how many cigarettes can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

[nasir007]

guys i'm planin to carry 4 cartoons that wud mean 800 cigarettes ...wud dis be a prob???? i knw according to cbsa we can only carry 2oo cigarettes but i hve heard many ppl hve taken more than it by gift pack n smthn .....has any one exprncd dis ....guys need ur help it's urgent flyin on 23rd dec...

 

[canadahelp7]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

If you know you are breaking the law, then why ask? Noone here will know if you will be searched/screened at landing.

 

[nasir007]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

If you know you are breaking the law, then why ask? Noone here will know if you will be searched/screened at landing.

so vat happens if smeone is found with extra cig ..wud he be fined ?????

 

[vishal21]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

If you know you are breaking the law, then why ask? Noone here will know if you will be searched/screened at landing.

Guys genuinely want to ask as I have no Idea ....Can't we take a pack of cigarette with us in our pocket or handbag?

 

[itstime]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

Guys genuinely want to ask as I have no Idea ....Can't we take a pack of cigarette with us in our pocket or handbag?

200 cigarettes. That is it. Anything above that and you MUSt declare and will have to pay taxes and duties on importation. If you don't declare and they find them you will lose the cigarettes AND be issued a fine.

 

[zardoz]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

so vat happens if smeone is found with extra cig ..wud he be fined ?????

Yes, you will be fined AND you will lose all the items. I suppose, in theory, they could refuse to allow you to enter Canada as well.

 

[nasir007]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

Yes, you will be fined AND you will lose all the items. I suppose, in theory, they could refuse to allow you to enter Canada as well.

it's dam scary now ....c'mon yaar itna mat daraoo

 

[nasir007]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

200 cigarettes. That is it. Anything above that and you MUSt declare and will have to pay taxes and duties on importation. If you don't declare and they find them you will lose the cigarettes AND be issued a fine.

so der is no way we can take more...actually it's for my frnd,he is insisting me to bring as it's very costly out der ...he send bags once get scanned u wud only get dem at airport so we don't need to worry abt it.

 

[scylla]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

so vat happens if smeone is found with extra cig ..wud he be fined ?????

You can be fined up to $800 and all of the cigarettes confiscated.

 

[mead]

Re: how many cigarette can we carry ?????? exprncd ppl need help!!!

so der is no way we can take more...actually it's for my frnd,he is insisting me to bring as it's very costly out der ...he send bags once get scanned u wud only get dem at airport so we don't need to worry abt it.

I am guessing this is ur first time traveling why take chances for someone else? If ur caught it most definitely will go on ur record and every time u travel u may face problems because of that. So why take the risk just declare them pay what ever taxes u have to pay and do it legally.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5082-eng.html#s5x1

read this too
http://www.beaware.gc.ca/english/declaree.shtml

 

[nikhil1308]

Whats your transit? Vancouver or Toronto. I got 800 cig in August and was not caught. My transit was Vancouver, just didn't mention on the paper that they wanted me to show many cig i am carrying. Illegal is to carry spices etc but everyone carries it but when it comes to cig or alcohol people get too scared.

 

[scylla]

Whats your transit? Vancouver or Toronto. I got 800 cig in August and was not caught. My transit was Vancouver, just didn't mention on the paper that they wanted me to show many cig i am carrying. Illegal is to carry spices etc but everyone carries it but when it comes to cig or alcohol people get too scared.

Why do you think Vancouver is so easy? I think that's a huge misconception.

The last time my husband and I transited through Vancouver we had to go to secondary inspection (we have Nexus cards and it's mandatory to declare all food you are carrying - and we had one bag of ground coffee). It took quite a while for it to be our turn because the officers were so busy dealing with three other people. One had a fake passport (that was quite interesting to watch). The other two had items they hadn't declared and/or were over the limit (one had cigarettes - the other had cigarettes and alcohol). We know they confiscated everything that both were carrying. We know one guy also got a large fine (he was extremely upset). Not sure about the second since we left before the officers were done with them. The officers were going through absolutely everything they owned - going through their phones, computers, suitcases.

Once you are caught, it's permanently in the database and you can expect to be pulled into secondary and searched every single time you enter the country. I know a Canadian who was caught. He calls it the worst mistake of his life since his border crossings (both land and air) are now so difficult.

Why jeopardize your future entries into Canada and future visas for a few cigarettes? I think that's an extremely poor and immature life choice.

 

[mead]

Whats your transit? Vancouver or Toronto. I got 800 cig in August and was not caught. My transit was Vancouver, just didn't mention on the paper that they wanted me to show many cig i am carrying. Illegal is to carry spices etc but everyone carries it but when it comes to cig or alcohol people get too scared.

I seriously dont get it why why ..take chances why put ur future at risk.....do u even know how difficult it will be for u if ur put on a black list....and what for a few cigarets may be $100-200 worth.....do everything legally .....all ur mistakes impact ur future

 

[itstime]

I seriously dont get it why why ..take chances why put ur future at risk.....do u even know how difficult it will be for u if ur put on a black list....and what for a few cigarets may be $100-200 worth.....do everything legally .....all ur mistakes impact ur future

Because there are those out there who seem to think "nah, I won't get caught" and when they do they will scream "but you said it was OK and easy and that customs didn't care if I had 800 cigarettes or a harddrive full of illegally downloaded movies, music and software. It's all your fault."

They ask so when they do get caught, they have someone to blame.

 

[zardoz]

Whats your transit? Vancouver or Toronto. I got 800 cig in August and was not caught. My transit was Vancouver, just didn't mention on the paper that they wanted me to show many cig i am carrying. Illegal is to carry spices etc but everyone carries it but when it comes to cig or alcohol people get too scared.

I look forward to seeing you on a future episode of "Border Security: Canada's Front Line", where they publicly "tear you a new one".