The following is from about.com. The figures suppose that the individual is taking the wine from Washington State to British Columbia. The amount of taxes, duties, and fees varies wildly from province to province but are staggering - the lowest is Alberta at 97%, the highest is one of the territories at - are you ready? - 325%.
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Wine Every adult may bring 1.5 litres of wine (2 bottles at 750ml each) into Canada without paying any extra charges. Beyond this amount there are various taxes and fees that add up to a 122% surcharge. In this example a person is bringing in three bottles of wine valued at $US10 each. The first two are duty free.
Additional bottle of wine is $US10 $US10 X 1.22 = $CAD12.20 (taxable amount) $CAD12.20 X 122% = $CAD14.88
The person bringing in the wine will need to pay the $CAD14.88 to bring $US30 worth of wine into Canada. The maximum volume of wine you can bring into Canada without an importer's license, including the duty free volume, is 42.6L (45US quarts 11.25US gallons).
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I should also add that Canada Customs is far, far stricter with respect to charging duties than US customs. They can and will take the time to charge you for something worth $30. I have the feeling they would take the time for one penny.
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