We move households from Nashville to Toronto, and from Toronto back to Nashville, with the customs paperwork prepared on both sides. About 1,225 km by road.
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Moving from Nashville to Toronto means bringing a Tennessee household into Ontario through a CBSA port of entry. Your goods are declared on customs forms, you sort your licence and health coverage with the province, and the truck crosses at Detroit and Windsor or at Port Huron and Sarnia. Motion handles the paperwork and the crossing.
Moving household goods into Canada uses two forms filed with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. The BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document is your declaration, and the BSF186A list of imported goods covers both the goods you bring with you and any goods to follow. Motion prepares this paperwork for Nashville to Toronto moves, working from the inventory you provide.
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 with CBSA.
A truck from Nashville normally follows I-65 and I-75 north to Detroit and crosses the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, then drives Highway 401 east to Toronto. The Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron is the alternative. The measured road distance is about 1,225 km.
Motion moves the household on one carrier from Nashville to Toronto, with no transfer to a second carrier at the border. Motion also runs the corridor in the other direction, filling trucks on the return, so Toronto to Nashville moves follow the same single carrier model.
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Get my free quoteRoad distances to Toronto
1,225 km
Nashville ↔ Toronto
1,234 km
Clarksville ↔ Toronto
1,263 km
Murfreesboro ↔ Toronto
1,258 km
Franklin ↔ Toronto
Moving from Nashville or a nearby city to Toronto? We pick up across the Nashville area and the rest of Tennessee and deliver to Toronto, the GTA, Ottawa, Hamilton, London and the rest of Ontario, 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.
A move from Nashville to Toronto is about 1,225 km. The truck normally runs I-65 north to Louisville, I-71 and I-75 to Detroit, crosses the Ambassador Bridge, then follows Highway 401 east. One Motion carrier hauls the load the whole way, with no transfer at the border, and we prepare the customs paperwork for CBSA. You are quoted after a video call.
Demand on this corridor follows school calendars and lease dates. That return freight is why a partial load from Middle Tennessee does not mean paying for an empty truck, and why shared space is a real option.
Book the elevator. Many Toronto condo buildings require a reserved elevator and a set move-in window. Ask your building early, because the delivery date will depend on what they can offer.
Inventory before pickup. Write a room by room list of your goods before the truck arrives. The same list feeds the customs forms and keeps the border crossing simple.
Plan for the weather. Nashville summers are hot and humid, and Toronto winters bring snow and ice. Tell us your delivery month so we can plan access at the Toronto end.
Sort licence and health cover. Ontario sets its own rules for driver’s licences and health coverage for new residents. Check with the province before you arrive, because Motion cannot handle those for you.
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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 Tennessee 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 carrier loads in Nashville and delivers in Toronto, with no hand-off to a second company at the border.
We prepare the BSF186 and BSF186A lists for CBSA, so you are not building inventories at the port of entry.
Your load is routed through the Ambassador Bridge or the Blue Water Bridge, whichever suits the schedule.
Because Motion fills trucks on the Toronto to Nashville run too, a partial load is a workable option.
A short video call replaces guesswork. We see what you are moving and quote from what is actually there.
“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
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Read all reviews on GoogleThe actual window depends on the fulfilment partner, your pickup date and the day the load crosses the border. We give you a firmer window after the video call.
Usually not on used items. 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, while first-time settlers are assessed under different conditions. Confirm your own situation with CBSA.
Normally the Ambassador Bridge at Detroit and Windsor, followed by Highway 401 to Toronto. The Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron is the alternative. The choice depends on the schedule and the load, and Motion handles the customs paperwork either way.
Yes. Motion runs Toronto to Nashville as well as Nashville to Toronto, so trucks have room on both legs. That makes a partial load practical for a few rooms or a small apartment. Tell us what you have on the video call.
Two forms carry most of it: the BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document and the BSF186A list of imported goods, covering both the goods you bring with you and any goods to follow. Both list your effects and are filed with CBSA at the port of entry. Motion handles the customs paperwork, and you supply the inventory details.
Book a short video call and we will quote the move from what we see.
