B4 goods to follow. Is there an allowable limit?

[Oleander]

Sorry - I had asked this question as part of another thread but didn't get any responses.
Can anyone tell me if there is an allowance limit for total value of all goods which is customs/taxes free on the B4 form. Based on another thread, it looked like there is a limit of $10K for any one item but it is okay for a category of items to be greater than $10K? ie. one individual watch versus jewellery/watches category. Also is there a limit for total value of all goods?

This is for a first time settler to Canada.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Sorry - I had asked this question as part of another thread but didn't get any responses.
Can anyone tell me if there is an allowance limit for total value of all goods which is customs/taxes free on the B4 form. Based on another thread, it looked like there is a limit of $10K for any one item but it is okay for a category of items to be greater than $10K? ie. one individual watch versus jewellery/watches category. Also is there a limit for total value of all goods?

This is for a first time settler to Canada.

1. There is no limit for 1st time settlers. The $10K limit for individual items is for Canadian citizens/residents returning to take up residence again.

 

[Taxed]

Sorry - I had asked this question as part of another thread but didn't get any responses.
Can anyone tell me if there is an allowance limit for total value of all goods which is customs/taxes free on the B4 form. Based on another thread, it looked like there is a limit of $10K for any one item but it is okay for a category of items to be greater than $10K? ie. one individual watch versus jewellery/watches category. Also is there a limit for total value of all goods?

This is for a first time settler to Canada.

If you are landing, you can bring as much as you want it is tax free, also you can declare goods that are still in your home country and tell them you will ship/bring it later on and it sill be tax free.
For example, money, property you're selling, furniture, you can bring all this but one time only and its tax free but you need to make sure to declare it when you arrive.

 

[GustavesF]

Are you sure there's no limit for 1st time Settlers using a B4 form?

According to my experience you'll have to pay tax on things like a vehicle if the value exceeds 10k.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Are you sure there's no limit for 1st time Settlers using a B4 form?

According to my experience you'll have to pay tax on things like a vehicle if the value exceeds 10k.

1. I am sure.

 

[Oleander]

Ok thank you all for your responses. I did read the tariff schedule but could not readily see an allowance limit.

 

[GustavesF]

Hi

1. I am sure.

Hmm, someone has some 'splaining to do.

Is there a document that states this, I may need to bring it in...

 

[henryr]

In my experience, there were no taxes on items I brought in, including those that followed later.

HOWEVER, you have to bring those things in within 6 months of the day you enter. Or else you do need to pay tax.

I didn't know this, but luckily missed having to pay tax on my car by a couple of days.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hmm, someone has some 'splaining to do.

Is there a document that states this, I may need to bring it in...

1. Here is the light reading for you, search for MEMORANDUM D2-2-1 on the CBSA site.
2. For previous residents returning Memorandum D2-3-2,

Tariff Item No. 9805.00.00 as set out in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff Reads:

Goods imported by a member of the Canadian Forces, by an employee of the Canadian government, or by a former resident of Canada returning to Canada to resume residence in Canada after having been a resident of another country for a period of not less than one year, or by a resident returning after an absence from Canada of not less than one year, and acquired by that person for personal or household use and actually owned, possessed and used abroad by that person for at least six months prior to that person's return to Canada and accompanying that person at the time of their return to Canada.

"Goods" does not include goods that are sold or otherwise disposed of within twelve months after importation.

For the purpose of this tariff item:



(a) the provisions shall apply to either wine not exceeding 1.5 litres or any alcoholic beverages not exceeding 1.14 litres, and tobacco not exceeding fifty cigars, two hundred cigarettes, two hundred tobacco sticks and two hundred grams of manufactured tobacco if they are included in the baggage accompanying the importer, and no relief from payment of duties is being claimed in respect of alcoholic beverages or tobacco under another item in this Chapter at the time of importation;
(b) if goods (other than alcoholic beverages, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco sticks and manufactured tobacco) are not accompanying the person returning from abroad, they may be classified under this item when imported at a later time if they are reported by the person at the time of return to Canada; and
(c) any article which was acquired after March 31, 1977 by a class of persons named in this tariff item and which has a value for duty as determined under the Customs Act of more than $10,000 shall not be classified under this tariff item.


3. Good enough for you?

 

[Oleander]

Update - we did the landing and there were no issues with the fact that we had individual pieces of jewelry greater than $10k. You need to note the serial number of the high ticket items (we had pictures but they wanted serial numbers which we had). Also for other high price jewellry, we were advised to bring invoice/valuations.

Re 6 month period to bring items in. This is contradictory to my understanding. I thought there is no time limit on bringing these items in tax free as long as they were on your b4. Please correct me if I'm wrong and reference where the 6 month period is stated please.

Again this is for first time settler.

 

[Oleander]

Here is the sentence in the memo for settlers
There is no time limit for importing goods to follow that were listed on the settler's Form B4.

 

[GustavesF]

Hi


1. Here is the light reading for you, search for MEMORANDUM D2-2-1 on the CBSA site.
2. For previous residents returning Memorandum D2-3-2,

Tariff Item No. 9805.00.00 as set out in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff Reads:

Goods imported by a member of the Canadian Forces, by an employee of the Canadian government, or by a former resident of Canada returning to Canada to resume residence in Canada after having been a resident of another country for a period of not less than one year, or by a resident returning after an absence from Canada of not less than one year, and acquired by that person for personal or household use and actually owned, possessed and used abroad by that person for at least six months prior to that person's return to Canada and accompanying that person at the time of their return to Canada.

"Goods" does not include goods that are sold or otherwise disposed of within twelve months after importation.

For the purpose of this tariff item:



(a) the provisions shall apply to either wine not exceeding 1.5 litres or any alcoholic beverages not exceeding 1.14 litres, and tobacco not exceeding fifty cigars, two hundred cigarettes, two hundred tobacco sticks and two hundred grams of manufactured tobacco if they are included in the baggage accompanying the importer, and no relief from payment of duties is being claimed in respect of alcoholic beverages or tobacco under another item in this Chapter at the time of importation;
(b) if goods (other than alcoholic beverages, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco sticks and manufactured tobacco) are not accompanying the person returning from abroad, they may be classified under this item when imported at a later time if they are reported by the person at the time of return to Canada; and
(c) any article which was acquired after March 31, 1977 by a class of persons named in this tariff item and which has a value for duty as determined under the Customs Act of more than $10,000 shall not be classified under this tariff item.


3. Good enough for you?

+1 for you, thanks much!