Form B4 - Items taken alongwith list

[Nick Manickam]

Dear All,

I would like to know if i should be mentioning every item in my bag alongwith its cost?
I am carrying 2 bag full of mostly clothes. So should i detail down every item in my bag?

Kind Regards,

Nick

 

[nm423]

Dear All,

I would like to know if i should be mentioning every item in my bag alongwith its cost?
I am carrying 2 bag full of mostly clothes. So should i detail down every item in my bag?

Kind Regards,

Nick

We did our landing about 3 months ago. We moved from the US, we contracted professional movers as we were moving with everything we had in our home. In that scenario, our B4 looked like this........

Clothes (Mine) -------$400
Clothes (Wife)--------$400
Clothes child------ $400
Spices and grocery-------$300
Mattress and Box------$500
Jewellery-----------$1000
...............etc

You could do the same for your clothes. However this is the time you can throw in extra stuff into your list that you might or might not bring in your next trip from your home country. Just mention it to the CBSA officer the stuff that you plan to bring later on.

Regards,
NM423

 

[Nick Manickam]

Thanks NM. Although, would i need to show a list of items everytime i land in Canada?

 

[nm423]

Thanks NM. Although, would i need to show a list of items everytime i land in Canada?

All the items you have on your B4 form at the time of landing are custom charge free. The next time you do landing they might charge you customs taxes/duties. So its good that you have it listed on B4 and save the list for the next entry. Show it to the CBSA officer on your second entry and get your stuff moved in without Custom taxes/duties.

Regards,
NM423

 

[Nick Manickam]

Sorry for being a bit dumb but basically if im taking things which are not brand new, then i suppose i dont have to pay customs. Am i right?

 

[nm423]

Sorry for being a bit dumb but basically if im taking things which are not brand new, then i suppose i dont have to pay customs. Am i right?

That's what i know too. But since i didn't fly back yet to Canada after our landing, i am not exactly sure how the process will be.

Regards,
NM423

 

[Nick Manickam]

Thanks NM...