Gifts
As a nonresident, you are allowed up to
$100 USD worth of merchandise, free of duty and tax,
as gifts for other people. To claim this exemption, you
must remain in the United States for at
least 72 hours, and the gifts must accompany you.
Alcohol and Tobacco
Nonresidents who
are at least 21 years old may bring in, free of duty
and tax, up to one liter of alcoholic
beverage—beer, wine, liquor—for personal
use.
You may include
in your personal exemption not more than 200 cigarettes
(one carton) or
50 cigars or two kilograms (4.4 lbs.) of smoking tobacco,
or proportional amounts of each. An additional 100 cigars
may be brought in under your gift exemption. (All cigars
must be non-Cuban)
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Gifts
You can import gifts for friends in Canada
duty free and tax free, as long as each gift is valued
at $60 CDN or less. If the gift is worth more than $60
CDN, you will have to pay duties and taxes on the excess
amount.
You cannot claim alcoholic beverages, tobacco products,
or advertising matter as gifts.
Tobacco Products
You may bring the following products
in duty and tax free for your personal use:
- 200 cigarettes;
- 50 cigars or cigarillos;
- 200 tobacco sticks; and
- 200 grams of manufactured tobacco.
Alcohol Products
You may bring the following products
in duty and tax free for your personal use:
- 1.5 litres of wine;
- 1.14 litres (40 oz.) of liquor; or
- 24 × 355 ml cans/bottles (8.5 litres) of
beer or ale.
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