We move households both ways across the border between New Jersey and Canada — one truck, one crew, customs handled, no transfer. Written, flat quotes after a quick video call.
Moving between New Jersey and Canada means declaring goods at a staffed port of entry, filing a BSF186 goods-to-follow list or BSF186A accompanying goods declaration with the Canada Border Services Agency, and confirming duty eligibility under the tariff item that applies to your situation. Motion carries your shipment on one truck, prepares the customs manifest and coordinates building access requirements common to the Newark and Hudson-waterfront markets.
Anyone relocating to Canada must file either a BSF186 goods-to-follow list or a BSF186A accompanying goods declaration with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. These forms itemise every household effect being imported. Motion prepares the customs manifest and helps you compile the itemised list during the pre-move video-call assessment, reducing delays at the crossing.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when a person relocates to Canada. Settlers importing goods for the first time are assessed under settler conditions. Returning Canadian residents must have owned and used the goods outside Canada for at least six months to qualify under tariff item 9805.00.00. Neither exemption is automatic; correct documentation filed at the port of entry is required in both cases.
New Jersey to Toronto moves typically cross at the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie, Ontario, roughly 550 kilometres from Newark via I-78, I-90 and the QEW. Moves bound for London, Ontario or Sarnia use the Blue Water Bridge instead. Commercial vehicle wait times at both crossings vary by day and season. Motion factors crossing selection into the delivery window given in your written quote.
Motion Transport holds the required operating authority to carry household goods across the Canada-US border on a single truck without transferring to a second carrier at the crossing. For New Jersey moves, this means the same crew that loads in Hoboken or Princeton delivers in Toronto, Montreal or Ottawa. There is no re-handling of goods at the border, which reduces both damage risk and scheduling uncertainty.
Fill in the short form beside this and a specialist will text you a flat written quote after a brief video call.
New Jersey to Toronto is roughly 550 kilometres from Newark to downtown Toronto via the Queen Elizabeth Way and the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie, making it one of our more frequent cross-border corridors. Motion runs that lane, and every other New Jersey to Canada pairing, on a single truck with one crew. There is no carrier transfer at the border. We prepare the customs manifest at every crossing and coordinate building requirements such as COIs and elevator bookings for Hudson-waterfront high-rises.
Whether you are relocating from Hoboken to Montreal or returning from Ottawa to Princeton, the economics of a two-direction lane mean your move is not waiting on a half-empty vehicle. Storage at our hubs is available if your possession dates shift on either side of the border.
Your goods stay on our truck from pickup in New Jersey to delivery in Canada; there is no handoff at the border to a second carrier.
We prepare the BSF186 goods-to-follow manifest and accompanying goods list filed with Canada Border Services at the port of entry, in both directions.
Coverage travels with your shipment the full route. It is built into your written quote and does not appear as a surprise add-on at invoice time.
COIs, dock reservations and freight elevator windows for high-rise buildings in Newark, Jersey City and Hoboken are arranged as part of the move.
A specialist reviews your inventory on a short video call and issues a flat written quote. No in-person visit is required to lock in your price.
Yes, both directions on one carrier. Motion runs the New Jersey to Canada corridor each way and fills the truck on the return leg. Customs paperwork is handled in whichever direction you are moving.
Almost all New Jersey to Toronto moves cross at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario. From Newark, the route follows I-78 and I-90 west and north before picking up the QEW into Toronto.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when relocating to Canada. Settlers bringing goods for the first time and returning residents who owned and used goods abroad for at least six months each fall under different tariff rules. We walk you through both at quote time.
You file a BSF186 goods-to-follow list or a BSF186A accompanying goods declaration with Canada Border Services at the port of entry. Motion prepares the manifest. You supply the itemised list of your belongings, which we help you compile during the video-call assessment.
Motion provides a firm delivery window in the written quote, not a vague estimate after pickup.
A specialist texts you a flat, written quote within minutes of your video call.
