HELP’S AT HAND HELP’S AT Hand, by North Shore Community Services, is a forum for discussing government policies and programs, benefits, consumer and legal rights, taxa- tion and public services. Answers are intended only as a general guide and should not be applied to individual cases without further consultation. Question: | am planning to take my family on a trip to the States over the spring holiday week. We will probably spend at least five days, maybe a week if the weather is good. We want to do some shopping while we are away and | was wondering how much can we bring back into Canada after our trip? Can children bring back the same amount as adults? Answer: You should probably decide before you start shopping how long you are going to stay in the U.S.A. It makes quite a dif- ference to what you are allowed to bring back into the country. If you are out of Canada for 48 hours or rnore you may bring in goods to the value of $100. You can do this any number of times during the year. Once every calendar year, if you have been out of Canada for seven days or more, you can bring ; back goods to the value of $300. You cannot combine your 48 hours exemption and your seven ‘day exemption and bring in a total value’ of , nor can you use part of your $300 exemption at one time during the year and use the remainder at another. Remember, all these figures are Canadian dollars. Each member of your family travelling with you is entitled to the same allowance, regardless of age. In case of a baby or a small child, the parent must make the customs declaration, and the goods declared in the child’s name must be for his or her own use. In fact, anything any of you br- ‘ing back should be for personal or household use. Goods brought in for commer- cial use, or on behalf of another person, do not qualify for exemp- tion and are subject to full duties. You cannot pool your allow- ances with your family in order to avoid paying duty on one item of a value higher than your personal allowance. If you want to bring in, for instance, a television worth $500 after you have been abroad for seven days, you would have to pay duty and G.S.T. on the $200 that exceeds your allowance. It is advisable to have anything valuable that has a serial number of unique markings, such as cam- eras or sporting equipment, listed on form Y-38 by your local Customs office. You attest that these articles were bought in Canada or legally imported. Then, when you come back into Canada after a trip, you can just show your wailet-sized Y-38 card at customs, and there can be no suspicion that you acquired the goods while you were abroad. Jewelry, because of the difficul- ty in identification, cannot be listed on a Y-38. If you are determined to take a_ valuable piece of jewelry with you, get an appraisal from a qualified person together with a signed, dated and certified photograph of the piece. On the whole, you would be well advised to leave valuable jewelry at home. While you are away. you can mail gifts to friends at home. Each gift can be up to the value of $40 without attracting duty, and you can mail as many as you like, as long as each gift is to a different person. These gifts do not count as part of your personal exemption. This column is prepared with fi- nancial assistance from the Notary Foundation. For more informa- tion call NSCS at 985-7138. Expand Your Horizons Make Capilano College Your First Choice Whether you pian to become a lawyer, landscaper, mathematician or musician, Capilano College offers a variety of programs that will suit your needs. Take day or evening courses, study full-time or part-time towards career advancement, university transfer, or simply for personal interest. 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