Planning a move to Italy from Australia? See how OSS helps you plan dates, compare quotes, pack, prepare for customs and arrange delivery to your new home.
Moving to Italy from Australia means planning what happens between leaving one home and settling into the next. Whether you are returning to family or starting a new job, it helps to know what will be packed, when it will be collected and how you will manage until your belongings arrive.
An OSS World Wide Movers consultant helps turn those dates into a household moving plan. This guide takes you from the first consultation to the day your belongings reach your Italian home.
Write down the date you need to leave your Australian property, your expected arrival and your earliest move-in date. If you will stay with family or in temporary accommodation, decide what you will need on arrival and what can wait for delivery. Keep passports, residence documents and daily essentials with you.
Tell your OSS consultant which dates are fixed and which could change. If you are still looking for a home, give us the intended city or postcode so we can start planning and identify what needs confirmation later.
Walk through your home room by room. Include cartons, clothing, appliances and anything in the garage or storage. Identify items you are still deciding about and pieces that may need special packing. Tell OSS about access at collection and delivery, even if you only have preliminary details for Italy.
Our consultant uses that information to assess shipment volume and prepare a quote for the agreed packing, collection, freight and delivery. Ask how a change in inventory, access or delivery address would affect the price. See the OSS moving consultation service.
Confirm which rooms and belongings the packing team will prepare, which items should stay with you and whether anything needs disassembly or extra protection. OSS can pack household belongings for international handling, including delicate items assessed with your consultant. See professional packing for international moves.
Raise storage, pet transport, vehicle shipping or other specialist needs at quotation stage so OSS can assess their timing and scope. Review the policy terms before booking. See OSS international moving services and transit insurance options.
OSS can assess sea freight for the main household shipment and air freight for selected items you need sooner. For sea freight, ask whether your shipment suits a sole-use container or a shared option available for your route. Your consultant can explain what each option means for handling, consolidation and the estimate.
Compare the full collection-to-delivery estimate, including clearance and the final delivery appointment. If you expect to arrive before your goods, decide what you will take with you and ask about storage if your new home may be unavailable. Review the OSS sea freight options.
Your household inventory and evidence about your move help the destination team assess the clearance requirements. If you are transferring your normal residence to Italy, ask which documents will be needed to support any applicable relief and when they must be supplied. OSS helps prepare the shipment information and coordinates with the destination team. Check the official Italian Customs guidance.
Give OSS the final address, the person who can receive the goods and the date the property will be ready. Confirm how the crew can unload and reach the entrance. At booking, check whether delivery includes placement, unpacking or reassembly and ask how changes to access will be handled.
The city and street can change the last stage of your household shipment. Use these checks to prepare your delivery brief before agreeing the moving service. National import paperwork and local vehicle or street-space permissions serve different purposes.
For a Rome address, first establish whether the delivery enters a controlled-traffic zone (ZTL). The city’s temporary-permit guidance distinguishes access categories and unloading conditions. Ask the delivery team to check the actual zone and vehicle rather than assuming that a resident’s access covers the removal vehicle. Send the address, entrance photographs and the distance from the proposed unloading point to the front door. Ask who will confirm the required permissions before a delivery date is agreed.
A Milan move can involve two distinct checks: permission to occupy the unloading space and permission for the vehicle to reach it. The municipality’s guidance specifically notes Area C and ZTL requirements alongside street-space occupation. Ask for both to be checked against the chosen vehicle and exact address. For an apartment, supply entrance and lift measurements as well as the floor number. Have any equipment, extra carrying and applicable access charges identified in the quote rather than treating a city-centre address as a complete delivery specification.
In Florence, establish whether unloading or lifting equipment will occupy public space. The city’s removals service explains that a public-space concession may need to be accompanied by a separate temporary traffic or parking measure. A brief unloading period should not be assumed to remove the need for a check. Before dispatch, ask the destination team what the proposed delivery involves and which permissions apply. Provide photographs or a sketch of the unloading area, especially if large furniture cannot use the ordinary entrance.
For Bologna, ask whether the removal vehicle or equipment needs an authorised occupation of public space. The municipality lists a concession procedure and publishes removals concessions in its public register. Do not assume a nearby parking space can simply be kept clear on delivery morning. Establish who checks the proposed unloading position, street access and any permissions. Then compare the furniture dimensions with the entrance, stairs and lift so that an authorised unloading position also supports a practical route into the home.
Add the full address, access photographs, furniture dimensions, floor and lift details, unloading position and property-ready date to the same brief. Ask the mover to identify who handles any permissions, what the quote includes and what remains conditional. Reconfirm applicable local requirements when scheduling the move.
OSS prepares a quote based on your inventory, freight option, access at both homes and the services you need. Share your intended Italian postcode and any stairs, tight streets or storage needs so the quote reflects the expected delivery work.
Ask OSS for a collection-to-delivery estimate based on the proposed service. Packing, consolidation for shared freight, clearance and the final delivery appointment can all affect the timing. Tell your consultant when you expect to have access to your home.
Yes. Give your consultant the intended area and expected move-in date. They can explain the quote assumptions and discuss storage if needed. Confirm the final address and access as soon as you have them.
Yes. OSS offers professional export packing for household belongings. Show your consultant any fragile, oversized or valuable items during the assessment so the team can discuss suitable protection and include the agreed work in your quote.
OSS can help prepare the shipment inventory and coordinate document requirements and deadlines with the destination team. Tell your consultant who is importing the goods so the team can confirm what evidence is needed before dispatch.
Raise pets and vehicles during your first consultation. OSS can discuss specialist arrangements and assess them separately from the household shipment, taking the route, timing and destination requirements into account.
Tell us where you are moving from, where you expect to live in Italy and what you are taking. OSS can assess the options and give you a written quote for the household move.
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