Alcohol / Spirits 🇨🇦 Canada
1.14 liters spirits duty-free
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Canada?
1.14 liters spirits duty-free
1.14L spirits / 1.5L wine / 8.5L beer
Excise + provincial markup on excess
Within personal allowance — no separate declaration needed
Full details
Canada allows travelers over 18 (19 in some provinces) to bring 1.14 liters of spirits or 1.5 liters of wine or 8.5 liters of beer duty-free. Provincial liquor board restrictions may also apply. 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.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Leaving Canada with alcohol / spirits
Spirits for personal consumption are freely exportable from Canada — excise duty is origin-paid on retail purchases and no export formality applies at personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance (typically 1 litre of spirits) above which arrival duty applies, and aviation rules: liquids over 100 ml must travel in checked baggage or as sealed duty-free purchases, and alcohol over 70% ABV is forbidden on aircraft entirely (24-70% ABV is capped at 5 litres per passenger in retail packaging).
After 48 hours abroad: CAD $800 exemption. After 24 hours: CAD $200. After 48+ hours: 1.14L spirits or 1.5L wine or 8.5L beer/ale. Tobacco: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200g tobacco (must be 18+). All amounts in CAD; USD equivalent approximate.
Standard duty-free allowance applies (typically 1L spirits + 1-2L wine + beer). Declare any quantity above; excise + 5% VAT computed at Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Red Channel. Bring purchase receipts.
1.14L spirits / 1.5L wine / 8.5L beer
Excise + provincial markup on excess
Customs Act, Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Canada. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU