Italy compared with twenty European markets
Twenty comparisons with the neighbouring and far markets an Italian programme is most often weighed against.
Twenty comparisons are set out here, each placing Italy beside one European market. The comparison covers what changes when a programme is delivered across a border: the tax treatment, the customs position, the expected lead time and the cost of a split shipment against a single one.
The close comparisons are the useful ones. Germany and Austria share a customs area with Italy, which makes the paperwork simpler than the numbers suggest. Switzerland and Norway sit outside it, which makes a delivery to Zurich a customs operation rather than a courier job. The United Kingdom is a separate VAT and customs territory, and the page says so plainly.
The same programme run in two countries is rarely twice the price of one run in one country. The pages set out where the saving comes from and where the extra cost appears, and they say which is which.
Twenty comparisons
One page per country pair, covering tax, customs, lead time and the cost of splitting the shipment.
- Italy and Andorra
- Italy and Austria
- Italy and Belgium
- Italy and Cyprus
- Italy and Czechia
- Italy and Denmark
- Italy and Finland
- Italy and France
- Italy and Germany
- Italy and Greece
- Italy and Iceland
- Italy and Ireland
- Italy and Luxembourg
- Italy and Malta
- Italy and the Netherlands
- Italy and Norway
- Italy and Romania
- Italy and Sweden
- Italy and Switzerland
- Italy and the United Kingdom
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to ship from Italy or from the local market?
It depends on the volume and on whether the goods are already in the country. The comparison pages work through the case.
Does a pan-European programme need one artwork?
Usually. The packaging and the insert are what change, and the multi-language guide covers that.
Who handles customs?
We do, as an Authorised Economic Operator, with the CMR, the packing list and the origin declaration included.
Tell us the second country
Send the countries, the quantity and the delivery date. We reply with the cost and the lead time for each side and what the split shipment costs.