Canadian Residents Returning to Canada:
$50 exemption after 24 hours (excluding alcohol or tobacco products).
$400 exemption after 48 hours $750 after 7 days
After 24 hours in the United States, Canadian residents can import $50.00 CDN worth of goods duty free.
After 48 hours - NEW ALLOWANCE
As of March 2007, after 48 hours in the United States, Canadian residents can import $400.00 CDN worth of goods duty free.
After 7 days -You can claim the $750.00 CDN exemption anytime you have been out of Canada for at least 7 days. Former rulings allowed this exemption only once a year.
Tobacco Products
If you qualify for the 48 hour or 7 day exemption, your exemption may include:
200 cigarettes;
50 cigars or cigarillos;
200 tobacco sticks; and
200 grams of manufactured tobacco.
Alcohol Products
If you qualify for the 48 hour or 7 day exemption, your exemption may include:
1.5 litres of wine;
1.14 litres (40 oz.) of liquor; or
24 355 ml cans/bottles (8.5 litres) of beer or ale.
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