Duty rate for Goods acquired abroad by a traveller for personal or household use and accompanying the traveller arriving in Canada from abroad if the traveller arrives at a customs office designated under section 5 of the Customs Act for the purpose of reporting goods under this heading.
The following goods are not eligible for classification under this heading: goods or classes of goods that, on importation, may be released only in accordance with the accounting provisions of the Customs Act or the applicable regulations on condition that the importer or owner of the goods provides, before the release of the goods, any certificate, licence, permit or other document and any information that is required under any Act of Parliament or any regulation made under such an Act that prohibits, controls or regulates the importation of goods, but this exclusion from eligibility for classification does not apply to any goods imported under the authority of and in accordance with a general import permit issued under subsection 8(1.1) or section 8.3 of the Export and Import Permits Act.
The value of goods imported by a traveller at the same time and accounted for under the same accounting document that are eligible to be classified under this heading shall not exceed $500.
The following goods are not eligible for classification under tariff item No. 9826.10.00, 9826.20.00 or 9826.40.00: alcoholic beverages; tobacco; tobacco products; goods subject to any tax imposed under subsection 23(1) of the Excise Tax Act; goods subject to any additional customs duty under sections 21.1 and 22 of this Act; and goods eligible for classification under tariff item No. 9826.30.00.
| Tariff Item | Description of Goods | Units of Measure | MFN Tariff | Applicable Preferential Tariffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.26 | Goods acquired abroad by a traveller for personal or household use and accompanying the traveller arriving in Canada from abroad if the traveller arrives at a customs office designated under section 5 of the Customs Act for the purpose of reporting goods under this heading.
The following goods are not eligible for classification under this heading: goods or classes of goods that, on importation, may be released only in accordance with the accounting provisions of the Customs Act or the applicable regulations on condition that the importer or owner of the goods provides, before the release of the goods, any certificate, licence, permit or other document and any information that is required under any Act of Parliament or any regulation made under such an Act that prohibits, controls or regulates the importation of goods, but this exclusion from eligibility for classification does not apply to any goods imported under the authority of and in accordance with a general import permit issued under subsection 8(1.1) or section 8.3 of the Export and Import Permits Act. The value of goods imported by a traveller at the same time and accounted for under the same accounting document that are eligible to be classified under this heading shall not exceed $500. The following goods are not eligible for classification under tariff item No. 9826.10.00, 9826.20.00 or 9826.40.00: alcoholic beverages; tobacco; tobacco products; goods subject to any tax imposed under subsection 23(1) of the Excise Tax Act; goods subject to any additional customs duty under sections 21.1 and 22 of this Act; and goods eligible for classification under tariff item No. 9826.30.00. |
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| 9826.10.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater or less than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | 20 % | UST: Free | |
| 9826.10.00.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater or less than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | – | 20 % | UST: Free |
| 9826.20.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater or less than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | – | 8 % | UST: Free |
| 9826.20.00.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater or less than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | – | 8 % | UST: Free |
| 9826.30.00 | Basic groceries listed in Part III of Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act. | – | 7 % | UST: Free |
| 9826.30.00.00 | Basic groceries listed in Part III of Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act. | – | 7 % | UST: Free |
| 9826.40.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | – | Free | UST: Free |
| 9826.40.00.00 | Goods which, if classified in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1 to 97, would be subject to a rate of customs duty under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff that is not more than 5 percentage points greater than the rate provided by this tariff item under the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff. | – | Free | UST: Free |
| 9827.00.00 | Goods, which may include either wine not exceeding 1.5 litres or any alcoholic beverages not exceeding 1.14 litres, and tobacco products not exceeding fifty cigars, two hundred cigarettes, two hundred tobacco sticks and two hundred grams of manufactured tobacco, imported by members of the military forces of countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty or are members of the Commonwealth, or by civilian employees of those military forces who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and are stationed in Canada on official duty, including dependants of such members or employees, but not persons on duty at a diplomatic mission, on condition that: (a) an authorized identification card is presented to a Customs officer by the visiting forces personnel at the time the goods are imported into Canada; (b) the goods were acquired abroad for the personal or household use of the visiting forces personnel and are in quantities and values that are reasonable for such use; and (c) in the case of durable goods, they are accompanied on importation by documentation specified by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and are not sold or otherwise disposed of (except disposed of by destruction under Customs supervision or by exportation or sale to other visiting forces personnel) unless, prior to the sale or other disposition, the goods are accounted for by the importer or owner and customs duty is paid in respect of the goods. |
– | Free | CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free |
| 9827.00.00.00 | Goods, which may include either wine not exceeding 1.5 litres or any alcoholic beverages not exceeding 1.14 litres, and tobacco products not exceeding fifty cigars, two hundred cigarettes, two hundred tobacco sticks and two hundred grams of manufactured tobacco, imported by members of the military forces of countries that are parties to the North Atlantic Treaty or are members of the Commonwealth, or by civilian employees of those military forces who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and are stationed in Canada on official duty, including dependants of such members or employees, but not persons on duty at a diplomatic mission, on condition that: (a) an authorized identification card is presented to a Customs officer by the visiting forces personnel at the time the goods are imported into Canada; (b) the goods were acquired abroad for the personal or household use of the visiting forces personnel and are in quantities and values that are reasonable for such use; and (c) in the case of durable goods, they are accompanied on importation by documentation specified by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and are not sold or otherwise disposed of (except disposed of by destruction under Customs supervision or by exportation or sale to other visiting forces personnel) unless, prior to the sale or other disposition, the goods are accounted for by the importer or owner and customs duty is paid in respect of the goods. |
– | Free | CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free |
| 9829.00.00 | Household furniture and furnishings for a seasonal residence, excluding construction materials, electrical fixtures or other goods permanently attached to or incorporated into a seasonal residence; Tools and equipment for the maintenance of a seasonal residence; The foregoing, on condition that: (i) the goods are imported by a person who is not a resident of Canada and who owns or leases for not less than three years a residence in Canada for seasonal use, other than a time-sharing residence, trailer or mobile home; (ii) the person is entitled to only one importation under this tariff item; (iii) the goods are for the personal use of that person or their family and are not for any commercial, industrial or occupational purpose; (iv) the goods are owned, possessed and used by that person or their family before their first arrival in Canada to occupy the seasonal residence; (v) the goods are not sold or otherwise disposed of in Canada for at least one year after the date of their importation; and (vi) the goods accompany the seasonal resident at the time of the seasonal resident’s first arrival in Canada to occupy the seasonal residence or, if not imported at the time of first arrival in Canada, are, at that time, described and listed on a customs accounting document as goods to follow. |
– | Free | CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free |
| 9829.00.00.00 | Household furniture and furnishings for a seasonal residence, excluding construction materials, electrical fixtures or other goods permanently attached to or incorporated into a seasonal residence; Tools and equipment for the maintenance of a seasonal residence; The foregoing, on condition that: (i) the goods are imported by a person who is not a resident of Canada and who owns or leases for not less than three years a residence in Canada for seasonal use, other than a time-sharing residence, trailer or mobile home; (ii) the person is entitled to only one importation under this tariff item; (iii) the goods are for the personal use of that person or their family and are not for any commercial, industrial or occupational purpose; (iv) the goods are owned, possessed and used by that person or their family before their first arrival in Canada to occupy the seasonal residence; (v) the goods are not sold or otherwise disposed of in Canada for at least one year after the date of their importation; and (vi) the goods accompany the seasonal resident at the time of the seasonal resident’s first arrival in Canada to occupy the seasonal residence or, if not imported at the time of first arrival in Canada, are, at that time, described and listed on a customs accounting document as goods to follow. |
– | Free | CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free |
For the latest tariff rate, please refer to CBSA
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