In the United States, personal shipments are also known as household goods or unaccompanied articles, which are goods cleared through US Customs and Border Protection. Transporting non-commercial, personal, used goods by a highway carrier is considered an Informal Entry. 

Personal Shipments must not be for sale, cannot belong to a business, and cannot be brand new, unused. Individuals moving from Canada to the United States are most likely to use this shipment type to transport their personal belongings when they engage a highway carrier.