Removals from London to Italy
Italy is the move with the mountains in the middle. We load anywhere in London, cross the Channel, and drive down through France, over or under the Alps, and into Italy — Milan and the north, Tuscany, Rome, or the lakes. It is a serious European road job, and it rewards a firm that has planned the Alpine leg before rather than working it out at the Mont Blanc tunnel.
The Londoners we take to Italy tend to be after something specific — a place in the Tuscan hills, a job in Milan, family roots in the south. We treat it like the proper haul it is.
The route: over the Alps
From London we take the roads to the Channel, cross to France, and run south-east through it toward the Alpine passes and tunnels — Mont Blanc or Fréjus — that drop into the Aosta valley and on to Milan, Turin and the north. For Tuscany and Rome the road continues down the Italian autostrada. The Alpine crossing is the part that needs planning — vehicle height, tunnel rules, seasonal conditions — and we sort it in advance so your move is not held up at altitude.
A full house travels on a dedicated vehicle; a flat or a part-move shares the lorry with other Italy-bound loads.
Post-Brexit customs for Italy
A move to Italy is an EU import. For a genuine relocation, the transfer-of-residence relief means used household goods can usually enter without Italian import duty and VAT, against a detailed inventory and the right declaration, which we prepare. The Italian residency paperwork — codice fiscale, residency registration — is your side to arrange; we make sure the shipment itself is declared correctly.
As everywhere in the EU, a second home is declared differently from a primary move. Tell us which yours is and we handle the documents accordingly.
- Collection from any London borough
- Alpine crossing planned in advance (tunnel rules, height, season)
- One crew and one load, London kerb to Italian address
- Transfer-of-residence relief for a genuine relocation
We collect in every London borough — north, south, east, west and central — and load your Italy move at the door. Need packing or storage in London first? We can hold things and drive them out when you’re ready.
London to Italy, answered
How do you get my belongings to Italy from London?
By road on one vehicle — loaded at your London address, across the Channel, south through France, over or under the Alps via the Mont Blanc or Fréjus tunnels, and on to your Italian address. We plan the Alpine leg in advance so nothing is held up at the border.
Is the Alpine crossing a problem?
Not when it’s planned. Vehicle height, tunnel rules and seasonal conditions all matter, so we sort the crossing before we set off rather than working it out on the day. It’s a normal part of an Italy move for us.
Do I pay Italian import duty after Brexit?
For a genuine relocation, used household goods usually enter without Italian import duty and VAT under the EU transfer-of-residence relief, against a proper inventory. A second home is declared differently — tell us which applies.
Which parts of Italy do you cover?
Lombardy and Milan, Piedmont and Turin, the lakes, Tuscany, Rome and Lazio, and the south. Your destination sets the routing once we’re across the Alps.
Other European routes from London
Get a quote for your move to Italy
Tell us what you’re moving and where from and to. We’ll come back with a written quote.