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[daisoman]

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So I heard we are allowed to buy goods from south of the boarder up to $200 for 24 hours or less. Anyone confirm this? It would be nice not to worry about paying duties every shopping trip.

 

[Ravo]

It's 24 hours or MORE.

 

[Ugur Dinch]

[TABLE="class: tbl, width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Length of absence from Canada[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]$ Exemption
(The value of goods you can bring back duty-free and tax-free to Canada)[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Alcohol products[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Tobacco products[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Less than 24 hours[/TD]
[TD]$0[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24 hours[/TD]
[TD]$50

Note: If the goods you bring in are worth more than CAN$50 in total, you cannot claim the 24-hour exemption. Instead you will have to pay the full applicable duty and taxes on all the goods you bring in.[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]48 hours[/TD]
[TD]$400[/TD]
[TD]Only ONE of the following items can be imported both duty-free and tax-free:

• 1.5 litres (53 imperial ounces) of wine;
• 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of liquor;
• a total of 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of wine and liquor; or
• 24 x 355 millilitre (12 ounce) cans or bottles (maximum of 8.5 litres) of beer or ale.

[/TD]
[TD]All of the following items can be imported both duty-free and tax-free:

• 200 cigarettes;
• 50 cigars or cigarillos;
• 200 grams (7 ounces) of manufactured tobacco; and
• 200 tobacco sticks.

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7 days[/TD]
[TD]$750[/TD]
[TD]Same as 48-hour absence[/TD]
[TD]Same as 48-hour absence[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Edit:
Changing numbers:

24hrs - $200
48hrs - $800

Source - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120330/cross-border-shopping-retailers-budget-120330/

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