Freight to and from Italy

International shipping, customs clearance, road, sea and air transport

Italy-Switzerland transport: our specialty since 1929

Franzosini SA manages daily shipments between Italy and Switzerland with daily departures from our hubs in Chiasso, Stabio, Novazzano and Ponte Tresa. We offer full truckloads (FTL), groupage (LTL), capillary distribution and temperature-controlled transport from –18 °C to +25 °C for food, pharmaceuticals and chemical products.

Our customs offices at Chiasso Brogeda, Stabio-Gaggiolo and Ponte Tresa ensure fast import and export clearance. Our team of over 20 expert customs declarants handles HS/TARIC tariff classification, EUR.1 certificates of origin, T1/T2 documents and import VAT procedures (8.1% standard rate, 2.6% reduced).

Transit times and territorial coverage

Delivery times: Ticino–Northern Italy 24 hours, Switzerland–Central Italy (Rome, Florence) 48 hours, Southern Italy and Islands 72 hours. Daily groupage departures to Milan, Turin, Bologna, Rome, Naples, Verona, Padua and Genoa. Same-day express service for Chiasso–Milan and Chiasso–Como routes.

Logistics and customs services for Italy

FTL and LTL road transport, rail-road intermodal via Gotthard and Simplon, last-mile distribution throughout Italy, DDA bonded warehouse storage in Novazzano (5,000+ m²), e-commerce fulfilment for Italian and Swiss markets, cross-border returns management.

For Italian companies exporting to Switzerland: we manage the entire process from packaging to delivery, including Swiss import clearance, VAT payment via PCD customs account and distribution throughout the country. For Swiss companies importing from Italy: supplier pickup, consolidation at Chiasso, customs clearance and same-day delivery in Italian-speaking Switzerland.