriers" (Shippo home page).
- Store and marketplace connections, including Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, eBay, Walmart and Amazon (Shippo integrations).
- Canada Post rates without your own Canada Post account: "instant access to our discounted Canada Post rates" (Shippo help centre).
- A free Starter plan, with paid plans as you grow (Shippo pricing).
Where ShipSavvy differs
- Your US parcels are consolidated at our Niagara Falls facility before they cross.
- US shipments go DDP by default. SavvyBroker clears them and the duty is paid when you buy the label, so your customer pays nothing at the door.
- A US address in Niagara Falls, New York for supplier orders and returns. We bring them across the border into Canada (importer number and CARM account needed).
- FDA and partner-agency goods are supported, limitations apply.
Side by side
| ShipSavvy | Shippo (from their public pages, checked 10 Nov 2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| How your US parcels cross | Consolidated at our Niagara Falls facility and handed to US carriers every business day. On SavvyBroker shipments, licensed customs brokers file your entries. | Labels on the carrier's own service: "Shippo is not a carrier. Shippo does not pick up or deliver packages itself." It can "Generate customs forms and commercial invoices for international shipments." (Shippo) |
| Duty on US shipments | DDP by default. Duty is calculated live and charged with the label, and recalculated if customs details change after you buy it. | For US shipments, Shippo says DDU "is no longer available in most cases" and with DDP "You, the shipper, pay duties and taxes upfront". It also says DDP customs charges are "billed to you, the sender, roughly three weeks after shipment" (Shippo help centre) |
| FDA and partner-agency goods | Supported, limitations apply | Not stated on the pages we checked. Ask them. |
| A US address for supplier orders and returns | Niagara Falls, New York, with GTA pickup or delivery. You need a Canadian importer number and a CARM account. | "Shippo is not a 3PL or fulfillment warehouse." It can "Create return labels" (Shippo). A US address for supplier orders and returns is not stated on the pages we checked. Ask them. |
| Pickup and drop-off | Free SavvyPickup in the GTA for eligible shipments, plus 3 processing centres and 6 drop-off points. | UPS Canada: drop off at "any of the 350 The UPS Store® locations in Canada, or at over 1,200 UPS Access Point® locations", or "schedule your pickup on UPS.com" (Shippo help centre). "Pickups for labels purchased through Shippo's Canada Post Carrier Account aren't supported." (Shippo help centre) |
| Pallets and LTL | Not our focus today | "Shippo focuses on parcel and small-package shipping" (Shippo) |
| Monthly fees | No contracts and no monthly fees | A free Starter plan for "Up to 30 labels per month", and paid Pro and Premier plans (Shippo pricing) |
Their facts checked on 10 Nov 2026 against their public pages. If something has changed, tell us at [email protected] and we will fix it.
Before you choose
Questions to ask any provider before you ship to the US
- Who files my US customs entry?
- Does my parcel go through one consolidated crossing, or straight into a carrier's network?
- Can you ship FDA-regulated goods?
- Do I get a US address for returns and supplier orders?
- If my parcel's customs details change after I pay, what happens?
- Are there monthly fees or a contract?
Questions
Who files the US customs entry for my parcels with ShipSavvy?
On SavvyBroker shipments, which the portal picks by default for US addresses, licensed customs brokers file your entries on your behalf. On DDU shipments the carrier clears the parcel and your customer pays the duties on delivery. DDU is for parcels up to 2 kg on a ShipSavvy label.
When do I see the duty with ShipSavvy?
Duty is calculated live when you buy the label and charged with it, so you see the full cost before you pay. With DDP your customer pays nothing at the door. If a parcel's customs details change after you buy the label, we recalculate the duty and charge or credit the difference.
Can I ship FDA-regulated goods to the US with ShipSavvy?
FDA and other partner-agency goods are supported, limitations apply. Add 1 business day for regulated goods. Send us your product list and we confirm before you ship. See shipping FDA-regulated goods.
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