Will the end of Canada's de minimis exemption require customs declarations on the Adirondack and Maple Leaf?

[Meadowlark1203]

Question in title, it's my first time going to Canada and I was planning on bringing back some whiskey from Canada

Thanks in advance

 

[zephyr17]

You were and are technically always required to declare any alcohol, even amounts within the exemption. Even if not asked specifically about alcohol.

So declare it and let them figure out if any duty is due on it now. Other than a possible duty assessment on exempt quantities, nothing has changed regardless declaring alcohol.

 

[Meadowlark1203]

You were and are technically always required to declare any alcohol, even amounts within the exemption. Even if not asked specifically about alcohol.

So declare it and let them figure out if any duty is due on it now.

Ah thanks for the heads up, I appreciate it

 

[Stevenz]

But there is probably an allowance before duty is applied, if entering the U.S. from other countries holds true for entry from Canada. Worth checking that, and worth checking what the duty would be if you exceed the limit. Is Canadian that good? I just think of Seagram’s 7.

 

[zephyr17]

But there is probably an allowance before duty is applied, if entering the U.S. from other countries holds true for entry from Canada. Worth checking that, and worth checking what the duty would be if you exceed the limit. Is Canadian that good? I just think of Seagram’s 7.

There always has been a duty free exemption for spirits of 1 liter. However, with the new blanket tariff of 25% with no apparent exemptions, that the 1 liter remains duty free is questionable now. The conditions after the imposition of the tariffs is what I think @Meadowlark1203 was asking about. The answer is for now.

In any case, the requirement has always been for any amount of liquor to be declared, even amounts within the exemption. So declare it and see what they say.

 

[jiml]

This is just as big a question for Canadians as well - particularly those of us in the US who usually like to take home the allowed quantity of California wine or Kentucky bourbon when returning. The jury seems to be out on whether the similar reverse exemption is still in effect. The situation is made worse by the complete removal of all American spirits in several provinces at any price.

 

[Bob Dylan]

This is just as big a question for Canadians as well - particularly those of us in the US who usually like to take home the allowed quantity of California wine or Kentucky bourbon when returning. The jury seems to be out on whether the similar reverse exemption is still in effect. The situation is made worse by the complete removal of all American spirits in several provinces at any price.

At least you'll be paying any Duty in Canadian currency! (which no doubt is sinking like the Peso against the Greenback!)

 

[MARC Rider]

When I passed through Niagara Falls, NY on the Maple Leaf last September, I had a little more than a liter of assorted booze. I showed it all to the CBP agent and asked about paying any duty. He said that they didn't have the ability to collect duty at the site, and just waved me through. I also had some 5-year old aged Canadian cheddar and turkey pepperoni snacks (in sealed packages). I showed them as well, and the customs agent didn't seem to care at all, but his drug dog sure seemed interested in the pepperoni bites.

Perhaps there's a difference between a duty-free exemption for travelers returning to the US vs. commercial importers/exporters, who will be paying the tariffs on the stuff they're shipping across by the truckload or trainload.