Cross-border moving made easier
PODS est votre expert en matière de déménagement et d’entreposage pour les déplacements transfrontaliers
PODS is your moving and storage expert for cross-border moves
Whether you’re moving back home or starting your next big adventure, PODS can help every step of the way. We’ll help you navigate the process and provide you with all the resources you’ll need for a smoother cross-border move.
Get your customized moving quote.
Move to the U.S. with PODS in 10 easy steps
- Call or chat with PODS to get a free quote and book your move.
- We’ll deliver your empty container to your house. We’ve got containers for any size move.
- Load the container at your own pace, taking as much time as you need.
- Complete your rental agreement and all the required paperwork listed below before your pickup date. (We cannot pick up your container until all documentation has been submitted.)
- Schedule a time for us to come pick up your container.
- Make sure to travel to the U.S. before your container is shipped and stay in the U.S. until it arrives.
- PODS picks up your container and you don't have to worry about the driving.
- We contact you when the container arrives in the U.S.
- That’s it! You’ve moved to the U.S.!
Check out our cross-border FAQs here
Trouvez tous les documents nécessaires. Ici même.
Consultez notre guide sur les formulaires requis et les renseignements clés pour les déménagements aux États-Unis.
- Formulaire 7533 : Manifeste de la cargaison d’entrée
- Formulaire 3299 : Déclaration en franchise d’articles non accompagnés
- Formulaire II-RC-159 (de la douane américaine) : Supplemental Declaration for Unaccompanied Personal and Household Effects
- Liste d’inventaire des articles du ménage
- Formulaire 5291 : Procuration notariée pour les services de douanes
Gypsy Moth/Spotted Lanternfly Form (formulaire relatif à la spongieuse et au fulgore tacheté, si vous déménagez en Californie ou à Hawaï) - Copies des passeports du titulaire du compte PODS et de tous les membres de sa famille qui déménagent aux États-Unis (le titulaire du compte sera responsable du dédouanement au Canada)
- Copies des visas, des permis de travail, des cartes de résident permanent, etc., du titulaire du compte et des membres de sa famille (le cas échéant)
- Une lettre adressée à la U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) précisant la raison du déménagement, y compris un numéro de téléphone dans l’éventualité où un agent de la CBP devrait communiquer avec le client
What to know before you pack
- Bringing goods into the U.S.
- You may be required to pay duties on different goods from your household. Learn more from CBP.
- Importing a vehicle into the U.S.
- Before importing your car into the U.S., you need to ensure it’s admissible. Find out more from CBP.
- Moving pets to the U.S.
- If you’re planning on bringing your animal companions with you, make sure to get the right paperwork in place. Get details from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Bringing alcohol into the U.S.
- Alcohol cannot be shipped to the U.S. in a PODS container. It must travel with an individual following these regulations from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
- Bringing tobacco into the U.S.
- Tobacco cannot be shipped to the U.S. in a PODS container. It must travel with an individual following these regulations from CBP.
- Prohibited and restricted items
- Some items are considered too dangerous to be brought into the U.S. Here’s a comprehensive list from CBP on what to leave behind.
Soutien sans frontières
Grâce à PODS, vous profitez d’un véritable soutien à chaque étape du processus. Nos experts en déménagement et en entreposage travaillent avec vous pour personnaliser votre expérience et vous adapter aux changements éventuels. Prenez votre temps pour emballer et charger vos effets dans votre conteneur, et soyez assurés que, contrairement aux déménageurs habituels, il n’y a aucun déchargement ou nouveau chargement nécessaire. Ainsi, personne ne manipulera vos effets en cours de route.
- Réservations flexibles : Nous tenons compte de vos plans sans pénalité en cas de report.
- Aide pour soulever les charges lourdes : nous nous occupons de la conduite et nous pouvons vous mettre en contact avec des professionnels de l’emballage et du chargement.
Nous avons des conteneurs adaptés à vos besoins de déménagement et d’entreposage.
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Have questions? We have answers.
Yes. For any container travelling internationally, you must complete all customs forms and return them to PODS as soon as possible. Your container will not ship until all paperwork is signed, returned, and confirmed complete by our logistics team.
When it comes to paperwork submission and follow-up, all communication is via email through PODS. At time of booking, an automated email will be sent with information on next steps.
Please submit each document separately in PDF format to SpecialServicesPPW@pods.com.
Yes. You and any persons moving internationally together must each have the appropriate documentation to prove status in the United States.
You do not have to meet the driver at the border, but you must have arrived in the United States prior to the shipping of the container and remain there until the container arrives. Failure to arrive in the United States prior to the container’s arrival at the border could result in your shipment being returned to Canada.
Yes. It is possible to move a container internationally for a vacation home. In most situations, a customer must show proof of property ownership in Canada and the U.S., all required customs forms, and a six-month visa. (Rental properties will not be approved by customs.)
For additional assistance regarding this particular need, please give us a toll-free call at (877) 770-7637.
No. PODS international transport is for residential use only.
Yes. You must complete a detailed list of the container contents. If you have more than one container, you must create separate lists.
The assessment of any taxes and duties is strictly between the customer and customs. PODS is not involved.
A link to all required forms will be e-mailed to the customer after the container is booked.
Customs will cut the lock and secure it with a special metal seal after the inspection. Customs does not require a key. Only customs personnel are permitted to be present when the search in conducted.
For Canada-to-U.S. moves, the driver will cross the border into the U.S. There is no bonded warehouse on the U.S. side of the border; any inspection will be performed at the border or at a government warehouse near the border. If there is no inspection, the container will continue directly to the specified delivery location or PODS Storage Center.
Yes. As long as everyone is moving together, has legal status in the United States, and is able to submit proof, the belongings may be transported together. Please keep in mind that one person must take responsibility for the items, and that is the person whose name must be on the PODS account.
In addition, the method of payment should be in the name of the PODS account holder.
Yes. We can ship multiple containers which are transported together. We are unable to ship containers separately at later dates.
Yes. Your visa must be valid for at least one year from the ship date. Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the ship date.
Yes, upon verification of the will listing you as the inheritor, and other required documentation.
No, your belongings must have originated in Canada, not from a country outside of Canada.
No.
No. Shipment of alcohol or tobacco is not allowed.
Yes. All persons involved in the move need to be able to provide proof of either: U.S. citizenship, a visa that is valid for at least one year from the move date, or a work permit.
We cannot transport the container internationally until a visa (valid for one year or more) is submitted to our logistics team for confirmation. For the time being, you can still book an order for an empty initial delivery and pickup to the PODS Storage Centre in Canada.
Yes. At time of crossing, the monthly rental currency type will change to U.S. dollars. The unused number of days in your current month will be adjusted accordingly, and any future months will be charged in full in the new currency.
Please keep in mind that your long-distance transportation invoice or any other charges moving forward will be in U.S. dollars.
While we try to make your move as seamless as possible, delays can occur, since customs has increased its border inspections and requirements. Transit duration is not guaranteed, but we will contact you in the event of a delay.
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