Hello I have purchased a miniature dachshund from Canada he will be flying from Toronto and coming into the UK via Heathrow or Gatwick I am really struggling to find a price on how much it is roughly going to cost has anyone brought from Canada and could advise me on a shipping company or how much it's likely to cost?  Any help greatly appreciated thanks

Try Ladyhaye. They will price and sort it all out for you. You do realise that flying direct into thw uk will cost a lot more than flying into say amsterdam and using the chunnel back over. You have lots of costs involved. Not just reception but also tax too on top of the flight costs

Thank you very much I had not thought about flying to Amsterdam and driving back the important tax is extremely expensive so will definitely look into this thank you very much

Ryslip are another company who deal with imports and exports, or did.   We used them to import from the UK into Canada (or rather his breeder die) and it all went without a hitch, London to Toronto.   I would wonder whether, by the time you've driven across to Amsterdam, maybe having an overnight stay? and driven back how much any saving would be.  And what about the ongoing travel for your puppy?   It might be better, for him to be flown into the relevant UK airport, picked up by you and driven straight to his new home?  

When we came back to the UK with our hounds, from Canada, Pet Passport wasn't in effect, so our hounds had to go into quarantine which meant we did all the booking, using British Airways (usually better to use the airline of destination) and once delivered to Cargo in Toronto (we were able to stay with them until they were loaded) it all just happened.  The Q.kennels picked them up over here.   We'd sent them on ahead so they weren't worried by the house-packing.  I can't remember re any import tax but it wasn't a cheap event overall!