We move households from Brooklyn to Toronto, and from Toronto back to Brooklyn, with the customs paperwork prepared on both sides. About 770 km by road.
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A move between Brooklyn and Toronto crosses the border with your household goods, so the Canada Border Services Agency needs to see what is on the truck. You declare your goods on cargo lists, confirm whether duty applies, and settle Ontario arrival matters. Motion prepares the customs paperwork for you.
Goods arriving in Canada are declared on the BSF186 for goods to follow and the BSF186A for the accompanying list. Both are filed with the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. Motion prepares them from your inventory so the truck arrives with documents ready.
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.
From Brooklyn the truck typically takes I-80 and I-81 north, then I-90 to Buffalo, crossing at the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston. The road distance to Toronto is about 770 km, finishing on the QEW. One carrier covers it with no transfer.
Ontario sets its own rules for health coverage and driver’s licence exchange once you become a resident. Importing a vehicle is a separate process from importing household goods. Check these requirements before moving day, and ask us if the timing affects your plan.
Use the quote form at the top of this page to book a video call and get your quote.
Get my free quoteRoad distances to Toronto
770 km
Brooklyn ↔ Toronto
779 km
Queens ↔ Toronto
761 km
Manhattan ↔ Toronto
769 km
The Bronx ↔ Toronto
Moving from Brooklyn or a nearby city to Toronto? We pick up across the Brooklyn area and the rest of New York 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.
Moving from Brooklyn to Toronto is a run of roughly 770 km. The truck normally leaves the city on I-95 or I-78, takes I-80 and I-81 north through Binghamton and Syracuse, then I-90 to Buffalo. It crosses at the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston and reaches Toronto on the QEW. One Motion carrier drives the whole route, and we handle the customs paperwork.
Motion runs this corridor in both directions and fills trucks on the return, so the space on a Toronto to Brooklyn run is not wasted. That shared load is why a truck can be booked for your date without carrying empty space across the border.
Reserve the building first. Most Brooklyn co-ops and condos require a certificate of insurance and a booked freight elevator. Ask your management office early, since the building slot often fixes the pickup date.
Check the street. Brownstone and walk-up blocks may need a no-parking permit so the truck can sit at the curb. Arranging this ahead avoids a long carry and extra crew time on the day.
Inventory what crosses. The border lists are built from your inventory, so mark which goods travel with you and which follow. A short video walk-through of each room keeps the lists accurate.
Plan Toronto access too. Toronto condos also book elevators and loading docks, often with limited hours. Send us your Toronto building rules before the date is set.
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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 New York 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 run Brooklyn to Toronto, so nothing is handed to a second carrier at the border.
We prepare the BSF186 and BSF186A cargo lists and coordinate filing with the CBSA at the port of entry.
Your load is timed for the Peace Bridge or Queenston-Lewiston so it reaches the booth with documents ready.
We confirm freight elevator, dock and street permit needs on both ends, from Brooklyn walk-ups to Toronto condos.
A video call sets the inventory and truck size, and the quote follows from that, with no figures guessed in advance.
“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!”
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André LavoieMontréal → Texas · December 2025
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Read all reviews on GoogleUsually the Peace Bridge at Buffalo or Queenston-Lewiston, both reached by I-90 and I-190. The choice depends on queues and your documents on the day. Either way, the truck then follows the QEW into Toronto.
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.
The road distance is about 770 km, but the real timing depends on pickup scheduling, the fulfilment partner and border processing, so we confirm a window after your video call.
Yes. Motion runs this corridor in both directions with the same carrier end to end, and fills trucks on the return. A Toronto to Brooklyn move uses the same crossings, customs handling and video quote process.
Usually, but we check before booking. Brooklyn blocks often need a street permit, and co-ops need a booked elevator and insurance certificate. Tell us your building rules on the video call so we can size the truck and crew.
We size the load on the call and quote from that, with customs handled.
