Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Prescription Glasses → Canada
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2025-01-15
No restrictions on personal eyewear
Details
Personal prescription glasses and contact lenses can be brought into Canada without any customs restrictions. Travelers should keep items in original packaging where applicable. No special customs procedures required for personal quantities within standard duty-free allowances. Declare if exceeding personal use thresholds.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Legal reference
CBSA personal effects exemption
Practical advice
No special procedure is required for personal quantities of prescription glasses arriving in Canada. Quantities above duty-free allowances must still be declared. Verify current limits with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Customs authority
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) · https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca