Montreal to New York is one of our shortest cross-border hops — one truck, customs handled, door to door with no transfer. Roughly ~600 km of driving.
Moving from Montreal to New York means crossing an international border on a corridor that stretches roughly 600 km south along Autoroute 15 through the Champlain border crossing at Lacolle before continuing down I-87 through the Adirondacks and into the Hudson Valley. Motion Transport handles this move on a single truck with one dedicated crew from your Montreal door to your New York destination, covering Canadian and U.S. customs paperwork without handing your belongings off to a second carrier at the line.
Montreal sits in a continental climate where winter loading conditions can include heavy snowpack and road restrictions on the autoroutes, while New York City and its boroughs add a different layer of logistics: building elevator bookings, certificate-of-insurance requirements from co-ops and condos, and street-parking permits for the truck. Knowing both ends of this corridor before moving day is what separates a smooth border crossing from an expensive delay at Lacolle.
A remote walkthrough of your Montreal home lets the crew size the load accurately before they commit to truck space on this 600 km cross-border run.
Motion prepares the goods-to-follow and Form 3299 paperwork required at the Lacolle-Champlain crossing, so your belongings clear U.S. Customs without surprise holds.
Quebec winter weight restrictions on Autoroute 15 and New York City summer alternate-side rules both affect scheduling. Spring and fall shoulder periods typically offer the smoothest crossings.
Your shipment travels under cargo-liability coverage for the full I-87 corridor, from the Montreal loading address through to your New York delivery, with no gap at the border.
Every item is logged and condition-noted in Montreal before the truck crosses into New York, giving you a clear record that holds up on both sides of the border if a claim arises.
The same crew that loads your furniture in Montreal drives through Lacolle and delivers in New York. Your shipment never transfers to a U.S. relay carrier at the border.
The drive is roughly 6 to 7 hours under normal conditions on Autoroute 15 and I-87, but customs processing at the Lacolle-Champlain crossing, seasonal weather on the Adirondack pass, and New York City traffic can all extend the transit window considerably.
U.S. Customs typically requires a Form 3299 declaration for duty-free importation of household effects, a detailed inventory list, and proof of your change of residency. Motion helps you understand what documents to gather, though final clearance is determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Lacolle.
Many Manhattan and Brooklyn co-ops and condos require a COI naming the building as an additional insured before they allow elevator access. Confirm this requirement with your building management early and raise it with Motion well ahead of your move date so paperwork is ready.
Certain plants, soil, firearms, alcohol, and food products face restrictions or outright prohibition at the Lacolle crossing. Review the U.S. Customs and Border Protection household-goods guidelines and the CBSA export rules before your inventory is packed to avoid delays or seizure at the border.
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