Italy has introduced a new rule for household goods (HHGs) shipments entering, leaving, or passing through the country.
FIDI Italy has advised its members that, since December 1, 2024, shippers and importers must provide customs with a valid, registered Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number. The new requirement, which was only announced in mid-November, applies even to individuals who are not considered to be ‘economic operators’.
Similar requirements were introduced across the EU several years ago. However, Italian customs had previously been accepting customers’ Italian fiscal code (codice fiscale) as an equivalent for non-commercial operations involving household goods. Under the new rules, the fiscal code must be prefixed with ‘IT’ and validated by customs, too.
The new rules aim to give EU customs authorities easy and reliable access to operators’ registration and identification data. A centralised electronic system has been developed to store and exchange EORI data across EU member states.
