Brand Distribution & Market Entry

Launch your pet brand
in Canada — with a local team.

Cattus is the on-the-ground partner for international pet brands entering British Columbia. We handle everything from the shipping container to the store shelf, so you can focus on your product.

A Vancouver pet market specialist reviewing premium products beside a cat in a modern showroom and warehouse
BC Vancouver warehouse
& distribution hub
Why Choose Cattus

Canadian market expertise you can lean on

We're not a faceless freight forwarder. We're a pet company that imports, distributes, and sells in this market every single day — with our own brand on the line.

  • We know the local marketReal relationships with BC retailers, and firsthand knowledge of what sells in Canadian pet stores.
  • We run our own supply chainThe same warehouse, trucks, and processes that power NookPaw work for your brand too.
  • We stay for the long termLong-term partnerships are one of our core values — we grow when your brand grows.
The Launch Process

Seven steps from overseas to on-shelf

One team, one point of contact, complete visibility along the way.

Import We coordinate freight into the Port of Vancouver
Customs Clearance coordination, documentation & compliance
Pickup Container pickup straight from customs
Warehouse Received, counted & stored in our Vancouver facility
Distribution Scheduled delivery routes across Greater Vancouver
Pet Stores Placement & sales support across 20+ stores and online channels
Local Marketing Campaigns, demos, events & in-store promotions
End-to-End Services

Everything your brand needs on the ground

Follow a real shipment through our pipeline — every photo below is from our own operations, not a stock library.

A shipping container packed with NookPaw cartons arriving at the Cattus warehouse
01
Step 01 · Arrival

Importing & Freight

Ocean and air freight coordination into the Port of Vancouver, with realistic timelines and cost planning before your product ever leaves the factory.

Ocean & AirCost Planning
Forklift lifting a pallet of NookPaw boxes after customs pickup
02
Step 02 · Clearance

Customs & Port Pickup

Documentation and clearance coordination, then our own team collects the container straight from the terminal — no idle days, no storage fees piling up.

ComplianceSame-Day Pickup
Inside the Cattus Vancouver warehouse with forklifts and racked inventory
03
Step 03 · Storage

Warehousing

Received, counted, and racked in our Vancouver warehouse — clean, secure storage with accurate inventory your brand can check on at any time.

Inventory TrackingSecure Storage
NookPaw cartons loaded in a local delivery vehicle for Greater Vancouver store restocking
04
Step 04 · On the Road

Local Distribution

Scheduled delivery runs move product from our racks to retailers across Greater Vancouver — with restocking cadences stores can count on.

7-Day CoverageReliable Restocks
NookPaw products placed on the shelf of a partnered pet store
05
Step 05 · On the Shelf

Retail Placement

Your brand reaches 20+ partnered pet stores and online sales channels, with pricing strategy, merchandising, and reorder support handled by our sales team.

20+ Stores & Online ChannelsMerchandising
In-store bulk display and product sampling at a local pet store
06
Step 06 · Growth

Marketing & Activation

Local campaigns, community events, product demos, and in-store promotions keep sell-through growing long after launch day.

Events & DemosIn-Store Promos
Pallets of NookPaw cartons wrapped and staged in the Cattus warehouse
7 days a week
distribution coverage
Proven In Practice

We launched our own brand this way

NookPaw — our house line of natural cat litter — entered the BC market through this exact pipeline: imported, cleared, warehoused, distributed, and promoted by the same team you'd be working with.

  • Container-to-shelf experienceWe've run the full journey ourselves, repeatedly, and know where things go wrong.
  • Real sales dataWe see what moves in local stores and use it to position partner brands.
  • In-store presenceOur team visits partner stores regularly — your product is never "shipped and forgotten."
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