Passing through Canada - A Customs Question!

Hi,

I'm flying soon from the U.S (where I'm currently visiting) to Canada,
where I'll be staying briefly (< 3 days) before finally heading to my
home country of Luxembourg. While in the U.S, I've purchased some
rather expensive gifts for my family back home (a laptop, digital
camera, a golden bracelet, etc.). I'll be carrying these items with me
to Canada - but I'm worried about customs while going to Canada. Is
there a way to declare, or clarify that these items will be with me in
Canada for only the short duration of my stay there (< 3 days). Thank
you for any information or suggestions you might offer.

Thanks a lot,
Roy

In message <1178232249.405251.6540.TakeThisOut@c35g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> Doc
<DocOfShock.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm flying soon from the U.S (where I'm currently visiting) to Canada,
>where I'll be staying briefly (< 3 days) before finally heading to my
>home country of Luxembourg. While in the U.S, I've purchased some
>rather expensive gifts for my family back home (a laptop, digital
>camera, a golden bracelet, etc.). I'll be carrying these items with me
>to Canada - but I'm worried about customs while going to Canada. Is
>there a way to declare, or clarify that these items will be with me in
>Canada for only the short duration of my stay there (< 3 days). Thank
>you for any information or suggestions you might offer.

I might be wrong here, but my understanding is that a non-citizen only
pays taxes on items they are leaving in Canada.

Anything which you bring in and then remove doesn't need to be
explicitly declared any more then your other possessions (You don't
declare the shoes on your feet, or the electronics purchased in your
home country which aren't being left in Canada any more then you would
need to declare anything purchased in the US)

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