Canada's Tax Free Limit

[sylviebee]

Did Canada recently raise the amount we can import tax free from $20?

[marnotom!]

Depends on what you mean by "recently" (this happened about two years ago) and the answer is somewhat complicated.

The tax-free limit is still C$20 for items sent by mail, but it's $40 for items sent by courier if they originate from the US or Mexico.

The duty-free limit for items sent by courier from the US or Mexico is C$150, by the way.

[reallynicestamps]

But the duty -free allowance remains at $20 for the rest of the world?

[marnotom!]

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@reallynicestamps wrote:

But the duty -free allowance remains at $20 for the rest of the world?

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As far as I can tell.  I guess our free trade deals with other nations/regions don't cover casual imports.

I'm using this page as a reference:

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-18-eng.html