I was reading a blog post by Mrs. Bee http://www.hellobee.com/2016/08/12/arts-and-crafts-themed-gifts/

It got me wondering, is it customary to give gifts in your culture when you visit someone?

When family visits each other from other sides of the country, we usually exchange some gifts. The same was true when we visited with family in another country, we took gifts for the households we visited.