urgent help needed. Jewellery

[tinkutiny]

My husband is traveling to Canada for first time after getting immigration visa. I am also traveling with him. I am Canadian citizen. My question is as follows.

1. Can he take my jewelry and declare it with cbsa or will cbsa tax me since i am travelling with him and i am a citizen not immigrant.
If they will tax me then any way around it?
Plz reply asap flight is in few hours.

 

[Jonesy319]

My husband is traveling to Canada for first time after getting immigration visa. I am also traveling with him. I am Canadian citizen. My question is as follows.

1. Can he take my jewelry and declare it with cbsa or will cbsa tax me since i am travelling with him and i am a citizen not immigrant.
If they will tax me then any way around it?
Plz reply asap flight is in few hours.

According to the Border Patrol TV programme... I think it depends on where you bought your jewellery, and how long you've been out of the country.

If it was purchased in Canada then you have already paid tax on it. If it is a recent purchase in another country then you will need to declare it if it is valuable and you will have to pay tax on it.

Jonesy

 

[tinkutiny]

Bought from pakistan. My husband cant declate it under his assests?

 

[Jonesy319]

Bought from pakistan. My husband cant declate it under his assests?

Check out this link:http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-goods.asp

If the jewellery is new then he will have to claim it; if it's less than $60 then he does not. I suspect it'd be more than that otherwise you probably would not have asked!

Also if a man tries to claim it's his worn items and clearly it's female jewellery then if he gets questioned CIC may be suspicious. For example, earrings for pierced ears and he does not have pierced ears.

If you are trying to bring it in and not pay the tax then I would suggest you are taking a big risk.

Jonesy