New York to Montreal is one of our shortest cross-border hops — one truck, customs handled, door to door with no transfer. Roughly ~600 km of driving.
Moving between New York and Montreal means crossing an international border, declaring your household goods to Canada Border Services Agency, and using the correct forms for your residency status. Motion handles the paperwork and runs both directions on one truck so your goods never transfer to a second carrier at the Lacolle-Champlain port of entry on I-87.
Settlers and returning residents moving household goods into Canada file a BSF186 goods-to-follow list and a BSF186A accompanying-goods list with Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. The BSF186 covers items arriving after you do; the BSF186A covers items arriving with you. Both must reflect an accurate inventory. Motion prepares these documents as part of the move.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when imported into Canada as part of a relocation. Returning Canadian residents qualify under tariff item 9805.00.00 if they owned and used the goods outside Canada for at least six months. Settlers bringing goods to Canada for the first time are assessed under separate conditions. Neither exemption covers new or commercial goods, and a customs officer makes the final determination.
Northbound traffic from I-87 enters Canada at the Lacolle-Champlain port of entry in Quebec, the primary commercial and residential crossing on this corridor. From that port, A-15 leads directly into greater Montreal. The crossing is staffed by Canada Border Services Agency officers who inspect manifests and assess goods declarations presented at the booth.
Cross-border household moves that transfer between two carriers at the border introduce a second point of liability and a common source of delay. Motion operates as a single carrier from New York pickup to Montreal delivery, which means one contract, one crew in custody of the goods, and one party responsible if anything goes wrong in transit.
Fill in the form beside this and a Motion specialist will follow up within five minutes to schedule your video-call assessment.
Moving from New York to Montreal covers roughly 600 km depending on your origin, and Motion runs it as a single-carrier service in both directions. Your goods load once in New York, cross into Canada at the Lacolle-Champlain port of entry on I-87, and deliver in Montreal on the same truck. There is no transfer to a second carrier at the border. Motion prepares the customs manifest and documentation for the crossing so you do not have to navigate the paperwork yourself.
If your Montreal move-in date shifts after loading, shipments can hold at the Montreal or Toronto hub until you are ready to receive.
Motion prepares the manifest, BSF186 goods-to-follow list and accompanying paperwork filed with Canada Border Services Agency at Lacolle-Champlain.
Your goods stay on one truck with one crew from New York pickup to Montreal delivery. No handoff to a second carrier at the border.
Professional wrapping and padding for furniture and fragile items. Materials and labour are scoped during the video-call assessment before the written quote is issued.
Coverage is built into the written quote. There are no surprise add-on fees for insurance after you have signed.
If your Montreal move-in date shifts after loading, the Montreal and Toronto hubs can hold your shipment until you are ready to receive delivery.
Distance is roughly 600 km via I-87 and Lacolle-Champlain. Motion provides a firm scheduled date in the written quote and sends an ETA once the truck is rolling.
Used personal and household effects are generally duty-free when you are relocating to Canada. Settlers importing goods for the first time and returning residents who owned and used items abroad for at least six months each qualify under different tariff conditions. Motion prepares the paperwork but cannot guarantee a customs ruling.
No. One truck and one crew carry your goods from New York to Montreal. There is no transfer to a second carrier at Lacolle-Champlain or anywhere else on the route. That single chain of custody is the core of how Motion runs cross-border moves.
Yes. Motion runs the southbound lane from Montreal to New York with the same one-carrier service. Southbound loads fill trucks returning from Montreal deliveries, so both directions operate on a regular schedule.
Northbound into Canada, Motion prepares the BSF186 goods-to-follow list and BSF186A accompanying-goods list, filed with Canada Border Services Agency at the port of entry. You review and sign the inventory. Motion handles submission and coordinates with the border officer on crossing day.
A specialist reviews your home by video call and sends a flat written quote, no in-person visit needed.
