Customs Quick Answers
Short answers on declaring gifts, forgetting to declare an item and describing goods on a customs form.
The questions travellers and shippers ask most, one per page.
- Do gifts need to be declared at customs? Usually yes. Being a gift does not make an item exempt.
- What happens if I forget to declare something? It depends on the item and the country. Speak up early if you can.
- How do I describe goods on a customs form? Say what it is, what it’s made of and what it’s for.
Background on all of it: what to declare.