How much liquor can I bring into Canada from Michigan?
by admin on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | 2 Comments
I just got my Canadian citizenship and I’ll be living in Ontario for the summer. I’m also an American citizen. My friends and I are going on a camping trip in June and they want me to bring A LOT of alcohol for them since our booze is soooo much cheaper. I can’t seem to find out how much I’m allowed to bring? At the border should I just show them my American passport and not mention I’m canadian?
Alcoholic beverages are products that exceed 0.5% alcohol by volume. If you meet the minimum age requirements of the province or territory where you enter Canada, you can include limited quantities of alcoholic beverages in your personal entitlement. Minimum ages for the importation of alcoholic beverages, as prescribed by provincial or territorial authorities, are as follows: 18 years for Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec; and 19 years for the remaining provinces and territories.
You are allowed to import only o n e of the following amounts of alcoholic beverages free of duty and taxes:
• 1.5 litres (53 imperial ounces) of wine; or
• a total of 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of alcoholic beverages; or
• up to 8.5 litres of beer or ale.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5082-eng.html#s3x4 ..
Canadian citizen need to provide proof of Canadian citizenship to enter their country.
http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5023-eng.html#s2x1 ..
Just get the liquor in Canada its stronger, anyways why show your American passport if your a Canadian citizen now, they won`t ask as much questions as to why your entering Canada if you show them a Canadian passport.