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.

That worry is well founded. Since the new rules took effect on July 30, 2026, controls on non-commercial goods and gifts entering Canada have become stricter. At the same time, in Vietnam, people buying and selling goods across borders or sending gifts abroad must now complete electronic identity verification for their transactions. This tightens control over the origin of goods but also adds some procedures for senders.

To help your gift clear customs smoothly, this article is a detailed, easy-to-follow guide to classifying and declaring dried food and cosmetic gifts for Canada under the new July 30, 2026 rules.

1. New electronic identity verification rules when shipping from Vietnam

Directly affecting international shipping in Vietnam, senders now need to complete electronic identity verification before creating a shipping label to Canada.

• What senders need: Senders in Vietnam need a chip-based citizen ID card or an electronic identity account (VNeID) activated at level 2. When dropping off goods or dealing with a carrier, this information is checked to confirm the sender’s identity.
• Impact on timing: Verification may add some procedures and initial waiting time if the sender’s details are not yet synchronised. Senders should therefore prepare this identity information in advance so the shipping label can be created quickly without affecting the average transit time.

2. Dried food for Canada: allowed and prohibited

Canadian customs inspects food very strictly to protect the local ecosystem. You need to know clearly which items can go and which must stay behind.

Dried foods you can send

• Dried seafood: Dried fish, dried squid, dried shrimp and dried jellyfish. They must be completely dried, carefully vacuum-sealed and clearly labelled with their origin.
• Processed snacks and nuts: Rice paper, prawn crackers, roasted cashews, ground coffee and dried tea. These must not contain meat or egg (for example, rice paper salad kits with fried shallots are fine, but those with dried baby shrimp or dried quail eggs will be removed).
• Dried spices: Pepper, dried chilli, turmeric powder and mushroom powder. All must be dry, with no moisture, to prevent mould during transit.

Dried foods that are strictly prohibited

• Meat from land animals: Pork, beef, chicken and duck in any processed form, such as pork floss, Chinese sausage, beef jerky, chicken jerky with lime leaves and crispy rice with pork floss. Canadian customs will confiscate these immediately and may even fine the recipient.
• Eggs and dairy products: Mooncakes with salted egg yolk, pia cakes with egg, or powdered milk.
• Seeds and fresh produce: Seeds that can still germinate (such as mung beans or lotus seeds with the germ intact), because of the risk of carrying agricultural pests.

3. Rules for declaring and packing cosmetics for Canada

Sending cosmetics as gifts to friends and family in Canada is very popular. However, cosmetics are sensitive goods because they touch the skin directly and are often liquids or gels.

Cosmetics you can send

• Everyday skincare: Serums, moisturisers, sheet masks, cleansers and makeup remover.
• Makeup: Lipstick, eyeshadow, setting powder and eyeliner.
• Mandatory requirements: All cosmetics must be genuine, clearly labelled and branded, and within their expiry date. Customs will refuse homemade cosmetics without a clear ingredient list in English or French.

How to pack cosmetics so they don’t break

Liquid cosmetics can easily burst or break because of pressure changes in the aircraft hold.

• Wrap each bottle tightly in at least 2–3 layers of bubble wrap.
• Stand bottles upright in the box and fill the gaps with foam or newspaper so they don’t knock against each other.
• For shipments to Canada, our service includes basic packing in a sturdy carton for maximum protection.

4. How to declare each item in detail

A very common reason goods get held is a declaration that is too vague. Writing “Gift” or “Food” is the fastest way to get your box pulled aside for manual inspection, causing delays of days or even weeks.

How to declare correctly:

• Wrong: Food → Right: Dried squid (processed, vacuum packed) – 2 kg.
• Wrong: Cosmetics → Right: Facial hydrating serum (Brand XYZ) – 3 bottles – 150 ml.
• Wrong: Gift → Right: Dried rice paper – 1 kg.

A detailed, honest declaration not only clears your parcel faster but also protects you if the information needs to be verified. Remember that from July 30, 2026, this declaration is linked directly to the sender’s electronic identity data in Vietnam, so accuracy is essential.

5. Send gifts to Canada safely and quickly with Soleil Transportation

To avoid worrying about complicated declarations and clearance, choose Soleil Transportation’s dedicated route service. We offer flexible solutions for every need:

• ePacket: For small parcels, light gifts and personal items from Vietnam to Canada, from just $8.50 CAD per parcel.
• Two-way duties-included air freight: For heavier gift boxes or mixed dried food, our dedicated air service starts at just $16/kg. This price includes all import duties in Canada, so the recipient simply waits for door-to-door delivery with no extra customs charges.
• Fast transit: From Vietnam to Canada in just 7–14 days (7–12 business days on average, depending on the delivery location in Canada).
• Easy tracking: Track your shipment online 24/7 with your order or booking number. Our system also sends automatic status updates by email, SMS or Zalo, so you and your family in Canada always know when to expect delivery.
• Flexible payment: Pay by Vietnamese bank transfer, credit card, Interac e-Transfer in Canada or cash at the warehouse.

If you are preparing a box of dried food or cosmetics for family in Canada, check the ingredients carefully and have the sender’s identity details in Vietnam ready. For detailed advice on specific items, contact Soleil Transportation on +1 888-998-5199 or email info@soleiltransportation.com. Our team will help you classify your goods and pack them to standard completely free of charge. You can also bring your goods to our warehouse at 2446 Cawthra Road, B1U8, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5A 3K6 for personal assistance.