How to send beer to Canada?

[SUBMAN1]

Candian Borders service agency says this:

Alcohol and tobacco

If you meet the minimum age requirements of the province or territory where you enter Canada, you can include limited quantities of alcoholic beverages in your personal exemption. These items must accompany you on your arrival.
Minimum ages for the importation of alcoholic beverages, as prescribed by provincial or territorial authority, are as follows:

• 18 years for Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec; and
• 19 years for Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Alcoholic beverages

You are allowed to import only one of the following amounts of alcohol free of duty and taxes:

• 1.5 litres (53 imperial ounces) of wine;
• 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of liquor;
• a total of 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of wine and liquor; or
• 24 x 355 millilitre (12 ounces) cans or bottles (maximum of 8.5 litres) of beer or ale.

Note

We classify "cooler" products according to the alcoholic beverage they contain. For example, beer coolers are considered to be beer, wine coolers are considered to be wine. We do not consider beer and wine products not exceeding 0.5% alcohol by volume to be alcoholic beverages.
You can bring in more than the free allowance of alcohol except in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. However, the quantities must be within the limit set by the province or territory where you will enter Canada. If the value of the goods is more than the free allowance, you will have to pay both customs and provincial/territorial assessments. For more information, check with the appropriate provincial or territorial liquor control authority before your arrival back to Canada.

[SUBMAN1]

The official reply from Ontario's LCBO:

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the importation of beverage alcohol into Ontario for personal use.

A casual traveller who is of legal drinking age in Ontario (19) may import on their person up to 45 litres of wine, spirits, beer or any combination thereof. This amount is in addition to a casual traveller's duty free exemption. Unlike the duty free entitlement, there is no minimum required absence from Canada to import up to 45 litres of beverage alcohol on any one day. Travellers should ensure that they have
receipts for purchases to present to Customs officials.

For information about personal duty-free exemptions you may visit this link to the Canada Border Service Agency's web site:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publicati...-eng.html#P025

No federal or provincial taxes or levies are collected on the duty free exemption. As shown in the attached examples (please see the "Accompanied" portion of the spreadsheet), an accompanied importation of beverage alcohol is subject to federal duties and taxes, provincial tax and a provincial border levy. The provincial border levy is calculated on the landed cost of the importation (i.e., prior to the assessment of PST and GST). All types of alcohol are subject to these limits. The following provincial levy rates are applied to accompanied importations:


Wine: 39.6% of the declared value

Spirits: 59.9% of the declared value

Beer: $0.676/litre.

Levies and taxes are collected by Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers at the time a casual traveller clears Customs. No prior notice to CBSA is required.
Information about federal taxes due is available from Canada Border Services Agency at 506-636-5064 (outside Canada), or 1-800-461-9999 (within Canada).

We hope the foregoing information will be of assistance to you.

Thank you again for having contacted the LCBO.

[SUBMAN1]

I have the final answer!!! I can ship beer to Canada!

-S

Thank you for your message regarding unaccompanied importations. Please find below detailed information about this channel.

Direct Shipment (Unaccompanied Unsolicited Importations):

In the event that a traveller does not accompany the beverage alcohol they purchased abroad or a resident or non-resident has it shipped directly to Ontario from a foreign manufacturer, they must ensure that documentation is included providing the value of the goods that can be attested to for Customs purposes. Proof of payment, such as a Visa receipt, is required. Goods are subject to all federal and provincial levies and taxes apply. The following border levy rates apply:

Wine: 102.2% of the declared value

Spirits: 143.7% of the declared value

Beer: $1.70/litre

Beverage alcohol may not be sent through the postal stream, but by freight. Shipments of up to 45-litres per day can be cleared by UPS SCS Inc., LCBO's appointed customs broker. UPS SCS Inc. collects the provincial border levy and Canada Border Services Agency officials collect all other taxes. UPS SCS Inc. is a full service brokerage firm and can assist clients with the entire clearance process if they wish.
Contact information for UPS SCS Inc: Nicole Bachner 905-678-2130.

Shipments must meet these additional requirements:

* Be clearly marked and declared on all documentation as beverage alcohol; not include any non-beverage alcohol items.

* Be consigned to the LCBO c/o person's name seeking to import the shipment.

* Be accompanied by a fully completed Canada Customs Invoice (CCI).
(To access an on-line CCI, please visit Canada Border Service Agency's Web site at: <http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/ci1/README.html

* The CCI must clearly and legibly indicate brand name, vintage if applicable, alc./vol., format and quantity of beverage alcohol in the shipment.

* The CCI must include an accurate valuation of each beverage alcohol product that complies with the federal Customs Act.
(This must include proof of payment - such as a Visa receipt.)

* Not exceed the 45-litre daily limit. This is not a brand or supplier limit, but a total daily limit.

* Not be consolidated with other shipments.

* Not be abstracted to attempt to comply with the maximum volume limit.

Freight costs are not included as they will have been arranged separately; the individual is responsible for paying all freight and any storage charges that may arise.

The attached file also shows you a few hypothetical examples for this scenario so that you can see the components and where they fit into determination of overall costs. (please see the "Unaccompanied" portion of the spreadsheet.)

We hope this additional information will be of assistance.

Thank you again for having contacted the LCBO.

[SUBMAN1]

By the way, thanks for some of your answers. It helped point me in the right direction.

-S

[Tchocky]

That news calls for opening a bottle, SUBMAN

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

That news calls for opening a bottle, SUBMAN

I gonna! I will probably grab an Eisbock later on. Found a new German Eisbock I have yet to try. A little lighter than some at only 11.3%, but still strong enough.

-S

[joea]

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[ReallyDedPoet]

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