The move
| Date | October 10, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Port of entry | Pacific Highway (Blaine, WA - Surrey, BC) |
| Status | Former resident, moving back from Washington State |
| Goods | Two 26-foot trucks: family furniture, personal belongings, jewellery, clothes and work computer servers |
| On the form | 282 items: 122 on List A (goods with him) and 160 on List B (goods to follow) |
| Conveyances | A car, a motorcycle, a motorhome, a boat with its trailer, and a second trailer. Page 1 of the form showed only the first three; see what we fixed |
| Vehicle paperwork | The vehicle import and export forms were prepared by a customs broker, not the app |
| App | BSF186 iPhone app, test build (before App Store release) |
| Outcome | Form accepted with no problems, including the three vehicles listed only on the attachment |
How he prepared
Ricardo numbered every box by hand and photographed each one with the app. The export gave him one PDF: the filled BSF186, the itemized attachment, and a photo appendix captioned with what each photo shows, so every box had a picture and a list of what was inside.
What we fixed after this crossing
At the border we saw that not every vehicle was on the form. Page 1 of the BSF186 has three conveyance rows, and the test build filled only those three. The other three vehicles appeared only as plain lines at the end of the attachment. The officers accepted them there: few people import more than two vehicles, so the form was never built for six.
The app now fits up to six vehicles on page 1 of the form. With more than six, page 1 points to a numbered conveyances list in the attachment, with their total.
In his words
"It was an amazing experience. I was so prepared that the border officials were surprised by how organized I
was: labelled boxes, and not only the BSF186 form but pictures of each box, what was inside, and the number of
the box inside the truck."
Ricardo, co-founder of BSF186
He also wrote about the crossing on LinkedIn.
Keep in mind
This is one crossing, made by one of the people who build the app. Every crossing is different, and the border services officer decides. BSF186 is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Canada Border Services Agency or the Government of Canada. Review every item, add serial numbers and correct quantities before you sign.
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