J I L L I A N

This may be a silly question, but I want to be sure before I move there. I will be
moving all of my belongings with me over the Canadian border by van. Is there a limit
to the amount I can bring along with me and will they charge me a fee to do this?
Thanks in advance, Jillian

David Cohen

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When landing, and within a year of such time, you will be entitled to take your
belongings to Canada without taxes or duties.
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Hi:

Individuals entering Canada as permanent residents are entitled to bring into Canada
all personal and household effects free of duty.

At the time of landing, immigrants should provide a duplicate list of all personal
and household effects which they are bringing into Canada or intend to bring into
Canada in the future.

The list should set out specific information about each of the personal effects to be
brought into Canada including the make, model, serial number and a reasonably
accurate estimate of the value of the good.

The immigrant should prepare two lists - goods in possession of the immigrant at the
time of landing and goods to follow. The customs officer will note on the record of
landing that there are 'goods to follow". This will enable the immigrant to bring the
specified goods into Canada duty-free at any time after landing.

The goods which the immigrant may bring into Canada are goods which are imported for
the immigrant's household and personal use.

In order for the goods to be duty-free, the immigrant must be prepared to
demonstrate that the goods were in the "ownership, possession and use" of the
immigrant prior to landing.

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Michael

Would it be true that, under the provisions of NAFTA, goods acquired in the US can be
taken to Canada at any time (including more than a year after landing) with no duty
being payable?

Thanks in advance.

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Jim Humphries

If you are a new immigrant you are entitled to bring your personal and household
goods which have been in your use and possession prior to landing. Similar rules
would apply for a returning Canadian citizen. Itmes for sale etc cannot be
brought in duty free so one or two expensive fur coats might qualify but 15 would
not. Jim Humphries

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Vladimir Menkov

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Not really. It would be true if NAFTA provided for duty-free import of anything
acquired in the USA. But it does not. Firstly, NAFTA import rules apply only to goods
_manufactured_ in the USA (and, with a slower phase-in, in Mexico). Secondly, even if
the goods are manufactured in the USA and you can prove it, so that you would not
have to pay customs duty per se, the customs still may make you pay GST (or HST, if
you are importing into some Atlantic provinces).

You shoul be able to find a discussion of customs rules at the CCRA site, at

http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/customs/i...rmspubs-e.html

The most common rules are in the booklet titled "I Declare".

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Stuart Brook

Only if you can get a NAFTA compliance certificate that indicates the goods were
manufactured within NAFTA (and that implies also a certain level of NAFTA composition
... e.g. A computer manufactured in Mexico of components made in China is not
normally NAFTA eligible)

Then NAFTA only relieves you of duty, not of GST.

Far better to import as personal effects either as a new resident or returning
resident as appropriate.

Stuart

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