What Are My Chances?

[hank970]

I would imagine that a lot of the 'scrutiny' would be avoided if it looked as though you'd been using it along with any other camera gear you took with you for the trip... and it wasn't still in the packaging.

Isn't it necessary to declare what goodies you're taking into Canada for that very reason? If you didn't declare a drone when you enter and they find one when you exit, they'll know where you got it.

 

[PINEBARON]

Isn't it necessary to declare what goodies you're taking into Canada for that very reason? If you didn't declare a drone when you enter and they find one when you exit, they'll know where you got it.

I have never felt the need to declare goods not being left across since the question asked is always if I'm taking anythng across to leave there. I travel so frequenty and have all my paperwork handy, receipts, FAA registrations, certifications for US and Canada and Europe for the matter. I remember one time I took my mountain bike across to Canada (Whistler BC), no questions asked on the way out (I have more than $15k in the bike) however on the way back to the US the US CBP officer noticed the shiny mountain bike and jokingly said that bike is like a $10k bike whence I said, no sir, you have it wrong, its a $15k bike and yes its mine; you should have seen the look on my wife's face, I had told her I paid $10k for it, she just shook her head. He did not ask for paperwork although I have it on my phone.

 

[mavic3usa]

Isn't it necessary to declare what goodies you're taking into Canada for that very reason? If you didn't declare a drone when you enter and they find one when you exit, they'll know where you got it.

Yes you should declare everything that you take into Canada (from the US) which is not exempt.