Goods
Documents required Customs Prescriptions Remarks
Household goods removals
Italian Citizen returning :.
· Consular declaration issued by the nearest Italian consulate abroad indicating the lenght of the stay abroad (at least 12 months), names of family members and the returning date
a detailed list in Italian of the goods visaed by the Consulate must be included.
· Passport copy
· Italian fiscal code
as an alternative to the Consular declaration, shippers can provide customs with
· Original certificate of residence that has to be required as soon as back to Italy.
· Autocertificazione ( self declaration of residence registration : important document which implies the penal responsibility of the owner) in which customer declares :
- his transfer of residence from abroad to Italy, the status of his family and the value of the goods
- the electrical appliances, such as TV, radio, Hi-Fi and video-recorder, should be listed with serial number, trademark and date of purchase. The appliances have to be “CE” or acquired before 1/1/1996 (proof of purchase might be required).
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Foreign Citizen :
· Permesso di soggiorno (stay permit in Italy that will be released by Questura). Necessary to get the visa permit (long procedure)
· 2 originals of Certificate of Residence issued by the Italian City Hall indicating the provenience.
· Photocopy of the first 2 pages of Passport
· Photocopy of the Italian Fiscal Code released by the Ministry of Finance.
· Working declaration from the Italian company he will working for with starting date.
· Autocertificazione (important document which implies the penal responsibility of the owner) in which customer declares :
- his transfer of residence from abroad to Italy, the status of his family and the value of the goods
- the electrical appliances such as TV, radio, Hi-Fi and video-recorder should be listed with serial number, trademark and date of purchase. The appliances have to be “CE” or acquired before 1/1/1996 (proof of purchase might be required).
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EC Citizen or with EC Citizenship :
same documents as above plus :
· Declaration from his Consulate stating that he has been living outside EC Countries for more than 12 months. As a general rule the Italian Customs authorities grant free entry to used household removal goods and used car. Tobacco in any form or spirits in large quantities or firearms should not be included in the shipment.
Clearing times are estimated to be between 2-4 days from arrrival depending on port of entries and documentation provided for the entry.
Diplomat's removals. Members of the Italian Diplomatic and Consular Corps, are exempted from all formalities other than presentation of
a certificate from the Administration to which they belong (Foreign Ministry or National Defence Ministry etc.) called FRANCHIGIA MISTERIALE.
Foreign Diplomats and personnel coming to Italy to join an official international organisation, will obtain the "Diplomatic Franchise" through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome.
This procedure takes from 4 to 6 weeks. Therefore pre-movement advice in order to avoid delays is advisable. Firearms should not be included in the removal.
Wedding trousseaux The applications should be accompanied by the list of objects comprising the trousseau, the wedding certificate and the certificate of residence in Italy of the married couple.
Customs Office authorises import in franchise of trousseaux and wedding presents belonging to women of Italian or foreign nationality who as a result of their marriage with an Italian citizen, are electing domicile in Italy. Application should be addressed to the customs office which performs the import operations.
For Italian or foreign women who settle in Italy as a result of their marriage with a non-Italian, the authorisation for import in franchise is issued, in each individual case, by the Directorate-General of Customs of the Ministry of Finance.
Wedding trousseaux are not admitted duty-free into Italy. However, they can enter duty-free as removals if they are used and importation is connected with a transfer of residence. Motor-cars are not considered as part of wedding trousseaux and therefore are not granted duty-free entry.
Inheritances · Translated visaed copy of the Will. Importation of such goods is authorised without production of any "Exchange Control" certificate but they are subject to normal customs duties as per tariff. Application for exemption from "Exchange Control" formalities should be made to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Above goods can ent