Mud on boots
Jan 16th 2014 | 2:16 am
#16
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,578
From: Somewhere between Vancouver & St Johns
Re: Mud on boots
I've paid for my visa now and am currently waiting for them to request our passports and issue our PR cards. I am going through the house, selling, binning, organizing and cleaning things. It is mind-boggling!
I understand that batteries needs to be taken out of everything?
Don't understand the jewellery issue though? It says to take them with you on the plane, but that these needs photographing and valuing? Really?
Also, what do I do about scented candles, essential oils for oil burners, household cleaning fluids, dried herbs and spices etc?
I understand that batteries needs to be taken out of everything?
Don't understand the jewellery issue though? It says to take them with you on the plane, but that these needs photographing and valuing? Really?
Also, what do I do about scented candles, essential oils for oil burners, household cleaning fluids, dried herbs and spices etc?
You are coming to Canada which is a G8 country and contrary to belief we have shops that sell stuff even UK stuff. I think I bought a bottle of Windex at WalMart last week and Im pretty sure I saw some spices for sale.
You won't know if your container will be examined or not and why risk containers of fluids breaking, leaking or exploding all over your stuff and damaging it.
Ziploc bags of white powders attract our attention. Any dried goods you bring make sure they are in their original packages.
Really what is this small stuff really worth?
Jan 16th 2014 | 3:14 am
#17
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 11,708
From: White Rock BC
Re: Mud on boots
Photograph and appraisal of jewellery is sensible if you have anything valuable that you might want to take on trips abroad.
There are some dishonest people who try to import expensive jewellery into Canada without paying taxes or duty by claiming the jewellery as personal possessions. Customs do not always believe them. If you have the photograph and appraisal with your GTF list you can prove ownership.
There are some dishonest people who try to import expensive jewellery into Canada without paying taxes or duty by claiming the jewellery as personal possessions. Customs do not always believe them. If you have the photograph and appraisal with your GTF list you can prove ownership.
Jan 16th 2014 | 3:44 am
#18
The ride never ends
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 2,481
From: SW Ontario
Re: Mud on boots
If waiting for your PR cards then you will be waiting a very long time as they are only issued once you get to Canada and have done the landing
You are coming to Canada which is a G8 country and contrary to belief we have shops that sell stuff even UK stuff. I think I bought a bottle of Windex at WalMart last week and Im pretty sure I saw some spices for sale.
You won't know if your container will be examined or not and why risk containers of fluids breaking, leaking or exploding all over your stuff and damaging it.
Ziploc bags of white powders attract our attention. Any dried goods you bring make sure they are in their original packages.
Really what is this small stuff really worth?
You are coming to Canada which is a G8 country and contrary to belief we have shops that sell stuff even UK stuff. I think I bought a bottle of Windex at WalMart last week and Im pretty sure I saw some spices for sale.
You won't know if your container will be examined or not and why risk containers of fluids breaking, leaking or exploding all over your stuff and damaging it.
Ziploc bags of white powders attract our attention. Any dried goods you bring make sure they are in their original packages.
Really what is this small stuff really worth?
Damn exchange rate
Jan 16th 2014 | 4:36 am
#19
"In cruce vincam"
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 3,233
From: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
Re: Mud on boots
We had a huge collection of spices back in the UK (which we hardly ever used) and we just gave/threw them away. When we looked at the use by date on some of them we were embarrassed! You can buy most things here you can buy in the UK. After a while you even forget about things you used to take for granted. As FL says - don't risk bringing attention to your container for tiny, cheap and replaceable items like basil leaves or "pot" pouris!
Jan 16th 2014 | 4:41 am
#20
Forum Regular
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 59
From: Cochrane, AB
Re: Mud on boots
Take all the batteries out, yes - it's just in case there are any battery fluid leaks, then it just gets into everything and causes a huge mess. It also stops anything accidentally turning on in the box and causing a security threat or whatever. FOr some things we just stuck paper in between the batteries so that there was no contact - we did that mainly for things that had special batteries that we didn't want to misplace. Anything with AAs we just took out completely since they're common enough.
Jewellery I think is more of a valuable thing - it's high value items that are otherwise easy for you to transport yourself. I did put some lower-value stuff (costume jewellery, etc) in the container, but anything valuable I didn't trust to the container, and brought with me on the plane. Anything particularly high value was individually declared (engagement ring, etc) but everything else I just lumped together in an entry called "jewellery". Didn't photograph everything but had it accessible in case customs wanted to see it.
As for the rest of it, our shippers said to avoid putting any liquids in the shipping container - cleaning stuff, toiletries, oils, etc - one, if it leaks it makes a huge mess, two, it can freeze because the containers aren't heated and they're going across the ocean, so, you know, bbbrrrrr, and then three, most of that stuff is easily replaced in Canada anyway.
We were told categorically no food in the container, which included herbs, spices, teas, etc. What we wanted we brought in our suitcase (mainly my nice Harrods loose tea) and everything else we just gave away. Annoying, but not hard, to replace spices.
HTH!
Jewellery I think is more of a valuable thing - it's high value items that are otherwise easy for you to transport yourself. I did put some lower-value stuff (costume jewellery, etc) in the container, but anything valuable I didn't trust to the container, and brought with me on the plane. Anything particularly high value was individually declared (engagement ring, etc) but everything else I just lumped together in an entry called "jewellery". Didn't photograph everything but had it accessible in case customs wanted to see it.
As for the rest of it, our shippers said to avoid putting any liquids in the shipping container - cleaning stuff, toiletries, oils, etc - one, if it leaks it makes a huge mess, two, it can freeze because the containers aren't heated and they're going across the ocean, so, you know, bbbrrrrr, and then three, most of that stuff is easily replaced in Canada anyway.
We were told categorically no food in the container, which included herbs, spices, teas, etc. What we wanted we brought in our suitcase (mainly my nice Harrods loose tea) and everything else we just gave away. Annoying, but not hard, to replace spices.
HTH!
