Bringing furniture bought in Canada to the USA?

Question

I live in the USA and am purchasing furniture from Ikea in Canada. The furniture totals about $800 I was wondering what to expect on the way back over. Are there fees? How much are they? Thanks in advance for the help!

Answer 1

If you stay in Canada less than 48 hours, your customs allowance is only $200 per person.  If you go for at least 48 hours you can bring back $800 worth of goods, which will work well, as long as they are for personal or household use (furniture would qualify, I think).

If you are going with a family member or members you can combine your allowances, so if you go with a spouse, you can bring back up to $1600.  But you must be in Canada for 48 hours.

Here's the Customs Department (of the US) website on this.