CANADIAN

IMPORT

CUSTOMS INFORMATION

LANDED IMMIGRANT

Upon arrival into Canada, you will be required to present your Passport and Landed Resident Card.  Canada Customs will ask to see your Valued Inventory List as your goods to follow.  A “B4” (Personal Effects Accounting Document) will then be completed and your inventory list will be stamped.

RETURNING RESIDENTS

Canada Customs will ask to see your Valued Inventory, complete a B4 (Personal Effects Accounting Document) and stamp your inventory.  As well as your Passport, you will also be required to present  “Proof of Residency” Outside of Canada.  Acceptable documentation is a letter from an employer, rent receipt or hydro bill. If you have lived outside Canada for at least one year but less than five years, you must have owned, possessed, and used your personal and household effects for at least six months before you return to Canada to resume residence. If you have bills of sale and registration documents, they can help you prove that you meet these requirements

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4105/rc4105-e.html

STUDENT OR WORK VISA

You will be required to show Canada Customs your Valued Inventory as well as your Temporary Visa and Passport.

INHERITANCE

You will need to provide a Death Certificate and a Copy of the Will.  Canada Customs will require a copy of your Valued Inventory List as well as your Passport.

SEASONAL

You will be required to show Canada Customs a copy of your Lease or Title to your Property In Canada, as well as your Valued Inventory and Passport. Please see the Seasonal residents  web page for complete details.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d2-2-3/d2-2-3-e.html

AUTOMOBILES

Any automobile or motorcycle being imported into Canada from any country other than the U.S. must be 15 years old or older, or be a returning Canadian vehicle. The vehicle must meet the requirements of the CBSA, Transport Canada and, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency before it can be imported . Please see the transport Canada web page for complete details.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4140/rc4140-e.html

ALCOHOL

May be imported into Canada along with your household & personal effects.  Please have a list of types and sizes of bottles of wine and spirits.  The duties and taxes are approximately Cdn. $2.50/bottle for wine and Cdn. $8.00/bottle for spirits.

FIREARMS

Canada has strict guidelines for importation of firearms.  You are required to declare all firearms and weapons at customs when you enter Canada. If you do not declare all firearms or weapons, Customs will seize them and you could face criminal charges. You may need documents to prove that you are entitled to possess a firearm in Canada, and you will have to transport it safely Please consult the Canada Customs web page for restricted as well as non-restricted firearms.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4227/rc4227-e.html

USEFUL INFORMATION

Canada Customs general enquires inside Canada 1-800-461-9999.

Web Page:  http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Transport Canada outside Canada (506) 636-5064 (Eastern)

Transport Canada outside Canada (204) 983-3500 (Western)

Registrar of Imported Vehicles (U.S. Cars)

Web Page: www.riv.ca

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Web Page: www.inspection.gc.ca

Any information above is to be used as a general guide only.  We strongly recommend you contact the applicable authorities directly.  Revised April  2004.