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12-06-2017, 01:41 PM
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Random question: I have a case of beer I bought in BC. I want to send it to a client in Alberta. Can I do that? Through UPS or Canada Post? I know Canada has weird rules about shipping alcohol.
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12-06-2017, 01:49 PM
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Never mind, started doing my own research:
Canada Post won't do it unless you are a contract customer and fall into one of the following categories: Quote:
a Provincial Liquor Board or Commission is mailing to a manufacturer, distributor or individual within the same province
a manufacturer of such beverages is mailing to a Provincial Liquor Board or Commission, to a distributor of such beverages in Canada, or to an individual within the same province
a distributor of such beverages is mailing to a Provincial Liquor Board or Commission, to a manufacturer or distributor of such beverages in Canada, or to an individual within the same province
such beverages are mailed between a peace officer and a test laboratory for the purpose of carrying out a lawful investigation; or
a permitted party* mails wine** from one province*** to an individual in another province in accordance with the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act and the respective laws of the origin and destination provinces. Laws applicable to the shipment of wine vary by province. It is the customer's sole responsibility to ensure:
the customer is legally permitted to mail wine;
wine shipments comply with applicable provincial legislation; and
recipient individuals are receiving the wine for their own personal consumption and not for resale or other commercial use.
| Greyhound Courier won't accept alcoholic beverages.
UPS lady didn't know. She had to ask her supervisor. I'm on hold as we speak.
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12-06-2017, 01:50 PM
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12-06-2017, 01:51 PM
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Ship it Greyhound packed well and no one will notice.
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12-06-2017, 01:53 PM
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UPS lady was totally useless. Told me to call another 1-800 number. I googled the number and it's for their Dangerous Goods support centre  | |
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12-06-2017, 01:58 PM
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Just put it in a box and mail it. No one will notice. If it was me I would just drink it and save the shipping costs.
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12-06-2017, 01:59 PM
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Sounds like nobody will do it. How dumb is that? #canada
I agree, we'll have to bubble wrap the heck out of it and hope for the best.
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12-06-2017, 02:00 PM
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Oh and btw it's a special case of beer not available for purchase in AB, hence the need to ship it vs having it bought and delivered locally.
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12-06-2017, 02:04 PM
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just ship it, since it's not crossing a border it won't go through an x-ray. Just mark the box fragile goods.
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12-06-2017, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by murd0c  just ship it, since it's not crossing a border it won't go through an x-ray. Just mark the box fragile goods. | Fragile.... NOT Beer
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Originally Posted by Eff-1 Oh and btw it's a special case of beer not available for purchase in AB, hence the need to ship it vs having it bought and delivered locally. | what kind of beer lol
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12-06-2017, 03:16 PM
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Provincial LDB's are fucking Nazi's over shipping alcohol over borders. You can try, or it just gets confiscated.
There's active fights to abolish the laws because the rules date back to the 1800's.
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12-06-2017, 04:09 PM
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12-06-2017, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Eff-1 UPS lady was totally useless. Told me to call another 1-800 number. I googled the number and it's for their Dangerous Goods support centre | To be honest, google has answered all my problems than anyone else could haha
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12-06-2017, 04:59 PM
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A buddy used to ship me beer from Ontario all the time. Buy beer, pack carefully, ship. Within Canada you aren't required to label what the contents are.
Everytime he shipped the beer, it arrived unharmed.
...which reminds me, I should get him to ship me some UrBock.
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12-06-2017, 05:13 PM
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people ship craft beer all the time.....no worries...you're not fucking putting glock parts in it.
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12-06-2017, 06:07 PM
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There’s a guy fighting this law in Supreme Court right now saying it’s not constitutional to restrict beverage purchases between provinces. It’s a big deal... especially for BC wine industry and... drumroll... future cannabis sales
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12-06-2017, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 68style There’s a guy fighting this law in Supreme Court right now saying it’s not constitutional to restrict beverage purchases between provinces. It’s a big deal... especially for BC wine industry and... drumroll... future cannabis sales | Cross-border booze case gives Supreme Court chance to correct mistake, lawyers argue - New Brunswick - CBC News
I have a feeling this guy will win -- initially he has already won the first round in a lower court. It's just that the pos NB gov is a sore loser -- and they probably want/need to keep the alcohol tax revenues within the province -- so they are disputing the lower court's decision.
But yes, basically all the wineries have their ears perked on this one. It'll be a BIG game changer for the industry if the cross (provincial) border laws get struck down.
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12-07-2017, 08:45 AM
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12-07-2017, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Eff-1 Oh and btw it's a special case of beer not available for purchase in AB, hence the need to ship it vs having it bought and delivered locally. | Have you/they tried talking to the Albertan liquor stores to special order it in? I know BCLC's can special order in nearly anything.
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12-07-2017, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by CCA-Dave A buddy used to ship me beer from Ontario all the time. Buy beer, pack carefully, ship. Within Canada you aren't required to label what the contents are. | werd.
You're not allowed to do it. But I used to send these bad boys to my grandfather when I lived in Quebec. He lived in Burnaby. 
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12-16-2017, 10:13 AM
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Update: Shipped the beer by Canada Post. Arrived safe and sound. Happy client.
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