Destination 02 · UK → Italy
Italy.
Direct routes from the UK to Tuscany, Lake Como, Rome, Puglia, Sicily. Northern customs route via the Brenner Pass; southern via Genoa or Naples ferry.
A corridor that splits at Milan.
Italy is the second-busiest corridor on this network. The route splits north and south at Milan; northern Italy runs on EU-standard logistics, southern Italy adds longer transit and the occasional ferry.
The paperwork starts with a codice fiscale and the carta d'identità if you are settling. Customs are filed at the Brenner Pass or at Genoa depending on entry point. We hold the chain end-to-end.
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Surveyor at your UK address
In-person property walk; access notes captured for both ends.
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Fixed written quote
Single figure covering transit, customs, insurance, door-to-door handling.
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EORI + ToR1 filing
Both filed on your behalf with HMRC.
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Italian dogane paperwork
Bilingual inventory and entry-point declaration handled by the destination team.
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Goods-in-transit insurance
All-risks underwritten cover from collection to delivery.
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Italian-speaking coordinator
Native Italian; handles condominio chairs, regional couriers, the destination day.
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Strada-bianca-rated vehicles
Smaller 4×4 fleet for unmade-road final miles in rural Tuscany and Umbria.
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Storage either side
Indoor depots in Milan, Florence, Rome.
- 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, or in-country once you arrive.
- EORI number · UK economic operator registration
- Free from HMRC. Filed on your behalf.
- ToR1 declaration · Transfer of residence relief
- Duty-free relief for household goods owned over six months.
- Permesso di soggiorno · Italian residence permit
- Applied for at the Questura within eight days of arrival. We time delivery if needed.
- Bilingual inventory · Customs inventory document
- Itemised list with values, in English and Italian. Prepared from survey notes.
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Tuscany
Florence, Siena, Lucca, the Val d'Orcia. Stone houses, weight-restricted village roads, small-truck final mile.
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Lake Como & Milan
Lakeside villas, central Milan apartments. Concierge clearance handled by the destination team.
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Rome & Lazio
Centro storico has access constraints — pedestrian zones, weekday delivery windows, Comune permit chain.
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Puglia
Trulli, masserie, Lecce townhouses. Rural drop-points; longer transit but well-trodden by southern partners.
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Sicily
Ferry routing from Genoa or Naples. Customs cleared on the mainland — no second clearance.
How quotes work
Surveyor walks your UK property; we do not quote sight-unseen on Italian moves because access is so often the unknown. Written quote is a single fixed figure. North-south distance is the largest variable; Sicilian routing adds a ferry leg.
"We approached this as a long-distance logistics problem and that is how the firm treated it. Survey, quote, customs file, transit, handover. The destination team briefed our condominio chair before the lorry arrived. Boxes in Lucca, in order, on schedule."
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Depends on route, volume, and Brenner Pass customs throughput. Northern Italy is a shorter haul than Sicily. Your written quote includes an indicative window.
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You will need one for almost everything once you arrive. The move itself does not require it; your settled life there does. Apply at any Italian consulate before you travel.
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The destination crew runs a smaller 4×4 fleet for the strada-bianca final mile. We transfer the load from the lorry at a sensible meeting point. Flagged at survey.
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Yes — climate-controlled transport with customs-clean documentation. Quantity thresholds beyond which Italian dogane treat the move as commercial; audited at survey.
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Anything wood-based needs climate-controlled storage if going into a stone house with no aircon. Available at the Italian depot until your property is conditioned.
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Yes. Italian conveyancing is unpredictable; we hold goods at our partner depots until the rogito is signed.
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Yes — the destination coordinator briefs the portinaio and the condominio chair on access timing and lift bookings.
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Yes. Specialist piano movers travel with the load. Tuning at the destination is recommended after the instrument settles.
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