Moving From Canada To United States

All shipments of household goods and personal effects entering the United States, whether the effects of a Returning U.S. Resident or Non-Residents entering the United States, must be entered utilizing Treasury Department Form No. 3299 (Declaration for Free Entry of Articles Not Accompanying a Resident or Non-Resident).

In addition, a supplemental declaration providing additional information about contents of shipment is also required.

Important Notice: Copies of your passport or Visa documents must show your photograph very clearly. Please make photograph quality copy or if you fax these documents to us, use photograph quality feature of your fax machine. If your picture is not clearly visible your move will not be loaded to truck due to possibility of refusal at the border crossing.

Although, Form No. 3299 is a simple form, it is the main document, which allows you to ship personal, household possessions into the US duty free. If the document is completed incorrectly or is incomplete then there will definitely be problems at the border. Problems with household goods can be costly as the shipment may be turned back at the border or even be unloaded into a bonded warehouse. Once a shipment is marked to be put "in bond" at destination, it may be unloaded into a bonded warehouse. Storage charges will be applied and once the paperwork is sorted out, you will also have to pay for the reloading and delivery of the shipment to your new residence. This situation can be easily avoided with a little bit of attention to the paperwork.

Form No. 3299 should be filled in well in advance of the load date. It is imperative that you include your Social Insurance or Social Security Number on the Form No. 3299. If you are going into the US on a visa such as the L1, H1 then that number should be noted on the Form No. 3299. Sometimes the visas are not issued until just before the move takes place. You should make a photocopy of this visa and attach it to the Form No. 3299.

Prestige Van Lines Inc requires following documents in addition to your Form 3299.

If you are a US resident:

• Inventory list
• Copy of the American passport / Birth certificate
• Form 3299

If you are Canadian citizen:

• Inventory list
• Copy of passport
• Copy of student or work Visa for United States

If you are moving inherited items:

• Inventory list
• Copy of passport
• Copy of death certificate
• Copy of the will
• Form 3299

Moving From United States To Canada

The procedure regarding moves to Canada, are different then for moves to USA. To ease the process of entry to Canada, the owner should be present at the border crossing with the truck. It won't be necessary to be in the actual truck but trailing behind in your own car. You will have to go to the customs office with your inventory list by youself. It's better if you submit your inventory list a week or two before hand. You can fax it to the border crossing office. By doing this you will eliminate all delays at the border. To find the the proper contact number please go to the Canada Revenue Agency website.

Overseas moving

Overseas moving is simple if your shipment is big enough to fill up a standard size (20'/40'/48') container. Prestige Van Lines uses all materials that is required to protect your furniture before loading it into container. We use special wrapping materials that are not available in stores. We also have special equippment and experienced workers who's speciality is to prepare overseas shipment. Customs crating is also avaliable.

If your shipment is small it should be consolidated with other shipments which are going in the same direction at the same time. Such consolidated shipment requires big preparation time. We recommend you to call our office and place your order well ahead.