Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Cosmetics (Commercial) → Canada
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial)
Details
No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking cosmetics (commercial) out of Canada): restricted — Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from Canada requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from Canada requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Personal-use cosmetics clear as routine personal effects. Bulk imports (over 24 units) trigger commercial-import scrutiny under Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) cosmetic-registration rules.
Customs authority
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) · https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca