company provided laptops ok to bring through NEXUS lane?
Jun 22, 2022, 8:53 pm
#1
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company provided laptops ok to bring through NEXUS lane?
I want to make sure I am not going to have problems going over the land border with Nexus. I have a work-furnished laptop (going to Canada on business) and the only thing I have found online is that you cannot use Nexus if you have commercial goods on you. All they say on line is: Personal computers and similar items carried by NEXUS members for their own personal use while on business trips are not considered commercial goods.
Is a work-provided computer considered a commercial good? It sounds like YES to me, and in that case I need to use the slow lane.
Is a work-provided computer considered a commercial good? It sounds like YES to me, and in that case I need to use the slow lane.
Jun 22, 2022, 9:52 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2011
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I'm pretty sure "personal computers" in this context refers to a laptop/desktop used by one person (as in IBM PC), not literally a computer that you personally own. They're making a distinction between that and computers you are bringing to sell, or servers/other equipment that you're planning to install somewhere, etc.
So my reading is that your laptop would definitely not be a "commercial good".
So my reading is that your laptop would definitely not be a "commercial good".
Jun 23, 2022, 1:44 pm
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So I found this thread (duty on laptop temporarily in Cda?) which confirms my suspicions that the answer is basically "it depends on who you get at the border" so I think it is in my best interest to not use the Nexus lane.
Jun 23, 2022, 2:18 pm
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So I found this thread (duty on laptop temporarily in Cda?) which confirms my suspicions that the answer is basically "it depends on who you get at the border" so I think it is in my best interest to not use the Nexus lane.
Plenty members here who cross the border frequently for business meetings. Never an issue even when going thru a secondary inspection.
But if you don’t want to use NEXUS, then one less person ahead of me in NEXUS lane. Lol