Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
then click on “Know Before You Go!
Online Brochure.”) Or contact the
U.S.
Customs & Border Protection (CBP),
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washing-
ton, DC 20229 (
&
877/287-8667
) and
request the pamphlet.
Canadian Citizens
Canada allows its citizens a C$750 exemp-
tion. Canadians are allowed to bring back
duty-free 1 carton of cigarettes, 1 can of
tobacco, 40 imperial ounces of liquor,
and 50 cigars. In addition, they can mail
gifts to Canada valued at less than C$60
a day, provided they're unsolicited and
don't contain alcohol or tobacco (write on
the package “Unsolicited gift, under $60
value”). All valuables should be declared
on the Y-38 form before departure from
Canada, including serial numbers of valu-
ables you already own, such as expensive
foreign cameras.
Note:
The $750 exemp-
tion can only be used once a year and
only after an absence of 7 days.
For a clear summary of Canadian rules,
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. Citizens
U.K. citizens returning from
a non-E.U.
country
have a Customs allowance of: 200
cigarettes; 50 cigars; 250 grams of smoking
tobacco; 2 liters of still table wine; 1 liter
of spirits or strong liqueurs (over 22% vol-
ume); 2 liters of fortified wine, sparkling
wine or other liqueurs; 60cc (ml) per-
fume; 250cc (ml) of toilet water; and £145
worth of all other goods, including gifts
and souvenirs. People under 17 cannot
have the tobacco or alcohol allowance.
For information, contact
HM Customs
& Excise
at
&
0845/010-9000
in the
U.K., or 020/8929-0152, or consult their
website at
www.hmce.gov.uk
.
Australian Citizens
The duty-free allowance in
Australia
is
A$400 or, for those under 18, A$200.
Citizens can bring in 250 cigarettes or
250 grams of loose tobacco, and 1,125
milliliters of alcohol. If you're returning
with valuables you already own, such as
foreign-made cameras, you should file
form B263. A helpful brochure available
from Australian consulates or Customs
offices is
Know Before You Go.
For more
information, call the
Australian Customs
Service
at
&
1300/363-263,
or log on to
www.customs.gov.au.
New Zealand Citizens
The duty-free allowance for
New Zealand
is NZ$700. Citizens over 17 can bring in
200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, or 250 grams of
tobacco (or a mixture of all three if their
combined weight doesn't exceed 250
grams); plus 4.5 liters of wine and beer, or
1.125 liters of liquor. New Zealand cur-
rency does not carry import or export
restrictions. Fill out a certificate of export,
listing the valuables you are taking out of
the country; that way, you can bring them
back without paying duty. Most questions
are answered in a free pamphlet available
at New Zealand consulates and Customs
offices:
New Zealand Customs Guide for
Travellers, Notice no. 4.
For more infor-
mation, contact
New Zealand Customs,
The Customhouse, 17-21 Whitmore St.,
Box 2218, Wellington (
&
04/473-6099
or 0800/428-786; www.customs.govt.nz).
3 Money
CURRENCY
While most of the countries in this guide
are in various stages of becoming mem-
bers of the European Union, Slovenia had
replaced its local currency with the euro
at publication time. Nonetheless, hotel,
attraction, and restaurant prices in East-
ern European countries have been quoted
in both euros and local currency for years,
a practice that sometimes confuses tourists.
