Bringing Liquor into Canada

[fried1765]

Bring it here, and I will Gladly "Inspect" it on behalf of my Government.

What a wonderfully helpful CANADIAN!

 

[Industrial Toys]

No Trouble . . . EH?

 

[Tractor Seabee]

You bring as much as you want, the question is if you have to pay duty. Under 40oz as stated above is duty free.

You cannot pay duty on more than the allowable quantities. That is it as far as I know. I have a daughter that lives in BC and we go their a lot. Never been asked the value of packaged gifts. Always declare the booze. Was inspected once when I had a motor home before I knew all the rules. Had 200 ounces of open containers confiscated and fined besides. Delayed our trip 2 hours. They were not in any hurry completing the process. Very nice and courteous about it though. On the way home it was obvious the Canadian and US customs folks trade stories. The officer asked if we needed to be inspected, in a joking manner.

Ron

 

[Sigarms]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

 

[HillStreet]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

I finished up at Loring in 1976. When I left Kincheloe I received the bottle, 1970 or 1971.

 

[Sigarms]

I was born in Limestone in the 60's.

Grew up always thinking I was found in a potato field.

 

[CobyRupert]

I've got to ask, Loring?

The biggest stories my dad told about that area was how the canadians would show up drunk to play them at hocky and still beat them.

I remember first time I ever saw curling.
Watching it on TV in a bar a few miles from Canadian border (Rouses Point NY, I believe) in mid-80's. I think it was some type of professional game where teams were playing for maybe ~$50k.

1st thought: "What a weird game!, Ha,ha, grown men & brooms!
2nd thought: "Hey, those players are drinking Molsens between shots (curls?)!"

Maybe not exactly the Canadian equivalent of Tiger Woods slamming a brewski between shots at the Masters, but I (a broke college kid) couldn't believe I was watching them do that with so much money on the line!

 

[teejk]

You cannot pay duty on more than the allowable quantities. That is it as far as I know. I have a daughter that lives in BC and we go their a lot. Never been asked the value of packaged gifts. Always declare the booze. Was inspected once when I had a motor home before I knew all the rules. Had 200 ounces of open containers confiscated and fined besides. Delayed our trip 2 hours. They were not in any hurry completing the process. Very nice and courteous about it though. On the way home it was obvious the Canadian and US customs folks trade stories. The officer asked if we needed to be inspected, in a joking manner.

Ron

If you declare it you can pay the duties (pretty stiff) to get in more than the allowance. People that say "nothing to declare" then get caught are not treated with compassion. I'm betting that border agents never have to buy their own booze! Funny experience flying in from London years ago. The "duty free" shop had a great deal on cigarettes if I bought 2 cartons. Limit was one carton but they said it was still a great deal even after paying the duty on the 2nd carton. Landed at JFK and declared the second carton. The woman told me to go away. I told her again that I had a second carton to declare. She told me again to leave. I tried one more time to explain and she said if I persisted she would call security. So I left.

 

[teejk]

I remember first time I ever saw curling.
Watching it on TV in a bar a few miles from Canadian border (Rouses Point NY, I believe) in mid-80's. I think it was some type of professional game where teams were playing for maybe ~$50k.

1st thought: "What a weird game!, Ha,ha, grown men & brooms!
2nd thought: "Hey, those players are drinking Molsens between shots (curls?)!"

Maybe not exactly the Canadian equivalent of Tiger Woods slamming a brewski between shots at the Masters, but I (a broke college kid) couldn't believe I was watching them do that with so much money on the line!

Their curling is the same as what our bowling was years ago. An excuse to get out of the house in the winter and drink beer, taking an occasional time out from drinking to toss a heavy object down a narrow lane.

 

[Sigarms]

Their curling is the same as what our bowling was years ago. An excuse to get out of the house in the winter and drink beer, taking an occasional time out from drinking to toss a heavy object down a narrow lane.

Use to have a decent average in the 80's bowling and bowled a lot.

The one thing I will never forget about the adult bowling leagues was the public smoking (and yes, our local lanes had a bar attached to it).