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Based on the length of time you are outside Canada, you may qualify for a personal exemption that allows you to bring goods of a certain value into Canada without paying regular duty and taxes. If you aren't sure if you should declare something, always declare it.
Learn about customs regulations before traveling to Canada in 2024: import regulations, duty-free allowance, prohibited and restricted items.
You are eligible for a personal exemption if you are one of the following: a Canadian resident returning from a trip outside Canada; a former resident of Canada returning to live in this country; or. a temporary resident of Canada returning from a trip outside Canada.
You can claim goods worth up to CAN$800 without paying any duty and taxes. You must have the goods with you when you enter Canada. You can bring back up to 1.5 litres of wine or 1.14 litres of alcoholic beverages or up to 8.5 litres of beer.
When you move to Canada from another country, you may bring your personal and household goods with you without paying duty. You’ll have to pay duty on any item you bring that hasn’t been used. A duty is a fee that the government charges on some goods when they enter Canada.
As a visitor or a temporary resident, you may bring into Canada, free of duty and taxes, all of the following amounts of tobacco products, as long as these items are in your possession when you arrive in Canada:
Use our Canada Customs Duty Rates, Tariffs and Taxes Chart to see how much duty you will have to pay to bring goods back to Canada from the U.S. that exceed your duty free allowance. You can also use our Canadian Duty Calculator to calculate duty and tax payable on 1,000's of other items.
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.)
Americans can return to the U.S. with $200USD worth of goods per person, including 5oz of alcohol on any daily visit to Canada. Find out how much you can bring across the border. Find duty free limits, customs allowances for crossing the Canada-United states border.
Find duty free limits, allowances and border wait times for crossing the Canada-United states border.