Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
allowed to bring in—duty-free—4 liters of wine or one case of beer; 1
liter of alcohol; and 200 cigarettes, 25 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco .
What You Can Take Home from the
Cayman Islands
If y ou ar e thinking of bringing sea tur tle pr oducts back home, first
consult the website of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-
gered S pecies (www .cites.org). The Conv ention strictly pr ohibits the
importation of sea turtle products into the countries that have signed the
agreement. The U.S., U.K., Canada, A ustralia, and N ew Z ealand ar e
among the 171 countries that adher e to this conv ention. In addition,
U.S. Customs prohibits the transshipment of tur tle products through
the United States, and any products discovered will be confiscated.
U.S. Citizens:
Returning U.S. citizens who have been away for at
least 48 hours are allowed to bring back, once every 30 days, US$800
worth of mer chandise duty-free. You'll be charged a flat rate of 4%
duty on the next US$1,000 worth of purchases. Be sure to have your
receipts handy. On mailed gifts, the duty-free limit is US$200. With
some exceptions, you cannot bring fresh fruits and vegetables into the
United States.
For specifics on what you can bring back, download the invaluable
free pamphlet
Know Before You Go
online at
www.cbp.gov
(click on
“Travel,” and then on “Know Before You Go”), or contact
U.S. Cus-
toms and B order Protection (CBP),
1300 P ennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20229 (
23
2
&
877/287-8667;
www .cbp.gov), and
request the pamphlet.
Canadian Citizens:
Canada allows its citizens a C$750 exemption,
and you're allowed to bring back duty-free one carton of cigarettes, one
can of tobacco, 40 imperial ounces of liquor, and 50 cigars if you meet
the minimum age r equirements set b y the pr ovince or territor y where
you enter Canada. I n addition, you're allowed to mail gifts to Canada
valued at less than C$60 each day , pr ovided they 're unsolicited and
don't contain alcohol or tobacco (write on the package “U nsolicited
gift, under C$60 value”). All valuables should be declared on the Y-38
form before departure from Canada, including serial numbers of v alu-
ables you already own, such as expensiv e foreign cameras.
Note:
The
C$750 ex emption can be used only once a y ear and only after an
absence of 7 days. F or a clear summar y of Canadian r ules, write for
the booklet
I Declare,
issued by the
Canada Border Services Agency
(
&
800/461-9999
in Canada or 204/983-3500; www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca).
U.K. C itizens:
U.K. citiz ens hav e a C ustoms allo wance of 200
cigarettes; 50 cigars; 250 grams of smoking tobacco; 2 liters of still
table wine; 1 liter of spirits or str ong liqueurs (over 22% volume); 2
liters of for tified wine, spar kling wine, or other liqueurs; 60 cubic
