Customs question... FL?
#1
Customs question... FL?
So i'm going to Malta in 2 days (yay! )
When I come back to Canada I would like to bring back the following food items:
-Twistees cheesy snack (kind of like cheetos here)
-Capers
-Gozitan Gbejniet (Peppered dried goat cheese)
Historically I have brought these back undeclared just in my luggage. (not carryon) Not sure if this is the right way to do it, someone brought it up to me today and thought i'd check with you guys.
Cheers
When I come back to Canada I would like to bring back the following food items:
-Twistees cheesy snack (kind of like cheetos here)
-Capers
-Gozitan Gbejniet (Peppered dried goat cheese)
Historically I have brought these back undeclared just in my luggage. (not carryon) Not sure if this is the right way to do it, someone brought it up to me today and thought i'd check with you guys.
Cheers
#2
Re: Customs question... FL?
So i'm going to Malta in 2 days (yay! )
When I come back to Canada I would like to bring back the following food items:
-Twistees cheesy snack (kind of like cheetos here)
-Capers
-Gozitan Gbejniet (Peppered dried goat cheese)
Historically I have brought these back undeclared just in my luggage. (not carryon) Not sure if this is the right way to do it, someone brought it up to me today and thought i'd check with you guys.
Cheers
When I come back to Canada I would like to bring back the following food items:
-Twistees cheesy snack (kind of like cheetos here)
-Capers
-Gozitan Gbejniet (Peppered dried goat cheese)
Historically I have brought these back undeclared just in my luggage. (not carryon) Not sure if this is the right way to do it, someone brought it up to me today and thought i'd check with you guys.
Cheers
#3
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Re: Customs question... FL?
All food items need to be declared regardless if in carry on or checked baggage.
Looking at the items mentioned the only one that might cause concern are the capers if still attached to the leaves.
Undeclared food items can bring about a $800 to $1300 penalty depending on the severity and items not declared.
Looking at the items mentioned the only one that might cause concern are the capers if still attached to the leaves.
Undeclared food items can bring about a $800 to $1300 penalty depending on the severity and items not declared.
#4
Re: Customs question... FL?
Thanks. The capers are salted/cured and in a jar so no leaves. I just declare on the form they give me on the plane before landing back in Canada right? So as long as i declare it all that stuff is ok to bring back then. Cheers
#5
Re: Customs question... FL?
All food items need to be declared regardless if in carry on or checked baggage.
Looking at the items mentioned the only one that might cause concern are the capers if still attached to the leaves.
Undeclared food items can bring about a $800 to $1300 penalty depending on the severity and items not declared.
Looking at the items mentioned the only one that might cause concern are the capers if still attached to the leaves.
Undeclared food items can bring about a $800 to $1300 penalty depending on the severity and items not declared.
Might step back to my African days when I'd have a couple of kg of frozen cheese in the case.
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Re: Customs question... FL?
Any doubts check the CFIA website and use the AIRS
Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) - Plants - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Dairy products (e.g.: cheese, milk, yogurt, butter)
up to 20 kilograms per person
Please note that quantities in excess of $20.00 may be subject to high rates of duty. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for determining customs and duties for items coming into Canada.
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Re: Customs question... FL?
Taxes and duties are determined using the tariff code. In my experience it is good to know the correct tariff code, as CBSA have been know to get it wrong, as well as incorrectly applying PST on imports into BC.
Chapter-by-Chapter Customs Tariff - T2015
Chapter-by-Chapter Customs Tariff - T2015
#8
Re: Customs question... FL?
With the exception of the twistees, its all homemade. The capers my grandparents pick and cure themselves from the fields behind their house, so they have no set monetary value, and the goat cheese is the same, they buy the cheese then pepper and cure it themselves. So i would assume high tariffs wouldn't apply to things that are home made.
#9
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Re: Customs question... FL?
Unless you have large quantities, I doubt they would get too excited about it. Just check what is permitted and what is not. Often all that'll happen is it is confiscated and disposed of, unless it is obvious you are smuggling.
Last edited by Aviator; Jul 3rd 2015 at 8:59 pm.
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Re: Customs question... FL?
Normally CBSA use the transaction value in determining the value of goods in other words what you paid including any taxes.
There are other methods of valuation as shown here
The primary basis of determination and the five alternate methods are as follows:
Section 48 – The transaction value method
Section 49 – The transaction value method of identical goods
Section 50 – The transaction value method of similar goods
Section 51 – The deductive method of valuation
Section 52 – The computed method of valuation
Section 53 – The residual method of valuation
D13-3-1 - Methods of Determining Value for Duty
Say if given a golf shirt at a meeting you didn't pay for it but what would that golf shirt normally be worth?
There are other methods of valuation as shown here
The primary basis of determination and the five alternate methods are as follows:
Section 48 – The transaction value method
Section 49 – The transaction value method of identical goods
Section 50 – The transaction value method of similar goods
Section 51 – The deductive method of valuation
Section 52 – The computed method of valuation
Section 53 – The residual method of valuation
D13-3-1 - Methods of Determining Value for Duty
Say if given a golf shirt at a meeting you didn't pay for it but what would that golf shirt normally be worth?
#11
Re: Customs question... FL?
Alright... Well I guess i'll just declare them and hope for the best, so at least I won't be fined $850, lol.
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Re: Customs question... FL?
I discovered cheese was OK thanks to watching Border Security
As a result I came back from the Uk with a couple of blocks of cheddar. I ticked 'dairy' on the form, told the customs officer it was cheese, and had no problems :-)
As a result I came back from the Uk with a couple of blocks of cheddar. I ticked 'dairy' on the form, told the customs officer it was cheese, and had no problems :-)