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Over 10,000 successful international moves from the US to destinations worldwide — including Ireland, the UK, and Europe.
In Business Since 2004
20+ years moving households and freight from the US to destinations across Europe and beyond.
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We collect from your US home and deliver to your new front door. You handle nothing in between.
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One price covers everything — pickup, ocean transit, customs clearance, and final delivery.
Moving to Italy from the US attracts a particular mover: people who've spent years planning and know exactly which hill town they want. City Post Express ships for Americans buying into Tuscany and Umbria, Italians returning after decades stateside, dual-nationals moving to Milan or Rome for work, and elective-residency visa holders bringing enough of their old life to make the new one feel like home — codice fiscale in hand, paperwork cleared through ADM (Agenzia delle Dogane) by our broker.
Most Italian consignments clear at Genoa, La Spezia, or Livorno — the three Ligurian and Tuscan ports that between them handle the bulk of transatlantic household freight into Italy. Customs is processed through the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli using the trasloco procedure, which allows duty and VAT relief on personal effects for consignees transferring residence from outside the EU. The paperwork is exacting, the inventory must be in Italian, and regional offices vary in how strictly they apply the rules. Our broker knows the officers, which matters more than it should.
From port to door, Italy is a country of driving quirks. ZTL restrictions in historic centres, switchback roads into hilltop borgos, a truck size limit in half the villages of Tuscany, ferries to Sicily and Sardinia. The City Post Express team plans the final leg with the right-sized vehicle, books the ZTL permit where required, and coordinates with local couriers for the last few hundred metres if needed.
Our Italy service provides comprehensive door-to-door shipping. We pack your belongings at your US home, handle all export and import documentation, ship via air or ocean freight, clear Italian customs, and deliver directly to your Italian address — whether it is a modern apartment in Milan or a centuries-old townhouse in Umbria.
Italian homes, particularly in historic city centres and smaller towns, often have narrow streets, tight staircases, and small or no elevators. We strongly recommend assessing access to your new home before finalising what furniture to ship. Our team provides practical advice based on extensive experience delivering to Italian addresses of all types.
Italian customs (Agenzia delle Dogane) can be thorough, and having complete, accurately prepared documentation is essential to avoid delays. We prepare all trasloco documentation and work directly with customs authorities. You will need a codice fiscale (tax identification number) for the customs process — apply at the Agenzia delle Entrate as soon as possible after arrival.
Many clients use both — air for essentials they need on arrival, ocean for the bulk of their belongings.
Air freight to Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa, or other Italian airports. Includes Agenzia delle Dogane customs clearance and delivery to your Italian address.
Ports: Genoa (northern Italy), Livorno (central Italy/Tuscany), Naples (southern Italy)
Ocean freight to Genoa, Livorno, or Naples. Includes customs clearance with trasloco relief and inland delivery. LCL and FCL options available.
We handle the customs documentation. Here is a quick guide to what travels well on this route — and what doesn't.
Italy follows EU customs regulations for importing personal effects under the trasloco (relocation) relief — the Italian implementation of EU Regulation 1186/2009. The Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli handles all import declarations.
This exempts your personal effects and household goods from customs duties and VAT when transferring your permanent residence to Italy from outside the EU.
Customs paperwork for Italy is included in every package — ToR relief, declarations, all of it.
Apply at the local Agenzia delle Entrate office as soon as you arrive. This tax code is needed for customs clearance, opening a bank account, and virtually all official processes.
Italian city centres, especially in Rome, Florence, and Naples, have narrow streets, ZTL zones (restricted traffic areas), and buildings with no elevators. Assess access before shipping large furniture.
We route to Genoa for northern Italy, Livorno for central Italy and Tuscany, or Naples for southern Italy — minimising inland delivery distance.
Italy uses Type L plugs in addition to the standard European C/F. Most modern power strips accept all three types, but check your electronics.
The long haul done right. Ocean and air freight from the US to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and every postcode in between — biosecurity and customs handled.
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From Milan to Sicily — shipping to Italy with Agenzia delle Dogane customs handled. Flat-rate door-to-door quote within 24 hours.
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