Prescription Glasses → Canada

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

Documentation required

• Pharmacy dispensing label
• Retail packaging

Legal reference

CBSA personal effects exemption

Leaving with this item

Prescription glasses and spare pairs may be exported from Canada freely at personal-use quantities.

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