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.

Shipping container of NookPaw products being unloaded at the Cattus 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 in 30+ retail partners
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
Delivery vehicle loaded with NookPaw cartons for local store runs
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 goes on shelf in 30+ partnered pet stores, with pricing strategy, merchandising, and reorder support handled by our sales team.

30+ StoresMerchandising
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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