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brento1138
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 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: Bringing Expensive Electronics into Canada |
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| I was wondering if anyone ever brought approximately $5,000 (CDN) worth of electronics with them back to Canada. I am thinking specifically of Speakers along with DJ Mixing equipment. I guess I'll have to declare this stuff? Anyone know what kinds of duties I will have to pay? I tried looking around on the net, but I'm not good at searching, so was just wondering if anyone already dealt with this experience of bringing back personal possessions from Korea. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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If I am not mistaken, (I looked this up a few years ago) but, you are allowed to bring in up to $10,000 of stuff, if you have lived outside Canada for a year without paying taxes on it.
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http://cbsa.gc.ca/travel-voyage/fr-ar-eng.html |
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NSMatt
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Location: London
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Bringing Expensive Electronics into Canada |
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| brento1138 wrote: |
| I was wondering if anyone ever brought approximately $5,000 (CDN) worth of electronics with them back to Canada. I am thinking specifically of Speakers along with DJ Mixing equipment. I guess I'll have to declare this stuff? Anyone know what kinds of duties I will have to pay? I tried looking around on the net, but I'm not good at searching, so was just wondering if anyone already dealt with this experience of bringing back personal possessions from Korea. |
You can bring back items of any value so long as you have lived outside Canad for a year, you are supposed to have owned them for 6 months before re-entry. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:10 am Post subject: Re: Bringing Expensive Electronics into Canada |
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| NSMatt wrote: |
| brento1138 wrote: |
| I was wondering if anyone ever brought approximately $5,000 (CDN) worth of electronics with them back to Canada. I am thinking specifically of Speakers along with DJ Mixing equipment. I guess I'll have to declare this stuff? Anyone know what kinds of duties I will have to pay? I tried looking around on the net, but I'm not good at searching, so was just wondering if anyone already dealt with this experience of bringing back personal possessions from Korea. |
You can bring back items of any value so long as you have lived outside Canad for a year, you are supposed to have owned them for 6 months before re-entry. |
Out of Korea for more than 7 days and less than 1 full calendar year you get $750 duty free.
Out for 1 full year you get $750 duty free AND up to $10,000 repatriation allowance. The caveat is that it must have been used by you and owned by you for more than 6 months.
Out for more than 5 years you get the $750 + the $10,000 with the 6 month ownership restriction removed. The item must have been used by you however (at least once).
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