Moving to U.S. from Canada Customs Form - Shipping Goods

[renee]

Hi everyone,

This is kind of a silly question. When I moved my stuff to the U.S. a month ago I forgot to check off the "I have shipped goods that are accompanying me" box on my customs card. I was completely exhausted and I'm so used to not checking that box off I was just running on autopilot and forgot.

So my question is, can Customs look this up and check? Should I just check that box off the next time I go through? I have no idea if this is a big deal or not.

[Steven]

That box is really for dutiable goods that are entering, say you bought something, so they can assess the duty as you pass through the POE. Personal effects are duty-free so it's pretty academic.