Bringing Liquor into Canada

[fried1765]

Bring it here, and I will Gladly "Inspect" it on behalf of my Government.

What a wonderfully helpful CANADIAN!

 

[Industrial Toys]

No Trouble . . . EH?

 

[Tractor Seabee]

You bring as much as you want, the question is if you have to pay duty. Under 40oz as stated above is duty free.

You cannot pay duty on more than the allowable quantities. That is it as far as I know. I have a daughter that lives in BC and we go their a lot. Never been asked the value of packaged gifts. Always declare the booze. Was inspected once when I had a motor home before I knew all the rules. Had 200 ounces of open containers confiscated and fined besides. Delayed our trip 2 hours. They were not in any hurry completing the process. Very nice and courteous about it though. On the way home it was obvious the Canadian and US customs folks trade stories. The officer asked if we needed to be inspected, in a joking manner.

Ron

 

[Sigarms]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

 

[HillStreet]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

I finished up at Loring in 1976. When I left Kincheloe I received the bottle, 1970 or 1971.

 

[Sigarms]

I was born in Limestone in the 60's.

Grew up always thinking I was found in a potato field.

 

[CobyRupert]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

I remember first time I ever saw curling.
Watching it on TV in a bar a few miles from Canadian border (Rouses Point NY, I believe) in mid-80's. I think it was some type of professional game where teams were playing for maybe ~$50k.

1st thought: "What a weird game!, Ha,ha, grown men & brooms!
2nd thought: "Hey, those players are drinking Molsens between shots (curls?)!"

Maybe not exactly the Canadian equivalent of Tiger Woods slamming a brewski between shots at the Masters, but I (a broke college kid) couldn't believe I was watching them do that with so much money on the line!

 

[teejk]

You cannot pay duty on more than the allowable quantities. That is it as far as I know. I have a daughter that lives in BC and we go their a lot. Never been asked the value of packaged gifts. Always declare the booze. Was inspected once when I had a motor home before I knew all the rules. Had 200 ounces of open containers confiscated and fined besides. Delayed our trip 2 hours. They were not in any hurry completing the process. Very nice and courteous about it though. On the way home it was obvious the Canadian and US customs folks trade stories. The officer asked if we needed to be inspected, in a joking manner.

Ron

If you declare it you can pay the duties (pretty stiff) to get in more than the allowance. People that say "nothing to declare" then get caught are not treated with compassion. I'm betting that border agents never have to buy their own booze! Funny experience flying in from London years ago. The "duty free" shop had a great deal on cigarettes if I bought 2 cartons. Limit was one carton but they said it was still a great deal even after paying the duty on the 2nd carton. Landed at JFK and declared the second carton. The woman told me to go away. I told her again that I had a second carton to declare. She told me again to leave. I tried one more time to explain and she said if I persisted she would call security. So I left.

 

[teejk]

I remember first time I ever saw curling.
Watching it on TV in a bar a few miles from Canadian border (Rouses Point NY, I believe) in mid-80's. I think it was some type of professional game where teams were playing for maybe ~$50k.

1st thought: "What a weird game!, Ha,ha, grown men & brooms!
2nd thought: "Hey, those players are drinking Molsens between shots (curls?)!"

Maybe not exactly the Canadian equivalent of Tiger Woods slamming a brewski between shots at the Masters, but I (a broke college kid) couldn't believe I was watching them do that with so much money on the line!

Their curling is the same as what our bowling was years ago. An excuse to get out of the house in the winter and drink beer, taking an occasional time out from drinking to toss a heavy object down a narrow lane.

 

[Sigarms]

Their curling is the same as what our bowling was years ago. An excuse to get out of the house in the winter and drink beer, taking an occasional time out from drinking to toss a heavy object down a narrow lane.

Use to have a decent average in the 80's bowling and bowled a lot.

The one thing I will never forget about the adult bowling leagues was the public smoking (and yes, our local lanes had a bar attached to it).

 

[Diggin It]

I知 traveling through Canada ...

So, from Maine, through Canada and back to the States? Bringing the bottle from the US to Canada may be one thing, but what about from Canada back to the US? Does that complicate things?

Growing up in a border city, we traveled back and forth almost on the wave of a hand. Very little formalities.

Citizen of what country?
How long will you be staying?
Anything to declare?
Have a nice trip, enjoy your stay.

No ID, no nonsense.

Tolls were almost nothing and gas was cheaper in Canada, so you could drive over, fill your tank, maybe hit a store for some pain pills or cheese that was only available there, then drive back over, hit the Duty Free store and be back home in an hour or two.

 

[Looking4new]

So, from Maine, through Canada and back to the States? Bringing the bottle from the US to Canada may be one thing, but what about from Canada back to the US? Does that complicate things?

Growing up in a border city, we traveled back and forth almost on the wave of a hand. Very little formalities.

Citizen of what country?
How long will you be staying?
Anything to declare?
Have a nice trip, enjoy your stay.

No ID, no nonsense.

Tolls were almost nothing and gas was cheaper in Canada, so you could drive over, fill your tank, maybe hit a store for some pain pills or cheese that was only available there, then drive back over, hit the Duty Free store and be back home in an hour or two.

And we had a bigger gallon.

 

[PILOON]

Officially the booze limit is 1 liter but generally 40 oz is tolerated.
If U have more U can have it held in bond while U get a permit from the liquor board and then pay 4 the appropriate duty later.
Also U can simply pay the appropriate duty/tarif or opt for the 25% flat rate if it is to your advantage (but U need to know the appropriate tariff's).

Back then I crossed many times and have brought all sorts of odd and weird things into Canada, from tractor snow blower to complete aircraft and or parts,
I learned all the appropriate tarif numbers and how to go about it.
It is all about research and knowledge.

LOL, the only time I went amok of customs was using a broker for a commercial transaction and at that it came about via a jealous competitor that lost out on a bidding even though I still feel to this date that I was correct,( I later learned that I was correct.)

It also helped that my secretary's father was a custom officer and he tutored me in the ways and means.