This might be a dumb question but are the duty free allowances the same as a trip to the US? I don't know if it's Canada that makes those rules or the US. Specifically alcohol? Can we take 1L of alcohol per person?
Less than 24 hours Personal exemptions do not apply to same-day cross-border shoppers. 24 hours or more Up to CAN$200 – Alcohol and tobacco cannot be claimed. Goods must be in your possession at time of entry to Canada. If the value of the goods you have purchased abroad exceeds $200 after a 24 hour absence, duty and taxes are applicable on the entire amount of the imported goods. 48 hours or more Up to CAN$800 – May include alcohol and tobacco products, within the prescribed limits set by provincial or territorial authorities. Goods must be in your possession at time of entry to Canada. Travellers absent for periods of 48 hours or more will have the applicable exemption level credited against the total value of goods. 7 days or more Up to CAN$800 – May include alcohol and tobacco products, within the prescribed limits set by provincial or territorial authorities. For the seven-day exemption, goods may be in your possession at time of entry to Canada but are also permitted to follow entry to Canada (such as via courier, mail or delivery agency), except alcohol and tobacco products, which must be in your possession. All the goods will qualify for duty- and tax-free entry if they are declared at the initial return to Canada.
Wine Up to 1.5 litres Up to 53 fluid ounces Two 750 ml bottles of wine. Alcoholic Beverages Up to 1.14 litres Up to 40 fluid ounces One large standard bottle of liquor Beer or Ale Up to 8.5 litres Up to 287 fluid ounces Approximately 24 cans or bottles (355 ml each) of beer or ale.
Cigarettes 200 cigarettes Cigars 50 cigars Tobacco 200 grams of manufactured tobacco Tobacco sticks 200 tobacco sticks
Awesome! Thanks I kinda figured it was the same but I didn't want to buy stuff and not be able to take it home!
I have brought back large bottles (40 oz) and have never been asked to pay after declaring them. 1 per person
If you go over just declare it. We always get more alcohol than the limit but we declare it. We have never had a problem or paid duty. Most times we are travelling with our 2 young children and they just look at the kids and say "You are going to need it"....lol.
Actually honesty is the best way to go...any time we have been over on the alcohol and claimed it at some point in the customs process they said "Have a nice day" and we carried on duty / GST free. This is only a bit over btw, not like 3 litres over.
