Shopping in the USA and bringing it back to Canada (where i live) -- the duties and taxes?

-My mom and i were away for 120 hours in the states, how much stuff are we aloud to bring back TOGETHER like $800US? ($400 US each???) thats what iv'e herd but not sure.. And if we bring back more like say for example $900US all together what are the duties and taxes (like percentages) we would have to pay on the extra stuff we brought back?

Thanks so much!Yes, you include tax paid on items purchased.



Remember, you cannot combine your exemptions. You much each make a claim on your own. Also remember you must make the claim in Canadian dollars, so you have to convert at the current exchange rate.



If you exceed your personal exemption, you pay duty and sales tax on the excess. Duty varies by item, so it's not possible to give you an estimate.