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• bitchkat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As a matter of fact, the day after the election, I decided that I would drive from my northern midwest state to Washington via Canada. Next year, I’m planning on a maritimes road trip.

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• partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just got back from beautiful Canada 2 weeks ago! I was delighted to spend time with my wonderful brothers and sisters we met along the way in Canada.

  What I’m really interested to know is if at border crossings, individual will or will not have to pay duties on purchases in Canada. Previously it was only on liquor or cigarettes over a certain amount. Now will I have to declare I bought a pair of shoes in Canada from Softmoc, a tank of gas from Canadian Tire, or a bottle of maple syrup from Quebec?

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  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you spent 48 hours or more abroad then you can claim an $800 exemption from duties. This is the case for both Canada and the US (except the dollars is the respective currency). USA gets a fixed $200 exemption for every crossing if the other one doesn’t apply, Canada requires a 24 hour minimum stay for any exemptions, but in practicality if you tell CBSA you have around $200 of stuff that isn’t alcohol, most (especially at road/rail borders) will just wave you through without needing to fill out duty forms and pay.

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  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The personal exemption should still exist, but I didn’t actually look that up.

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