Mont Blanc tunnel
Aosta Valley, Milan, the lakes and the north-west
The direct line from the Channel ports through France into the Aosta Valley, then onward to Lombardy and down to Emilia and Tuscany.
UK Italy Removals
UK to Italy removals,
UK to Italy removals,
planned from your Italian front door
From any UK address to anywhere in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia included. We prepare the customs claim, choose the Alpine crossing that suits your region, and plan the awkward last stretch: ZTL permits, condominio rules, external furniture lifts and gravel lanes.
- Mont Blanc, Fréjus and Brenner routes
- Italian-speaking coordinator
- Customs claim prepared for you
- Goods-in-transit cover on every move
How every move is set up
The crew that loads is the crew that unloads Goods-in-transit cover on every move UK and Italian customs paperwork prepared for you Inventory and labels in English and Italian
The route south
Which Alpine crossing suits your region?
There is no single best way into Italy. The crossing that makes sense depends on where you are going, the season and whether a tunnel is closed. Your quote names the route and why we chose it. Our guide to the Brenner and Mont Blanc routes compares them in more depth.
Fréjus tunnel
Turin, Piedmont and western Liguria
Emerges in the Susa Valley above Turin. A natural choice for Piedmont, and the usual alternative when Mont Blanc is closed for maintenance.
Brenner route
Verona, Venice, Trentino and the north-east
Comes down through Alto Adige and Trentino towards Verona, well placed for the Veneto, Friuli and the Adriatic side of Emilia-Romagna.
Riviera coast road
Genoa, the Ligurian coast and coastal Tuscany
Enters Italy at Ventimiglia without a high pass, useful for Liguria and as a fallback when mountain weather turns.
The last stretch
Italian addresses are rarely a simple kerbside drop.
The motorway part of a move to Italy is predictable. The final street is where moves go wrong, so that is where we spend the planning time: photos and map pins at survey, permits requested from the comune, and the right vehicle sent for the lane you actually live on.
ZTL historic centres
Florence, Rome, Bologna and many smaller towns restrict traffic in the centro storico. We request the temporary vehicle permit and the street-occupation permit from the comune, or prepare the forms where only residents may apply.
Condominio buildings
Small lifts, narrow stairs and house rules on moving hours are normal in Italian apartment blocks. Our coordinator contacts the amministratore, and a montamobili external lift is booked when furniture will not fit the stairwell.
Strade bianche and islands
Hill farms down gravel lanes get a shuttle van for the last stretch. Sicily and Sardinia add a ferry leg, with local vans for old-town streets that a lorry cannot enter.
Italian destinations
Where in Italy are you heading?
Each regional page covers what is particular about delivering there: Venetian goods boats, Roman ZTL permits, Tuscan gravel roads, Neapolitan hill streets, Puglian trulli and the ferry crossing to Sicily. Choose your region for the detail.
Collections in Britain
Leaving from London, Manchester —
Leaving from London, Manchester —
or anywhere in between
Our route pages cover removals from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol and Liverpool to Italy, with notes on local access at the British end. We collect from the towns and villages around each city too, and from everywhere else in England, Scotland and Wales.
London
London to Italy
View route Manchester
Manchester to Italy
View route Birmingham
Birmingham to Italy
View route Edinburgh
Edinburgh to Italy
View route Glasgow
Glasgow to Italy
View route Bristol
Bristol to Italy
View route Leeds
Leeds to Italy
View route Liverpool
Liverpool to Italy
View route Services
A whole house, a few rooms —
A whole house, a few rooms —
or a single treasured piece
Every room, every form, one crew
Whole-home removals from the UK to Italy
A complete household moved from a UK address to an Italian one: survey, packing, the export and Italian customs entries, the Alpine crossing, and access planning for ZTL streets, condominio staircases or a gravel lane at the far end.
Read more Pay for your share of the vehiclePart loads and shared vans to Italy
For flats, studios and selected furniture: your goods ride on a vehicle shared with other households heading south, packed and listed separately, with the same customs handling as a whole-home move.
Read more Crated, declared and tracked on its ownSingle items and specialist pieces to Italy
A piano, a painting, an antique dresser or a motorbike, moved from the UK to an Italian address with its own crate, its own customs declaration and cover matched to its value.
Read more Wrapped for the Alps, labelled in ItalianPacking and crating for a move to Italy
Professional packing before your move to Italy: full or fragile-only, bilingual labels by destination room, a numbered inventory that doubles as the customs list, and crates for pieces that need them.
Read more Hold the load until the rogito is signedStorage while you wait for your Italian keys
Secure storage in the UK before departure or in Italy before delivery, for the gaps that Italian conveyancing, renovations and rental start dates tend to create.
Read more Transport plus the Italian registration pathMoving your car or motorbike to Italy
A car, motorbike or classic vehicle transported from the UK to Italy, with guidance on the import declaration, nazionalizzazione at the Motorizzazione Civile and getting Italian plates.
Read more Your written quote
What does a UK to Italy removal include?
A written quote from us covers the move itself door to door. Optional extras are listed line by line, and a few things are yours to arrange because Italian offices deal with you in person.
Included
- Survey and bilingual inventory
- Loading, transport and unloading
- The route to your region, and the ferry for island addresses
- UK export declaration and Italian transfer-of-residence claim
- Goods-in-transit cover
Itemised extras
- Full or fragile-only packing
- Bespoke crates for art, marble and glass
- ZTL and street-occupation permits
- Montamobili lift or shuttle van
- Storage at either end, and vehicle transport
Yours to arrange
- Visa and permesso di soggiorno
- Codice fiscale
- Anagrafe registration at your comune
- Pet travel documents
- Re-registering a car at the Motorizzazione
- Italy onlyEvery move we plan ends at an Italian address
- Mainland and islandsFrom the Aosta Valley to Sicily and Sardinia
- BilingualInventory and labels in English and Italian
- Same crewThe people who load are the people who unload
Representative customer notes
The moves people remember —
The moves people remember —
are the awkward ones
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Our house sits at the end of a white road that the sat-nav refuses to believe in. The surveyor asked for a map pin and a photo of every bend, and on the day a small van met the lorry where the tarmac ends and ferried everything up. Not a mark on the dresser we were most nervous about.
Priya & Tom Ashworth
Headingley, Leeds → Near Montepulciano, Tuscany
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Top-floor flat inside the ZTL, lift the size of a phone box. They sorted the access permit with the comune, booked an external lift for the sofa and the bookcases, and my amministratore said afterwards it was the tidiest move the building had seen. Worth it for that alone.
Gareth Pryce
Roath, Cardiff → Trastevere, Rome
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My father left Sicily as a young man and we always said we would go back. Moving the children, a piano and a lifetime of my parents' furniture felt impossible. The coordinator spoke to my mother in Italian on the phone, which won her over before a single box was packed, and the ferry crossing was planned so carefully that the delivery felt routine.
The Morelli family
Stockport, Greater Manchester → Mondello, Palermo
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I relocated for a research post and needed the customs side explained in plain English: what they would file and what I had to bring. I got a short checklist, ticked it off, and my boxes arrived labelled in Italian, so the portiere could help carry them to the right rooms.
Hannah Okafor
Clifton, Bristol → Città Studi, Milan
Start here
Moving to Italy from the UK —
Moving to Italy from the UK —
from first decision to first night
Residence or second home, visa and permesso, codice fiscale, customs, choosing a region and getting your belongings there, set out in the order you will meet them.
Read the complete guideInside the guide
- What to decide before booking
- Do you need a visa to live in Italy?
- Which documents the move needs
- How customs works for household goods
- How your belongings get to Italy
- What drives the cost
…plus 4 more sections
Guides
Practical reading —
Practical reading —
for British movers heading to Italy
paperwork
Permesso di soggiorno for British movers
How UK citizens apply for an Italian residence permit after Brexit — the visa, the post-office kit and the Questura appointment
paperworkCodice fiscale step by step
How to get your Italian tax code from the UK or in Italy — and why almost nothing works without it
paperworkVisas and residence routes for British movers to Italy
Elective residence, work, self-employment, remote work, family and study — plus ETIAS and the new border checks for short visits
Questions
What people ask —
What people ask —
before moving to Italy
Customs, routes, access and cover are all on the full FAQ. Each regional page answers questions about delivering there.
Read the full FAQ-
A survey and inventory at your UK home, packing and loading, the UK export declaration, the drive across the Alps, the Italian transfer-of-residence claim, and delivery planned around the access at your new address. We coordinate each stage under one written quote, and an Italian-speaking coordinator stays in touch from first enquiry to the last box placed.
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Because access in Italy varies far more than in the UK. Historic centres are often camera-enforced ZTL zones that need permits, apartment buildings have condominio rules and small lifts, and rural homes sit on gravel strade bianche. The address decides the vehicle, the crew and whether an external lift or a shuttle van is needed, so we plan backwards from it.
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We handle the removal paperwork: the UK export declaration, the Italian transfer-of-residence claim and the bilingual inventory behind both. Personal applications stay with you, including Anagrafe registration at your comune, your codice fiscale, any visa or permesso di soggiorno, and re-registering a car. Our guides explain each one, and we time the delivery so the two sets of paperwork do not clash.
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No. If you are moving a flat, a few rooms or selected furniture and your dates can flex, a part load puts your goods on a vehicle shared with other households heading to a similar part of Italy. Your consignment keeps its own inventory and its own customs claim. If you need a fixed date, we quote a dedicated vehicle instead.
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Your UK and Italian addresses, even if the Italian one is provisional, a rough idea of what is coming, and how flexible your dates are. Photographs or a map pin of the Italian street, stairwell or lane help a great deal, because access drives much of the plan. Mention pianos, artworks, wine, vehicles or pets at the start so nothing is missed.
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Because no two Italian deliveries share the same volume, route, access and paperwork, so a list would mislead more than it helps. Instead you receive a written, itemised quote after a survey, with each element, from packing to permits, shown as its own line. Our cost guide explains what shapes the figure if you want to understand it before you ask.
Your move
Send us both addresses.
Send us both addresses.
We will work out the road between them.
A short brief is enough to begin. We reply by email with questions about access, arrange a survey, then send a written, itemised quote for the whole journey to your Italian door.
Want to understand costs first? Read what shapes the cost of moving from the UK to Italy.