The information applies to personal goods only. Residents who are importing goods for commercial purposes should refer to the Step-by-Step Guide to Importing Commercial Goods into Canada. You must carry proper identification for yourself, your children and any dependents travelling with you.
Proper identification includes a Canadian passport, a Canadian birth certificate, a citizenship card or a Certificate of Indian Status. The Government of Canada recommends that Canadian citizens and dual citizens travel internationally with a valid Canadian passport. This is the only reliable and universally accepted identification document available to Canadians for the purpose of international travel.
In the case of international air travel, the following documents are proof of Canadian citizenship: a valid Canadian passport, a Canadian temporary passport or a Canadian emergency travel document. You may face delays or may be prevented from boarding if you do not present one of these documents.
In Canada, persons under the age of 18 or 19 are considered minors or children. The age of a minor is determined by the province or territory of residence. When travelling abroad, minors should carry a Canadian passport. In the air mode, they must carry a Canadian passport. It is also strongly recommended that the following documents be available:. For more information, consult Travelling with Children.
Before you leave Canada, you should contact a travel health clinic to find out what vaccinations and medications you might need. For more information, consult Travel Health.
You should take advantage of a free identification service for valuables you are bringing with you on your travels. This service is available at all CBSA offices across Canada and helps ensure that you have proof that your goods were in your possession prior to leaving Canada. To use this service, before leaving Canada, you must present your valuables to a border services officer.
You must state that you acquired them in Canada or lawfully imported them at an earlier date. The officer will list your valuables and their serial numbers on a wallet-sized card called a Form BSF, Identification of Articles for Temporary Exportation.
This service is available for items that have serial numbers or other unique markings. For items that do not have such markings, the CBSA can apply a sticker to them so that they can be identified for customs purposes as goods that are legally permitted in Canada. There is no expiry date on the form; therefore it remains valid as long as the information is current and legible. It is recommended that you travel with as little jewellery as possible.
As jewellery often has significant value and can be difficult to identify, it cannot be listed on a Form BSF in the same way as other valuables. You should take the following steps before you leave Canada to make it easier for you to re-enter the country with these items:. There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can bring into or take out of Canada, nor is it illegal to do so.
This requirement applies to you whether you are travelling on business, pleasure or if you are carrying money on behalf of someone else. As a member, you can use the following Trusted Traveller programs when entering Canada at major airports, highways and waterways:. To become a NEXUS member, you must: complete the online application process; satisfy the admissibility and eligibility criteria; pass risk assessments carried out by both the CBSA and U.
These programs include:. To become a member of one or more CANPASS programs, you must: complete the registration process with a paper application ; satisfy the admissibility and eligibility criteria; and pass risk assessments carried out by the CBSA. You may qualify for a personal exemption when returning to Canada. This allows you to bring goods up to a certain value into the country without paying regular duty and taxes. Children are also entitled to a personal exemption as long as the goods are for the child's use.
Parents or guardians can make a declaration to the CBSA on behalf of the child. The length of your absence from Canada determines your eligibility for an exemption and the amount of goods you can bring back, without paying any duty and taxes.
The exception is a special excise duty that may apply to certain tobacco products. Refer to Tobacco Products section. If you spend six months or less in another country for health reasons or pleasure, the CBSA still considers you a resident of Canada and you are entitled to the same exemptions as other Canadian residents.
When you import foreign goods or vehicles for your personal use into Canada even temporarily , you must meet all import requirements and pay all applicable duty and taxes. Except for restricted items, you can bring any amount of goods back to Canada. If you qualify for a personal exemption, you will be required to pay the duty and taxes as well as any provincial or territorial levies that apply on the amount that exceeds your personal exemption.
If you do not qualify for a personal exemption, you will be required to pay the duty and taxes as well as any provincial or territorial levies that apply on the entire amount. Alcoholic beverages are products that exceed 0. Certain alcoholic and wine products that do not exceed 0. If you have been away from Canada for 48 hours or more , you are allowed to import one of the following amounts of alcohol free of duty and taxes:.
You must meet the minimum age of the province or territory where you enter Canada. Minimum ages are established by provincial or territorial authorities: 18 years for Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec and 19 years for the remaining provinces and territories. The CBSA classifies "cooler" products according to the alcoholic beverage they contain. For example, beer coolers are considered to be beer and wine coolers are considered to be wine. The quantities of alcoholic beverages you can import must be within the limit set by provincial and territorial liquor control authorities that apply where you will enter Canada.
If the amount of alcohol you want to import exceeds your personal exemption, you will be required to pay the duty and taxes as well as any provincial or territorial levies that apply. Contact the appropriate provincial or territorial liquor control authority for more information before you return to Canada.
You can speed up your clearance by having your tobacco products available for inspection when you arrive. Whether they are stamped or unstamped, if you bring in tobacco products that exceed your personal exemption, you will be required to pay the regular duty and taxes as well as any provincial or territorial levies that apply on the excess amount.
Note: You must be 18 years of age to bring tobacco products into Canada under your personal exemption. You will find tobacco products sold at duty-free stores marked this way. If you have been away from Canada for 48 hours or more, you may import all of the following amounts of cigars and stamped tobacco into Canada free of duty and taxes.
The limit is currently five units of tobacco products. Please note: Once a parcel is with CBSA, we cannot intervene or inquire about the status of the parcel.
Times for packages to clear customs vary. Delays can occur due to the package itself, its documentation or volumes at customs. What can you do? There are resources on the website outlining the types of action that the CBSA may have taken, with links to information on requesting a review for that specific activity. Ultimately, there are really only two outcomes: customs releases your shipment, hooray! If your items are confiscated, the cargo will be relocated to a warehouse specifically for seized property.
Though this is not a common occurrence, occasionally CBSA destroys detained goods by accident, because wires were crossed and there was a miscommunication. If your goods are mistakenly destroyed you may seek compensation. An attorney specializing in customs law can draft a letter requesting compensation on the basis that goods have been destroyed by error.
Chances are, now that this has happened to you, you will want to be a lot more careful next time around to prevent the stress and inconvenience you went through when your merchandise was seized. If your items are perishable it is vital you understand all the necessary permits and licenses involved before allowing the shipment to leave its homeport.
If you overlook even a single form, you could end up in a nightmare of processing requests and fines, and risk a total loss of your cargo. It is important, however, to note that declarations will not be completed at these new kiosks. If you have goods you want to declare you must do so verbally, to an officer, at a clearly-marked area in the customs hall after using the kiosk.
When you hire a broker to handle the details of importing and exporting, it frees you up to spend that time focusing on your business, and you will avoid costly mistakes that can happen when you chance it on your own.
At the end of the day, if you are an organized shipper with an orderly file of documents to all licensure and regulatory information on hand you will be just fine, but if you are disorganized you may well be mired in delays, bringing things to a standstill—which can wreak havoc on your business and your peace of mind. Your privacy is important to us. If you are suffering from a communicable disease upon your return to Canada, or if you have been in close contact with someone with a communicable disease while out of the country, you are obligated to inform a border services officer or a quarantine officer who can determine if you require further assessment.
If you have been ill while travelling or become ill after your return to Canada, inform a Canadian doctor that you have been abroad, where you were and what, if any, treatment or medical care you have received e. Before bringing highly valuable items with you when you travel outside Canada, you may wish to take advantage of a free identification service that is available at all CBSA offices.
This service is available for items that have serial numbers or other unique markings. If the items do not have these markings, the CBSA can apply a sticker to them so that they can be identified for customs purposes as goods that are legally entering Canada. When you show your valuables to a border services officer and state that you acquired them in Canada or lawfully imported them, the officer will list the valuables and their serial numbers on a wallet-sized card called a BSF, Identification of Articles for Temporary Exportation.
This form is only available at the port of entry. If you are questioned about your goods when you return to Canada, show your card to the officer. This will help identify the valuables that were in your possession before leaving the country. Under the customs legislation, if you take any item outside of Canada and change it in any way to enhance its condition or value, the CBSA does not consider it to be the same item when you bring it back into the country.
You therefore have to declare the full value of the new item. You take an old diamond ring with you on a trip outside of Canada. While outside of Canada, you decide to have the diamond taken out of the old ring and placed in a new setting.
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