U.S.
Visitors to Ontario
Customs
Offices
To locate your nearest customs office, please call the Border
Information Service (BIS).
From within Canada, call: 1 800 461-9999 (toll
free)
From outside Canada, call: (204) 983-3500 or (506) 636-5064 (long-distance
charges apply)
Alcoholic Beverages
Visitors arriving
in Ontario who are 19 years of age or older may import, duty and tax free, for
personal use, either: 1.5 litres (52.7 oz.) of wine or 1.14L (40 oz.) of liquor
or spirits; or 24 x 355 mL (12 oz.) cans or bottles of beer, ale, or their equivalent.
Visitors can import more alcoholic beverages (up to 45 litres or 11.9 U.S. gallons),
if they are willing to pay the Ontario fees and taxes in addition to the duties
that apply.
Tobacco Products
Visitors arriving in Ontario
who are 19 years of age or older may import, duty and tax-free - 200
cigarettes;
- 50
cigars;
- 200
grams (7 oz) of manufactured tobacco; and
- 200
tobacco sticks
If
visitors bring in more tobacco products, they will have to pay the Ontario taxes
and duties that apply, as specified by the Canada
Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Duty-Free Limits for Returning
Residents of Canada
The following duty-free allowances (in Canadian
dollars) apply:- Goods
(souvenirs, etc.)
- $50
(excluding alcohol and tobacco) any number of times per year, after a minimum
24-hr absence.
- $200
any number of times after a minimum 48-hr absence.
- $750
after a minimum 7 days' Absence (excluding day of departure).
Learn
more about duty-free
allowances.
Alcoholic Beverages- 1.5
litres of wine, or 1.14 litres (40 oz.) of liquor, or 24 X 355 mL (12 oz.) bottles
or cans of beer or ale (288 oz. Or 8.2 litres)
Tobacco
Products- 200
cigarettes, 50 cigars or cigarillos, 200 tobacco sticks and 200 grams of manufactured
tobacco.
Note: Minimum
age requirement for tobacco is that of the province where the traveller clears
customs. Tobacco and alcohol must be included in the total dollar allowance of
$200 or $500 and must be carried in-hand or checked baggage.
Duty-Free
Limits for Returning Residents of the United States of America
U.S.
residents returning to the United States after 48 hours can take back $800 US
worth of merchandise, duty free, every 30 days. This may include one litre (33.8
fl oz.) of alcohol (provided the resident is 21 years or over), 200 cigarettes
or 100 cigars that are not of Cuban origin. Members of a family travelling together
may combine their personal exemptions. After a visit of less than 48 hours, or
if the $400 allowance or part of it has been used within the previous 30 days,
an exemption of $200 US is allowed (may not be combined by family members), including
150 mL (4 fl. oz.) of alcohol, 150 mL of perfume and no more than 50 cigarettes
or 10 cigars, not of Cuban origin. Articles brought back into the U.S. as part
of an exemption must be for personal or household use. They must be brought with
the person and properly declared. They must not include prohibited or restricted
items. Duty charged varies according to the country the article was made in and
the type of article. More information about entering or re-entering the U.S. is
available through U.S.
Customs.
Duty-Free Limits for Returning Residents of Great
Britain, Germany, France
Residents from these countries who are returning
home from Canada are entitled to import the following items duty-free per person
(amounts may not be pooled among individuals travelling together):
Goods
(total value):- Great
Britain: 145 Pounds Sterling
- Germany:
175 euros, for persons 17 years of age or older
- France:
175 euros, for persons 15 years of age or older
Alcohol:- One
litre of liquor over 22% alcohol by volume or two litres of liquor under 22% alcohol
and two litres of still table wine.
Tobacco:- 200
cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 250 grams of tobacco or 50 cigars.
Perfume:- 50
grams (2 oz.) of perfume and 250 grams (9 oz.) of eau de toilette.
Duty
Free Limits for Returning Residents of Japan
Residents of Japan returning
home from Canada are entitled to import the following items duty-free:
Goods
(total value):Alcohol:Tobacco:- 100
cigars or 400 cigarettes or 500 grams of tobacco
Perfume:
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