<center></center> [FONT=verdana,geneva]Personal exemptions allow you to bring goods of a certain value into Canada from the United States without having to pay the regular duties that apply to those goods (except for minimum duties that may apply to certain tobacco products). In other words, these items are Duty Free.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]Even if you do not qualify for a personal exemption, you may bring goods of any value back to Canada as long as you pay the applicable duties and any provincial or territorial assessments that apply, with the exception of Restricted Items and certain Food, Plant and Animal Items. See our Duty & Tax Tips section for more information.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]What are your personal exemption amounts?[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]If you are absent from Canada for more than 24 hours, you may claim up to $50 CAN worth of goods duty free as your personal exemption. If the goods you bring in are worth more than $50 CAN in total, you cannot claim this exemption. Instead, you will have to pay full duties on all goods you bring in. All goods must be with you when you arrive and you can not include tobacco or alcoholic in this exemption. [/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]If you are absent from Canada for more than 48 hours, you may claim up to $400 CAN worth of goods duty free, and must have the goods with you when you arrive at the border. You may include some tobacco and alcohol products in this exemption, and should review the section below called "Alcohol and Tobacco" for more details.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]7 Day Exemption - $750 CAN[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]If you are absent from Canada for more than 7 days, you may claim up to $750 CAN worth of goods duty free. You may include some tobacco and alcohol products in this exemption, and should review the section below called "Alcohol and Tobacco" for more details.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]With the exception of tobacco and alcohol products, you do not need to have the goods with you when you arrive at the border. To calculate the number of days you have been absent, do not include the date you left Canada but include the date you returned. Dates matter, not times. For example, we consider you to have been absent seven days if you left Friday the 7th and returned Friday the 14th.[/FONT]