How detailed?
 

Can anyone tell me how detailed the goods to follow list needs to be?
Thanks,
Tracey

Re: How detailed?
 

Hi

1. Expensive electronics, serial no
2. Clothing, books, household utensils, x boxes books nil value
2. Expensive jewellry, photos, valuation especially if in goods to follow.

Re: How detailed?
 

Does every thing have to be listed individually? eg toolbox, 3x spanners, 5x screwdrivers or 1xtoolbox and tools ...?
Also does the value need to be included?
Thanks
Tracey

Re: How detailed?
 

Read Canada Border Services Agency's website on Settling in Canada. Follow the link to Before coming to Canada. It states, amongst other things:
In deciding how detailed the list should be, keep in mind that the same list will serve an insurance purpose as well as a customs purpose. As PMM said, expensive electronics should be identified by make, model and serial number.

Generic items can be identified as a group, e.g., toolbox containing assorted tools, with an approximate value given for the whole group (in this case the toolbox including its contents).

By the way, a spanner is a wrench in Canadian English, but let's not worry about that for now. :)

Re: How detailed?
 

Thank you for that!! It's exactly what I needed to know! Your quote at the end made me chuckle!! :) :) :o One more thing...should the value be in CAD or £?
Tracey

Re: How detailed?
 

Hi


Now think, who are you submitting the list to? In Canada the currency last time I looked was $

Re: How detailed?
 

or ..... "Yes, the value needs to be in Canadian dollars on the Goods to Follow list."

Re: How detailed?
 

A favour please.

Does anyone have a copy of the goods to declare / follow forms (B3 / B4 I think) I have tried to download them off the official government site but my pc has a glitch and I cant open certain pdf files.

If anyone can help pls PM me and I will pass on my email address.

Many Thanks,
Gary.

Re: How detailed?
 

Can you open these ones? http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346913

A couple of forum members made some fillable versions of the forms... could save you arm ache filling them in by hand :scared:

Re: How detailed?
 

We landed recently and our goods to follow list was 15 pages long. When the customs officer asked 'how many pages', and I said '15'. He just said '15!?' - looked at me incredulously and proceeded to stamp all 15 pages without even a look at them.

Just goes to show, maybe too much information can work to your advantage!