Moving: Canada to USA. What company did u use to ship ur stuff?

[~Nini~ 2]

Yeah, I also called UPS and FedEx yesterday about shipping my (few) boxes and computer to PA.

FedEx told me that they had to ship my stuff through the air using their Express system - apparently they can't ship personal belongings through Ground, so that's automatically four times more expensive. Also, the girl sounded really annoyed and terse, which got on my nerves very quickly.

UPS was a little better, but the girl on the other end also wasn't sure about which procedure would work best for me - she said that I could do it through ground, but couldn't ship anything ahead of time (which I expected anyway) and she didn't know which form I needed or what I should do to prepare for the shipment.

Both places quoted me roughly $100 to ship my computer through ground. They also told me that I'd have to pack the desktop myself, which is contrary to what I've heard (apparently they won't insure it if it's self-packed, but FedEx said that they'd offer liability coverage anyway).

I am seriously considering renting a car or a u-haul and driving across the continent.

Edited September 12, 2007 by Nini & Bee

[trailmix 77]

Just bumping up this topic for the new folks.

[BH45 0]

I live so far away from anything that I'm going to rent a U-haul. As of right now, for 4 days it will cost me $722 Cdn plus tax I'm sure....

[~Nini~ 2]

I shipped three boxes of personal belongings, plus my monitor and my computer. UPS packaged the computer for me in a carton and I had the original box for my monitor. All in all it cost $350 and hours of paperwork That was through ground shipping, which takes between 7 to 9 business days. Mind you, this is from Vancouver to Philadelphia.

[zyggy 9]

2) Your good cannot be entered into the US before the owner of those goods does. Meaning your mover will not ship the goods until they have two things in hand.. The first is a completed CBP Form 3299 and the second is a copy of either a validated I-94 or the validated CR-1 visa to show that you have entered the US.

Oh Wise man.... what if the stuff is the property of the USC (Bren)? Can it then go before he does?

I need your advise you folks.... contribute to ameliorating my insanity plzzzzz

Hi,

My understanding of zyggy's post was that the goods can't enter the US before the owner does - however it's was based on the fact that they (as in the immigrant) will not have any status in the U.S. until their visa is validated.

As Bren is already a USC, he should have no problem shipping his stuff. When my Sister shipped her stuff all the shipper asked for was documentation that she was 'allowed to be there' (she is a USC). In fact their stuff would have crossed the border before them if it hadn't been for the truck being stopped at the border because the shipping company forgot to get photocopies of their documents.

I would recommend calling the border patrol if you would like further reassurance.

Yes.. but then he may have to pay duty on anything that was over his exemption.... unless he can prove that he owned the items in the US and subsequently took them to Canada. He can do that through showing a manifest of the items that was stamped by Canada Customs when he entered the goods into Canada.

SInce he is a US Citizen, he does not have the duty free exemption that immigrants have. You woud be better off if you entered the goods under your exemption since his is rather small ($1,600)... and yours is unlimited.

And the Border Patrol has nothing to do with entry of goods. They are responsible for policing the border outside of a POE. CBP is responsible for entry of goods.

Edited October 16, 2007 by zyggy

[trailmix 77]

Yes.. but then he may have to pay duty on anything that was over his exemption.... unless he can prove that he owned the items in the US and subsequently took them to Canada. He can do that through showing a manifest of the items that was stamped by Canada Customs when he entered the goods into Canada.

SInce he is a US Citizen, he does not have the duty free exemption that immigrants have. You woud be better off if you entered the goods under your exemption since his is rather small ($1,600)... and yours is unlimited.

And the Border Patrol has nothing to do with entry of goods. They are responsible for policing the border outside of a POE. CBP is responsible for entry of goods.

That should have read Border Protection - but thanks for pointing that out.

Anyhoo, in LenandBren's case they both lived in Canada - so my understanding was that Bren, as a returning resident, (assuming his time in Canada equaled at least a year) could bring his personal goods back with him without incurring duty. My understanding was he would only have to claim new goods under the guidelines for exemptions you have given?

However what you are saying is that he would have had to have owned them in the U.S. first - I wasn't aware of that.

This is what I found:

Moving to U.S. - Returning Resident Exemptions & how to clear your goods

You may import furniture, dishes, linens, libraries, artwork and similar household furnishings for your personal use free of duty. To be eligible for duty-free exemption, the articles must have either been available for your use, or used in a household where you were a resident for one year. The year of use does not need to be continuous, nor does it need to be the year immediately before the date of importation. link

Edited October 16, 2007 by trailmix

[trailmix 77]

bump

[trailmix 77]

So since we are now thinking Florida instead of Nebraska I did a new U-pack quote.

Relocube:

Depot to Depot $1914.00

Door to Door $2214

So now our $800 and some dollar move to Nebraska has become an investment in U-pack

[Krikit 1,164]

So since we are now thinking Florida instead of Nebraska I did a new U-pack quote.

Relocube:

Depot to Depot $1914.00

Door to Door $2214

So now our $800 and some dollar move to Nebraska has become an investment in U-pack

Get some quotes from the big movers. It's about the same cost, but they do all the work.

[trailmix 77]

So since we are now thinking Florida instead of Nebraska I did a new U-pack quote.

Relocube:

Depot to Depot $1914.00

Door to Door $2214

So now our $800 and some dollar move to Nebraska has become an investment in U-pack

Get some quotes from the big movers. It's about the same cost, but they do all the work.

You know that's a good idea krikit! I hadn't really thought much about them and I was going to hire someone to do the loading and unloading anyway!

Someone was discussing moving companies and quotes, not sure if it was this thread *wanders off to look - not like krikit wanders off*

Edited January 22, 2008 by trailmix

[trailmix 77]

Well I just got a quote from a woman from United Van Lines:

2100 lbs Minimum to Florida

$ 8-9 thousand

She also mentioned another line - I had actually contacted Highland Moving online - I think she said they have a minimum of 5000 lbs.

So I guess it's U-Pack!

[Krikit 1,164]

Well I just got a quote from a woman from United Van Lines:

2100 lbs Minimum to Florida

$ 8-9 thousand

She also mentioned another line - I had actually contacted Highland Moving online - I think she said they have a minimum of 5000 lbs.

So I guess it's U-Pack!

I think I paid $2,800 with United. Same minimum, I believe.

[trailmix 77]

Well I just got a quote from a woman from United Van Lines:

2100 lbs Minimum to Florida

$ 8-9 thousand

She also mentioned another line - I had actually contacted Highland Moving online - I think she said they have a minimum of 5000 lbs.

So I guess it's U-Pack!

I think I paid $2,800 with United. Same minimum, I believe.

She was babbling something about new tariffs for all the moving companies because of something to do with it not being regulated anymore or something - it wasn't very clear what she was saying and since it was so high it didn't seem worth listening to.

However, I will try to call a couple of others to see if I can find a better price.

Edited January 23, 2008 by trailmix

[trailmix 77]

So I just had a call from a woman with Williams moving - she said for a shipment around the size you would expect for a 1 bdrm apartment (minimum with them is 2100 lbs) it would be around $2500 - I said that sounded pretty good compared to the other phone quote I had received.

She then said that the tariffs had recently changed so she should really look it up and she would email me if the quote was actually going to be much higher:

I had a chance to get into the US system and do a rough quote for you. Based on the minimum of 2100 lbs the estimated charges came to $3514.34 usd.

I guess the new tariff has changed things more than I thought. I apologize for misleading you with a lower estimate.

Please let me know if you need anything further.

Relocation Specialist

Williams Moving & Storage

www.williamsmoving.com

Edited January 31, 2008 by trailmix

[Chica Yeyé 41]

So I just had a call from a woman with Williams moving - she said for a shipment around the size you would expect for a 1 bdrm apartment (minimum with them is 2100 lbs) it would be around $2500 - I said that sounded pretty good compared to the other phone quote I had received.

She then said that the tariffs had recently changed so she should really look it up and she would email me if the quote was actually going to be much higher:

I had a chance to get into the US system and do a rough quote for you. Based on the minimum of 2100 lbs the estimated charges came to $3514.34 usd.

I guess the new tariff has changed things more than I thought. I apologize for misleading you with a lower estimate.

Please let me know if you need anything further.

Michelle Levesque

Relocation Specialist

Williams Moving & Storage

Direct: 403-295-5538

Fax: 403-663-8629

mlevesque@williamsmoving.com

www.williamsmoving.com

WHAT THE FK??????????????????

trailmix, that's a sh1tload of money. Why not do the UPack??? It's as fun as doing the mambo, I tell you