We move households from Austin to Vancouver, and from Vancouver back to Austin, with the customs paperwork prepared on both sides. About 3,611 km by road.
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Moving household goods from Austin to Vancouver means entering Canada with your belongings, so the load is declared to the Canada Border Services Agency as personal effects. You list what you are bringing, say what travels with you and what follows, and then arrange provincial licensing and health coverage as a new British Columbia resident.
Household goods entering Canada are declared on the BSF186 for goods to follow, and the BSF186A for the list of goods accompanying you. Both are filed with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. Each needs an itemised inventory, and Motion handles the filing for you.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when relocating to Canada. Returning residents must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months under tariff item 9805.00.00. Settlers bringing goods to Canada for the first time are assessed under different conditions.
A truck leaving Austin normally takes I-35 north, crosses the Rockies on I-25 and I-90, then runs I-5 north from Seattle. The commercial crossing into Vancouver’s side of the border is the Pacific Highway at Blaine and Surrey, about 3,610 km from Austin.
Many Vancouver homes are condos or strata buildings, with elevator bookings, move-in hours and limited street loading. Confirm these with your building before the delivery date is fixed, so the truck arrives when the lift and loading zone are actually available.
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3,611 km
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Moving from Austin or a nearby city to Vancouver? We pick up across the Austin area and the rest of Texas and deliver to Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond and the rest of British Columbia, or the other way round. Your move is assessed on a video call, the rate is locked in writing, and we help you prepare the customs paperwork before the truck reaches the border.
Moving from Austin to Vancouver is a run of about 3,610 km: I-35 north out of Texas, the Rockies on I-25 and I-90, then I-5 north from Seattle to the Pacific Highway crossing at Blaine. Motion keeps one carrier on the load from your Austin door to your Vancouver door, with no transfer at the border, and files the customs paperwork.
Austin’s busy moving months follow school calendars and the summer heat, when loading in triple-digit temperatures changes how a crew paces a day.
Check your Vancouver building first. Many Vancouver condos and strata buildings require elevator bookings, move-in deposits and set hours. Ask your strata early so the delivery day can be fixed around those rules.
Plan for the heat at the Austin end. Summer loading in Texas is hard on heat-sensitive items. Keep medication, plants, candles and electronics you cannot replace with you, and tell us about anything delicate on the video call.
Write the inventory before the call. Customs needs an itemised list with values, room by room. Starting it early makes the quote faster and the border filing cleaner, and it separates what travels with you from what follows.
Sort the vehicle separately. A car or motorcycle is not household goods and follows its own import rules into Canada. Confirm what applies to yours early, so it does not hold up the rest of the move.
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Origin, destination, rough timeline. A specialist texts you back within five minutes, Mon-Sun, 9am-7pm ET.
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We assess your move accurately over a video call, no in-person visit needed, then lock your rate in writing. Klarna available on deposits $500+.
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Picked up at your door and delivered to your new one, in Texas or in Canada. Cargo-liability insured. Balance due after delivery, before offloading.
Sources: Canada Border Services Agency (Form BSF186, Memorandum D2-2-1) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP Form 3299). Rules depend on your situation; confirm yours with the border agency.
One Motion carrier from Austin to Vancouver, with no handover to a second company at the Pacific Highway crossing.
BSF186 and BSF186A filing with CBSA handled for you, from the itemised list to the port of entry.
The same single-carrier service runs Vancouver to Austin, with trucks filled on the return leg.
A video call walks your rooms and sets the quote, so nothing is estimated from a postal code.
Delivery planned around Vancouver strata rules, elevator bookings and street access at the destination.
“I was helping my daughter to relocate from New Jersey to Toronto and we worried so much about the cross border move. … The pick up in New Jersey was made so smooth that we didn't need to worry about even the packing. The shipment arrived Toronto in 3 days, without needing us to clear the customs!”
ada choungNew Jersey → Toronto · July 2026
Read the full review on Google →“Moving from Montréal to Texas felt like a lot to handle at first. … His approach was different — his communication was on point, he was thorough, and everything he said matched the reviews I read. … The team worked hard, took care of my stuff, and made the whole thing way easier than I expected.”
André LavoieMontréal → Texas · December 2025
Read the full review on Google →“We are moving to the United States and so far Charles and Brent have made our movement swift and smooth. I am sure just as the stuff was picked up on time, it will be delivered on time . Thank you for promptly answering our calls always… wishing your company the very best.”
Shilpa ThackerMoving to the United States · November 2025
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Read all reviews on GoogleUsually not on used household effects. They are generally duty-free when relocating. Returning residents must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months under tariff item 9805.00.00, while first-time settlers are assessed under different conditions. Motion confirms your status on the call.
Most likely the Pacific Highway crossing at Blaine into Surrey, which handles commercial trucks coming up I-5. The Peace Arch is mainly for passenger traffic. The exact port is confirmed when the customs paperwork is filed, since it depends on how your load is routed.
The route covers about 3,610 km, and actual timing depends on the fulfilment partner, your loading date and customs clearance. Motion gives you a window on the video call, not a promise.
Yes. Motion runs the corridor in both directions with one carrier end to end and fills trucks on the return. Goods entering the United States follow US entry rules, so the paperwork differs from the northbound move; ask about it on the call.
You need itemised lists filed with CBSA: the BSF186 for goods arriving later and the BSF186A for goods accompanying you. Motion handles the filing. You supply a complete inventory with values and your identification, ideally before the video call.
Tell us your rooms and your date; one carrier takes it from Texas to British Columbia.
