POSTING RULE

Send Tobacco Cigarettes → 🇨🇦 Canada

Q: Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Canada?

Excise stamps required, duties apply Tobacco products mailed to Canada are subject to customs duty, federal excise duty, GST/HST, and provincial tobacco tax where applicable. All tobacco products legally sold in Canada must bear federal excise stamps (Excise Act, 2001). CBSA seizes unstamped tobacco and may issue an Ascertained Forfeiture or assess a penalty equal to or greater than the duty owing. Personal-import allowances exist but mailed tobacco does not benefit from the traveler exemption.

Q: What are the restrictions for sending Tobacco Cigarettes to Canada?

Quantity/weight limits: Personal quantities; commercial requires permits. Documentation required: Customs declaration.

ANSWER

Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Canada?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25

Excise stamps required, duties apply

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Personal quantities; commercial requires permits

DUTY / TAX

Customs duty + excise + GST/HST

DOCUMENTS

Customs declaration

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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Full Details

Tobacco products mailed to Canada are subject to customs duty, federal excise duty, GST/HST, and provincial tobacco tax where applicable. All tobacco products legally sold in Canada must bear federal excise stamps (Excise Act, 2001). CBSA seizes unstamped tobacco and may issue an Ascertained Forfeiture or assess a penalty equal to or greater than the duty owing. Personal-import allowances exist but mailed tobacco does not benefit from the traveler exemption.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Declare quantities above the standard 200-cigarette / 50-cigar / 250g personal allowance to CBSA; bring the purchase receipt to compute excise + VAT. Keep duty-free purchases sealed in the original retailer bag for audit.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

cbsa-asfc.gc.ca laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Personal quantities; commercial requires permits

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—Customs declaration

DUTY / TAX RATE

Customs duty + excise + GST/HST

LEGAL REFERENCE

Excise Act 2001, Customs Act

DESTINATION CUSTOMS

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

CBSA assesses duties and taxes on imported postal items. Items valued under CAD $20 are generally duty and tax-free. The Canada Post Corporation Act governs postal import rules. Certain items (batteries, aerosols, dry ice) may be restricted by postal regulations.