T&T: Canadian Customs

[Rob Zanussi]

It falls under the federal jurisdiction when you bring liquor into Canada.
I don't know what the tax rate is, Steve could very well be right at the
150% rate. I am sure that the rates will be on the Canadian Govt website
somewhere. The trick is to find them. 

The other thing to remember is once you are in the country, each province
sets its own prices and rules for the purchase of liquor so you will pay
different prices for the same bottle in different provinces.

And everytime I have returned, the questions are booze, tobacco and
weapons. LOL

Rob
RCMP - retired



At 08:22 PM 6/1/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>>Taking a trip to Canada this summer and have received conflicting advice
>>regarding taking certain beverages with us.
>
>I can only talk about B.C., I think other provinces may vary.  B.C. 
>loves its income from its monopolistic provincial liquor stores.  The 
>customs guys seem charged with protecting that income.  They will ask 
>you about booze, pepper spray and guns, in that order.
>
>Do _not_ try to sneak liquor past the customs guys.  It is unlikely 
>they will catch you, but if you do, you will have a lifetime of 
>hassles every time you go across the border.   If you take extra 
>liquor and declare it, the duty will be 150% of the amount you paid, 
>which seems a bit excessive to me, but I did not make up the rules.
>
>Only solution is to learn to love the B.C. Liquor stores.  Good gin, 
>imported from England, is relatively cheap -- You pay the same price 
>for Tanqueray as Gordons, more or less.  It pains me to pay B.C. 
>prices for lousy wine, but what can you do?  If I wanted good wine at 
>reasonable prices, I would stay in the US, but, on the other hand, I 
>wouldn't have all of that wonderful seafood to accompany it.


Do you realize that in about 40 years we will have thousands of old ladies
running around with tattoos and pierced navels?