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01/31/2008 05:19:03 PM · #1 |
I know its been posted before but for the life of me I cant find it, does anyone know where I can get the forms for customs that I can show that my lenses and what not were purchased in Canada to limit my hassles going through customs?
TIA,
-dave
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01/31/2008 06:12:04 PM · #2 |
Hi Dave!
I fly to the states on a regular basis. (at least once a month) I take my camera bag with all my lenses all the time. Never any hassel.
So I don't know where the form would be...
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01/31/2008 06:27:31 PM · #3 |
you would expect them to be online .. hmmm
i know that you can drop by Cnd customs PRIOUR to crossing the border to get form filled out
-- i only have when traveling with engineering samples for work -- have never bothered with personal stuff ..(not saying you shouldn't bother - my equip looks 'used' ;)
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01/31/2008 06:52:12 PM · #4 |
It is called a Y38 form.
DOCUMENTATION OF GOODS FOR
TEMPORARY EXPORTATION
This memorandum outlines the conditions under which
goods being temporarily exported by individuals may be
documented to facilitate their reimportation into Canada.
GUIDELINES AND
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Canadian residents may temporarily export personal
effects for use on trips abroad.
2. On returning to Canada, it is the individual’s
responsibility to establish that such items were initially
taken out of Canada and were not acquired abroad. To assist
individuals in meeting this requirement, certain goods may
be documented on an identification card before leaving
Canada. At the time of reimportation, the border services
officers will accept this identification card as satisfactory
evidence of the origin of the goods. This procedure is
optional and is provided free of charge at the Canada Border
Services Agency (CBSA) offices across Canada. For the
Directory of CBSA offices, please visit the CBSA Web site
or call the Border Information Service (BIS) line within
Canada at 1-800-461-9999 or from outside Canada at
204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064.
3. Personal effects subject to temporary exportation may
be presented for identification at a CBSA office any time
prior to the individual’s departure from Canada.
4. A border services officer will examine and identify the
goods prior to exportation. The articles will be documented
on a wallet-sized card called Form Y38, Identification of
Articles for Temporary Exportation. The individual will
then be asked to sign the declaration on the front of
Form Y38, certifying that the goods listed were, to the best
of his or her knowledge, either produced in Canada or
lawfully imported into Canada. Individuals are not required
to produce sales receipts or other proof of lawful purchase
or importation when issuing Form Y38.
5. A properly completed Form Y38 indicates that the
individual presented the goods to the CBSA before leaving
Canada. Since there is no expiry date on the form, it may be
retained and used by the individual for as long as it remains
legible.
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... etc. etc. etc.
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Here is the whole ball of wax concerning DOCUMENTATION OF GOODS FOR TEMPORARY EXPORTATION from the Canada Borders Services Agency Website ...
//www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d2-6-5/d2-6-5-e.pdf
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Complete list of CSBA Offices in Canada.
//www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/contact/listing/indexpages/index-e.html
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I Declare: A guide for residents of Canada returning to Canada Serving residents of Canada
//www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5056-eng.html
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:)
Message edited by author 2008-01-31 19:25:50.
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