We move households from Baltimore to Montreal, and from Montreal back to Baltimore, with the customs paperwork prepared on both sides. About 880 km by road.
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A move from Baltimore to Montreal means declaring your household goods to the Canada Border Services Agency, then dealing with Quebec’s own licence and health systems once you arrive. The customs side is two forms and an itemized list. Most of the work is in the list, so start it while you pack rather than after the truck is loaded.
Goods arriving with you go on a BSF186A accompanying list; goods following later go on a BSF186 goods-to-follow list. Both are filed with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. Motion prepares the paperwork with you so the lists match the load.
Used personal and household effects 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. Settlers bringing goods to Canada for the first time are assessed under different conditions, so confirm yours before the move.
A Baltimore truck typically runs I-83 and I-81 north through Pennsylvania, then I-87 through New York to Lacolle-Champlain, and Autoroute 15 into Montreal. One Motion carrier drives the whole way, with no transfer at the border.
Quebec runs its own driver licence and health insurance systems, through the SAAQ and RAMQ, separate from Maryland’s. Check their requirements before moving day. Many Montreal leases turn over on July 1, so book early if your date falls near it.
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880 km
Baltimore ↔ Montreal
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Moving from Baltimore or a nearby city to Montreal? We pick up across the Baltimore area and the rest of Maryland and deliver to Montreal, Laval, Longueuil and the rest of Quebec, 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.
Baltimore to Montreal is about 880 km of road: north on I-83 and I-81 through Pennsylvania and New York, then I-87 to the border at Lacolle-Champlain and Autoroute 15 into Montreal. One Motion truck and crew carry the household the whole way, with no handoff at the border. We handle the customs paperwork with you, so the load is declared properly at the port of entry.
Quebec leases traditionally end on June 30 and start July 1, so late June and early July are the hardest weeks to find space into Montreal; book earlier or move outside that window. Motion runs Baltimore and Montreal in both directions and fills trucks on the return, so a move south is not a one-way run either.
Check the Montreal stairs. Many Montreal plexes have outdoor staircases and narrow upper floors. Send photos on the video call so the crew plans for furniture that may need to come apart.
Plan the Baltimore pickup. Rowhouse streets in areas like Fells Point and Canton are tight. Tell us where a full-size truck can stop so access is sorted before the pickup date.
Build the goods list as you pack. Customs needs an itemized list of what travels with you and what follows later. Write it while you pack, and note the age of anything newer.
Look at Quebec paperwork early. Quebec runs its own driver licence and health insurance systems, the SAAQ and RAMQ. Read their requirements before moving day, because they differ from Maryland’s.
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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 Maryland 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.
The same Motion truck and crew pick up in Maryland and deliver in Montreal, with no transfer at the border.
We help prepare the BSF186 and BSF186A lists and handle the filing with the Canada Border Services Agency.
A move from Montreal to Baltimore runs on the same terms, because we fill trucks on the return.
Your quote comes after a video call that walks through the home, so stairs and access are accounted for.
Rowhouse and walk-up access gets planned before the truck leaves, not discovered on the day.
“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
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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.”
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Read all reviews on GoogleGenerally no; used household and personal effects are usually duty-free when relocating. Returning Canadian residents must have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months under tariff item 9805.00.00. First-time settlers are assessed under different conditions, so confirm yours on your quote call.
Usually Lacolle-Champlain, reached by I-87 north through New York and then Autoroute 15 into Montreal. It is the most direct crossing for a Baltimore origin. The crossing can change with conditions on the day, and your coordinator will confirm it.
The road is about 880 km, but actual timing depends on the fulfilment partner, the pickup date and how the load is built. Your coordinator gives a working window on the quote call.
You need a BSF186 for goods following you later and a BSF186A listing goods that travel with you. Both are filed with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. Motion handles the paperwork with you; the itemized list is what you supply.
Yes, Motion runs this corridor in both directions with one carrier end to end. A move south crosses the same border and we handle the customs paperwork. The process starts the same way, with a video call, and your quote follows it.
Walk us through the home on a video call and we quote the move after it.
