Also consider. In my case I was bringing in nudis for aptasia control. these on not listed on CITES or are they regulated at all. But the average customs officer does not know this. It takes a member of fish and wildlife to inspect the items and check their documentation. Fish and wildlife only spend 1 day a week at the customs office in Vancouver. It is possible to have your fish held for 6 days to get proper inspection. not to say this would happen each time. But if your items are flagged or a less knowledgeable customs agent determines that they need to be held there is no way to expedite the release.
I have found that in most cases the customs agent will error on the side of cation so that no band or controlled items get into Canada and unfortunately this is devastating to us
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