Mineral exploration and mining
PDAC 2027, the mineral exploration and mining convention, runs March 7–10 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Exhibitors ship booth material, samples, and compact equipment. From China, ocean cargo usually lands in Vancouver and continues to Toronto by rail, so air is often the cleaner tool for a small booth. Canada accepts the ATA carnet. Yihang Shipping books the move and coordinates the Canadian entry with a broker. Yihang is not the Canadian importer, and the quote says who files.
| Dates | March 7–10, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Where | Metro Toronto Convention Centre |
| Cycle | Every year, March |
| Sector | Mineral exploration and mining |
| Mode | Planning window | When it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean FCL | Vancouver is the usual first port. Toronto adds rail or truck after discharge. | Stands and machines for a Toronto or Vancouver show. |
| Air freight | Into Toronto or Vancouver when the ocean plan misses the date. | Samples, core samples in approved packing, graphics. |
Windows are for planning. They are not a Yihang booking.
Ship stands, machines, and samples from a Chinese factory to a trade show abroad and back: ATA carnet, move-in count-back, group shipping, and the return or sale.
Exhibiting in a third country DirectionInternational exhibitors going to a show in a third country, or touring several shows: one file, Yihang’s 180+ overseas agents, and carnet routing.
Receiving deadline in, latest cargo-ready date out.
ATA carnet GuideATA carnet China: CCPIT issue, eATA in the EU since June 2026, country steps, and when goods return from a show. Match the carnet list to the packing list.
Move-in timing GuideHow to work out the latest cargo-ready date for a trade show: the receiving window, advance warehouse or direct to show, release, and the sailing.
After the show GuideThe three endings for exhibition cargo, return shipment, local sale, or abandonment, what each costs, and the move-out deadlines that cause most of the trouble.
Group and pavilion shipping GuideSeveral exhibitors, one container, one delivery slot: how a pavilion or delegation consolidates exhibits, with separate packing lists and carnets per exhibitor.
Packing, fumigation, insurance GuideCrates that survive a return trip, ISPM 15 and fumigation declarations, lithium batteries in demo units, loading photos, and cargo insurance through PICC.
Show-to-show freight GuideTouring exhibits from one trade show to the next across countries: carnet routing, time limits, storage between shows, and Yihang’s agent network outside China.
Temporary import without a carnet GuideTemporary import when a carnet will not work: US TIB, deposits, Brazil admissão temporária, and when normal import is simpler for show cargo from China.
China to Canada lane LaneImport expo: food, autos, medical, industry, consumer goods
bauma CHINA November 23–27, 2026 (SWEECC November 23–26; SNIEC November 24–27)Construction, building-material, and mining machinery
Big 5 Global November 23–26, 2026Construction and building materials
CES January 6–9, 2027Consumer technology
Mining Indaba February 8–11, 2027Mining investment and services
Hannover Messe April 5–8, 2027Industrial technology, automation, energy
Linked pages are the publishers’ own. Dates and rules follow the organizer’s and customs’ latest notices.
For a booth and samples, air into Toronto is usually simpler. Ocean via Vancouver and rail fits a heavier stand when the cargo can leave China early enough.
The Canadian exhibitor or importer, through a customs broker. Yihang coordinates with the broker but is not the CBSA broker.
Yes, for goods that return. Giveaways and anything sold are a normal import.
