Removals to Italy, sorted.
From Northolt through the Brenner Pass to Tuscany, Lake Como, Rome — or down through Genoa for Puglia and Sicily. Customs paperwork sorted at both ends.
Italy, our second-busiest corridor.
Italy is our second-busiest corridor and the one with the most variation. The northern route is EU-standard logistics: through France, over the Brenner, into Lombardy or Tuscany. The southern route runs longer — Genoa or Naples ferry, then a regional driver who knows which strada bianca your villa sits at the end of.
The paperwork begins with the codice fiscale — the Italian tax code — and the carta d'identità if you are settling. The customs side is straightforward post-Brexit when filed correctly. The practical side — finding the right driver who knows the right unmade road — is what we have built up over the years.
On the one quote, both ends.
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Door-to-door collection from your UB-postcode address
Surveyor across Northolt, Greenford, Perivale, South Ruislip. Same crew loads in Northolt and hands off at the frontier.
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Italian-speaking coordinator
Native Italian. Handles condominio chairs, regional couriers, the unspoken rules of an Italian moving day.
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EORI and ToR1 filing
UK-end customs paperwork, filed on your behalf with HMRC.
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Italian dogane paperwork
Brenner Pass entry filing for the northern route, Genoa for the southern. We file at the right one.
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Goods-in-transit cover
All-risks underwritten cover — heritage-grade options for antiques and frescoes.
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Strada-bianca-rated vehicles
Rural Tuscany and Umbria mean unmade roads. The destination fleet includes 4×4 light trucks for properties off the asphalt.
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Storage either side
Indoor depot in Northolt; partner depots in Milan, Florence, Rome.
From the Brenner to Sicily.
- Tuscany
Florence, Siena, Lucca, Val d'Orcia. Stone houses, weight-restricted village roads, small-truck final mile.
- Lake Como & Milan
Lakeside villas, central Milan apartments. Concierge clearance handled.
- Rome & Lazio
Centro storico has access constraints. Pedestrian zones, weekday delivery windows, Comune permit chain. We sort it.
- Puglia
Trulli, masserie, Lecce townhouses. Rural drop-points, longer transit.
- Sicily
Ferry from Genoa or Naples. Customs cleared on the mainland.
The terms you'll meet.
- Codice fiscale Italian tax code
- Free, issued by the Agenzia delle Entrate. Required for almost everything in Italy. Apply at any Italian consulate before you fly out.
- EORI number UK Economic Operator Registration
- Filed by us with HMRC.
- ToR1 declaration Transfer of Residence relief
- Duty-free relief for goods owned more than six months.
- Permesso di soggiorno Italian residence permit
- Applied for at the Questura within eight days of arrival. We time the delivery to align with the appointment.
- Bilingual customs inventory Inventory document
- English-Italian alongside; prepared from the survey notes.
A surveyor walks your Northolt-area property in person — Italian moves have access variables that benefit from a careful look. The written quote is one number. North-south distance is the largest variable; Sicilian or Sardinian routing adds a ferry leg.
“We dreaded the Italian-bureaucracy side. Turns out we did not need to. They sorted the codice fiscale timing, briefed our condominio chair, measured the strada bianca for the smaller truck. Same crew on both ends. Boxes on the floor in the right rooms within the week.”
Questions, answered.
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Depends on the route, volume, and Brenner Pass throughput. Northern Italy is a shorter haul than Sicily.
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Practically yes for almost everything once settled — utility contracts, bank, sometimes the lease. The move itself does not strictly require it. Apply at any Italian consulate before flying.
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Wood-based pieces — antique furniture especially — need climate-controlled storage if going into a stone house with no aircon. We can arrange cellar storage.
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Probably not the main lorry. The destination crew runs a smaller 4×4 fleet for the final mile, transferring at a sensible meeting point.
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Yes. Italian conveyancing is unpredictable; we hold goods at our partner depots in Milan, Florence, or Rome until the rogito signs.
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Yes — climate-controlled transport with customs-clean documentation.
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Yes. The destination coordinator briefs the portinaio on access timing.
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Yes. Specialist piano movers travel with the load.
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Yes. Ferry routing from Genoa or Naples; the leg is costed inside the single fixed figure.