Travel Exemptions Returning to Canada

Goods must be with you when you enter Canada

Goods must be for domestic and personal use

Exemptions applied to every person

Alcohol and Tobacco applied to age restrictions of 18 years.




Away Time			0-24 hours	24 hours	48 hours	7 days		snowbird

Exemptions			0.00		200.00		800.00		800.00		800.00

Tobacco/Alcoholic beverages
included in Exemptions		No		extra		specified	specified	specified
								quantity	quantity	quantity


Special duty Rate		0.00		0.00		300.00		300.00		300.00

Tobacco/Alcoholic beverages	No		No		No		No		No
included in Special Duty							

Cigarettes 200			No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Cigars 50			No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Tobacco 7 oz 200 g		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Tobacco 200 sticks		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes




Wine 53 oz 1.5 L		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Liquor 40 oz 1.14 L		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Alchohol over 0.5% 
Wine/Liquor 40 oz 1.14L		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

Beer or Ale
24 cans 288 oz 8.5 L 		No		No		Yes		Yes		Yes

What you can bring from US according to CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) per person

up to 20 Kg of baked goods candies

up to 20 Kg of cheese milk Yogurst butter, over $20.00 will be subject to high rates of duty.

up to 3 KG of molluscs

up to 4 crustacians with head on shell

up to 15 packages of dried fruit or vegetables

up to 4 Kg of fresh US No 1 potatoes commercially packaged

up to 15 packages and up to 250 Kg fresh fruits or vegetables (excluding potatoes)

up to 15 packages or 15 cans up to 250 Kg frozen of canned fruits or herbs

up to 20 Kg of frozen or chilled vegetables

up to 20 Kg of deli meats and deli poultry products with identification and country of origin

up to 20 Kg of fresh frozen chilled meat and poulty products and 1 turkey with identification and country of origin