list of prohibited items

[smtele]

Just wondering if anyone as a checklist of prohibited items into Canada? I plan on importing personal/household goods soon as a PR living outside Canada and moving in very soon.

From CBSA, I found:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html

However, that does not list out the specific items.

Can I import stuff like:

- shoe polish
- perfume/cologne
- kitchen knife

?

Thanks.

 

[ttrajan]

Yes. Don,t bring food items and cash more than $10,000.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Yes. Don,t bring food items and cash more than $10,000.

1. You can bring over $10K in funds as long as you declare it to CBSA. There are no taxes nor duty on funds.

 

[Bs65]

Just wondering if anyone as a checklist of prohibited items into Canada? I plan on importing personal/household goods soon as a PR living outside Canada and moving in very soon.

From CBSA, I found:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html

However, that does not list out the specific items.

Can I import stuff like:

- shoe polish
- perfume/cologne
- kitchen knife

?

Thanks.

Assuming the shoe polish and perfume are not commercial quantities and for personal use would assume covered as household goods as would be the kitchen knife. Of course these if above the 100mls are prohibited in carry on and for sure the knife, but checked or household shipment not.

You have nothing more significant that might be considered prohibited .

 

[jc94]

I would avoid bringing in excess tobacco and alcohol too.

I don't know what the exemptions are for newcomers - they are VERY limited once resident even compared to the $800 after 48h, but I suspect 2000 cigarettes and 20l of spirits would raise an eyebrow.

 

[Alexand]

Just wondering if anyone as a checklist of prohibited items into Canada? I plan on importing personal/household goods soon as a PR living outside Canada and moving in very soon.

From CBSA, I found:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html

However, that does not list out the specific items.

Can I import stuff like:

- shoe polish
- perfume/cologne
- kitchen knife

?

Thanks.

You can bring many things to Canada. Just make sure you have the proper paper work for what you want to bring, such as a B4 form if you are a newcomer. You can bring food and currency over $10,000, but you have to make sure you always declare every thing truthfully and you have evidence of how you obtained the money( documents of sold house, car etc.) If you happen to have something that you are not suppose to bring in Canada, but you have declared it, the border service officer will simply take the prohibited item, and thank you for declaring it. (no trouble, no argument) If you need help with the exact procedure you can contact me at http://nextstopcanada.ca/ . I help Newcomers to Canada plan their journey. Best of luck

 

[steaky]

You can bring food

Certainly not all kinds of foods. Use proper English.

It would always depends on the CBSA officer you meet at the border.

 

[foodie69]

Certainly not all kinds of foods. Use proper English.

It would always depends on the CBSA officer you meet at the border.

You mean "meat"?? hahaha ;D

 

[smtele]

thanks for the replies.

Is B4 form the same as BSF186 Canadian custom form?

I was not asked for a goods to follow list when I landed, probably because I was not permanently settling in Canada then.

Now I am trying to move the house goods, and my mover from US -> Canada (U-Pack) is asking to fill up BSF186 and BSF186A Canadian customs forms. I'll be sending the stuff I mentioned in the opening post through the movers.

 

[smtele]

Is B4 form the same as BSF186 Canadian custom form?

nvm, I did some research and yes it is.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/classification-type-canadian-address-in-b4-form-and-diff-bw-b4-and-b4-a-t400452.15.html

 

[Alexand]

You mean "meat"?? hahaha ;D
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It depends on the time, what type of meat it is and from where you are bringing it...Do your research on what the possibilities are, or get an expert to do it for you. There is an
official proper procedure to bring different types of goods into Canada, unless it is announced by CBSA that a specific product is STRICTLY PROHIBITED from entering the country.

Focus on possibilities people...not restrictions! Meanwhile, I am enjoying smoked cheese from the top of the mountains of eastern Europe and prosciutto from northern Italy...

 

[foodie69]

You mean "meat"?? hahaha ;D
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It depends on the time, what type of meat it is and from where you are bringing it...Do your research on what the possibilities are, or get an expert to do it for you.

Well, I was playing with the English language..meet CBSA, "meat".. I am well aware of the law of what I can bring in and what not. I have all the food I need right here in Canada.

 

[Alexand]

Well, I was playing with the English language..meet CBSA, "meat".. I am well aware of the law of what I can bring in and what not. I have all the food I need right here in Canada.

Hahahahha oh wow that was a good one...I can't believe I didn't catch it! cheers!