British citizen visiting Canada and Niagara falls on the USA side?
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I'm visiting Toronto in July next year 2010 and part of the trip will include visiting Niagara falls on the USA side. I have a few questions: What documents will I need to show as the Rainbow Bridge??? Will they search my car at any point?? I want to go to the Fashion outlet when I'm in the USA which is close to Niagara falls. Will I have to declare the clothes that I will buy when returning to Canada??? Will I have to pay any taxes and import taxes on the purchases when returning to Canada??? Any help would be appreciated.
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Answer:
you need to show your passport. you are entering another country. they wil search your car if they find you to be suspicious. just answer their questions honestly or else they can fine you for lying. Just declare everything you have. and they usually wont pull you over for taxes that you purchase cause they dont have the time to do that.
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Cool .. i live in ontario just visisted Niagara falls this summer... A very awesome place ata night on the canadian side with the clifton hill side.. The documents you will need to show at the rainbow bridge are your passports and not all the times but sometimes an ID/ you know just to be on the safe side.. yes you will have to declare what you bought in US ..remerb to keep your receipts with you .. you will need to show them your clothes and recipet .. just to mkae sure also take your car rental ofrms if you rent a car because they ask you who the car belong to and alll... the tax in US IS 4% WHILE IN CANADA IT IS 13%.. WHEN YOU ARE COMING BEACK TO cANADA HOWEVER YOU WILL NEED TO PAY $1.75 OR MORE CANDAIN TO ENTER BACK INTO CANADA .. THEY WILL CHECK YOUR CAR OR NOT ... IT DEPENDS WHEN THEY WANT TO.. But have a great trip and definetely visit clifton hills at night :)
In reference to declaring the clothes... what I would do is: Buy them. Rip off all the tags and throw away the bags. When you get to the border, declare nothing. Just say they were your clothing that you brought on your trip. It will be a lot easier than declaring.
kataj
You will need to show a passport, but presumably you'll already have it with you to get into Canada. It's possible they'll search your car. I've crossed the border many times and never had my car searched, but they do randomly select people for additional screening. I've often seen cars pulled over being searched. If this is a real concern, you might be better off finding a smaller border post to cross at, since they'll be a bit less strict. Since you hold a British passport, you shouldn't have to declare anything upon entering Canada. It might be good to follow the advice of the previous answerer, and take off all the tags, but I don't think it's really necessary. The duty taxes are only there for Canadians who have made purchases in the U.S., and are returning home. You might have to pay duties upon returning to the United Kingdom, but I don't know about British laws regarding this.
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