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Bring personal goods into Canada

Learn about restrictions and requirements on personal goods whether you are visiting or returning to Canada. Declare all goods you are bringing into Canada for personal use or consumption.

Services and information

Restricted and prohibited goods

Avoid possible penalties, seizures or prosecution for bringing certain items into Canada

Travelling with CAN$10,000 or more

Border officers can seize undeclared currency, cheques, or other monetary instruments

Bring food, plant and animal products into Canada

Requirements when travelling with food, plant and animal products, how to help Canada's ecosystems

Canadian tariffs on certain US goods

How the surtax (tariff) applies at the border on certain personal goods brought in from the US

Goods to declare when moving or returning to Canada

For people settling in Canada or former residents moving back

What visitors can bring into Canada

Items you may bring with you duty-free, gifts, alcohol and tobacco limits

Goods shipped by mail

Screening process, declaring goods, duties and taxes

Goods shipped by courier

Declare goods, duties and taxes on online purchases, courier-delivered goods

Import a boat

Reporting requirements, licensing and registering recreational marine vessels

Import a vehicle

Memorandum outlining legal and general guidance on bringing cars into Canada.

Apply for a refund of duty and taxes

Make a claim on eligible purchases or personal goods from abroad

What you can bring back to Canada

What to declare, personal exemptions for citizens and permanent residents

Features

Advance Declaration

Watch this video: Use ArriveCAN to submit your customs and immigration declaration before flying into Canada.

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