Container to Genoa or La Spezia
For a full home.
Europe · Colombia ⇄ Italy
International movers between Colombia and Italy
Many Colombians with Italian citizenship take the step of living in Italy, and others return after years there. Either way, household goods can enter free of duty and VAT if they meet the transfer-of-residence rules.
Colombia ⇄ Italy
Moves to Italy sail from Cartagena to Genoa, La Spezia or Livorno, or fly to Rome or Milan. Italy exempts from duty and VAT the personal belongings of anyone who lived at least 12 months outside the European Union, provided they used them for six months before moving and keep them for the same use.
How your move travels to Italy
The Ligurian Sea ports take most containers arriving from the Americas. Southern Italy is also served through Tyrrhenian ports.
Groupage
Priced by volume; good for a few pieces.
Air to Rome or Milan
For urgent or valuable items.
- Arrival: Seaports: Genoa, La Spezia and Livorno
- Arrival: Airports: Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa
Italy’s transfer-of-residence relief
Italy applies EU personal property rules; Italian consulates guide the process known as rimpatrio masserizie.
- Normal residence outside the European Union for at least 12 consecutive months.
- Goods owned and used for at least six months at the previous residence.
- Kept for the same use in Italy and declared within 12 months of taking up residence.
- If the stay abroad ended before 12 months, you must show you intended to complete it, for example with a work contract terminated early.
- For 12 months the goods may not be lent, sold or transferred.
What not to ship to Italy
- Cured meats, meat and dairy.
- Plants and soil.
- Firearms without Italian authorization.
- New goods in commercial quantities.
Moving back from Italy to Colombia
From the Ligurian ports the container crosses the Atlantic to Cartagena. Our Italian partner packs at your home, and we prepare entry under Law 1565 or as standard household goods.
How moving to Colombia worksQuestions about moving to Italy
What is rimpatrio masserizie?
It is the Italian term for bringing in the belongings of someone moving their residence to Italy, free of duty and VAT if the conditions are met.
I have Italian citizenship; does that change anything?
The relief depends on where you lived and how you used the goods, not on nationality; the consulate guides the paperwork.
What if I lived abroad for less than 12 months?
It may be accepted if you prove you intended to stay that long, for example with a contract that ended early.
Can you ship artwork to Italy?
Yes, in custom crates; in Colombia we check whether the work needs a Ministry of Culture permit to leave.