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Importing by Mail
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- Importing Prohibited and Controlled Goods
- Importing Personal Firearms and Weapons
Importing Prohibited and Controlled Goods
Before you import goods into Canada by mail, you should check to make sure that they’re not prohibited or controlled.
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- Prohibited Importations
Memorandum D9-series - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Memorandum D19-7-1
- Prohibited Importations
- Prohibited goods include child pornography, hate propaganda, dangerous materials, narcotics and offensive weapons.
If prohibited goods are discovered, they will be disposed of and the importer may face criminal charges.
- Controlled goods include firearms and items made from endangered plant and animal species.
These goods are subject to import controls. The CBSA will hold the goods and inform you by mail that you need the proper import documents before the Agency can release them. If you cannot provide the proper documents and you agree to abandon the goods, the CBSA will dispose of them or, if possible, return them to the sender.
