European removals
Removals to Italy
Moves the length of Italy, and part-loads back to the UK.
Lines open seven days a week, 8:00am – 10:30pm.
- Crews
- Our own team
- Employed by AFS, never subcontracted
- Quote
- In writing within 24 hours
- Itemised from our published rates
- Cover
- Included as standard
- Goods in Transit & Public Liability
- Coordinator
- One named contact
- From the quote to the last box
A move to Italy is packed and loaded by the same crew that turns up at your door in the UK. Nothing is handed to a third party at the point where things usually go missing.
Goods in Transit and Public Liability cover apply to a Italian move exactly as they do to a move across town. One coordinator owns the job from the first call to the last box.
Packing matters more on a long run
Breakages on long journeys are rarely dropped items. They are things that were allowed to move for hundreds of miles. That makes packing the part of a Italian move worth paying attention to — either ours, or yours done properly.
How to pack fragile things so they survive the van- LeShuttle Freight planned crossing, Folkestone to Calais
- 35 min
- uninterrupted residence outside the EU needed for relief
- 12 months
- possession and use of the goods before the move
- 6 months
- Italian customs application forms (A without, B with guarantee)
- Mod. F-01
Customs relief for moving your home to Italy
The Italian customs and monopolies agency (ADM) applies the EU relief for moving your home from outside the EU to Italy. It publishes two application forms: Mod. F-01 A, transfer of residence to Italy without a guarantee, and Mod. F-01 B, with a guarantee. The conditions below follow ADM's guidance and the EU regulation it cites.
- You have lived outside the EU without interruption for at least 12 months.
- You have owned and used the goods abroad for at least six months before the move.
- The goods are declared for free circulation within 12 months of establishing your normal residence in the EU customs territory.
- The relief can be granted before you move if you undertake to transfer your residence within six months. This is the case the guarantee form is for.
- It covers personal goods for the private use of the household, such as furniture and household effects, private vehicles and their trailers.
Crossing the Channel
One way to cross the Channel by road is Eurotunnel's LeShuttle Freight between Folkestone and Calais. Its planned journey time is 35 minutes, with up to one departure every 10 minutes at peak times, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The operator's figures for December to June 2022 show the 35 minutes achieved in 81% of cases and 38 minutes or less in 94%. Whichever crossing your move uses, allow for the wait either side of it as well as the crossing itself.
On the UK side
GOV.UK says goods for personal use taken out of the UK in luggage or in a vehicle do not normally need a formal declaration, and that you should also check the requirements of the country you are going to. A full household load is a bigger consignment than luggage, so tell us early that it is a removal and we will confirm with you which paperwork applies before the day.
Sources
Taken from the official pages below and last checked 19 September 2026. Customs rules and operator figures change, so confirm with the authority before you rely on them.
Getting a price
European moves are quoted individually rather than from the hourly rate card — the distance, the crossing and the load all move the number. Call us or send the details and we will price it properly.
Ask about this route
European moves are quoted individually. Send us the route and a few details, by email or on WhatsApp, and our team will come back to you with a written quote.
United Kingdom to Italy
Lines open seven days a week
Plan your European move
Tell us your route, what is moving and your preferred date, and we will put together a written quote for the whole move.
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