What value of goods can one bring back from the US on a day trip?
I realize the official answer is "zero", but in practice I assume there is some amount below which it doesn't make any sense for customs to go through the paper work exercise to collect a couple of dollars of HST.
I wonder what people's experience is in that regard.
So far, on a day trip, often only a few hours, I kept the purchases below $US15.- and have been waived through each time.
Items were mostly children's books and I think on those there is only GST in Canada anyway.
I would also like to hear from someone who went on a US day trip and brought back a higher valued item - how much of a hassle and paperwork and extra time at the border is it to bring that back and pay whatever is required?
I wonder what people's experience is in that regard.
So far, on a day trip, often only a few hours, I kept the purchases below $US15.- and have been waived through each time.
Items were mostly children's books and I think on those there is only GST in Canada anyway.
I would also like to hear from someone who went on a US day trip and brought back a higher valued item - how much of a hassle and paperwork and extra time at the border is it to bring that back and pay whatever is required?