Customs clearance in Brescia. Import and export, with customs in-house.
We clear goods in Brescia, whether arriving from abroad or leaving for a non-EU country: declarations are made at our Via Buozzi warehouses, under simplified procedure, as an Authorised Economic Operator.
Answers to the most common questions.
Where are goods cleared through customs in Brescia?
Goods can be cleared directly at our warehouses at Via Bruno Buozzi 14, Brescia. Our customs department lodges declarations under simplified procedure, as an Authorised Economic Operator, without taking the goods to customs premises.
Can I use you for customs clearance only, without transport?
Yes, you can entrust us with the customs operation alone. We coordinate with the carrier chosen by you, your supplier or your customer, receive the goods and documents and lodge the import or export declaration.
Which documents are needed to clear imported goods?
You need the commercial invoice, the packing list and the transport document, plus the importer's EORI number. Depending on the product, certificates of origin, declarations of conformity or licences are added. We send you the precise list before the goods arrive.
How are import duties and VAT calculated?
Duty is calculated by applying the rate for the product's customs code to the customs value, which generally includes the price and transport to the Union border. Import VAT is calculated on that value plus the duty. With the invoice and a technical description we tell you the amounts in advance.
What happens if customs holds the goods for an inspection?
We let you know straight away and submit the requested documents to customs. If a physical inspection is required, it takes place at our Brescia warehouses with our assistance. Once the check is complete the goods are released and can be delivered or leave.
How are goods cleared through customs in Brescia?
Clearing in Brescia rather than at the port or airport
Goods arriving from outside the European Union do not have to be cleared where they land. They can continue under customs supervision to Brescia and be declared here, close to whoever is receiving them. The advantage is practical: if customs asks for a clarification, a document or an inspection, the goods are a few kilometres from your company and not in a distant terminal, where every day of storage has a cost. The same applies on departure: the export declaration is made in Brescia and the vehicle goes straight to the border, port or airport.
What simplified procedure means
Our customs department is authorised to lodge declarations at our own warehouses, without physically taking the goods to customs premises. In practice the truck arrives in Via Buozzi, the declaration is transmitted and, once release is granted, the goods are free to be delivered or to leave. This option is linked to Authorised Economic Operator status, which the Italian Customs Agency grants after verifying a company's reliability, organisation and procedures.
Imports: what you pay and why
When goods enter the Union you normally pay duty, if it applies to that product and origin, and import VAT. Duty is calculated on the customs value, which includes the price paid and, as a rule, transport to the Union border. The rate depends on the product's customs code. That is why, before arrival, we ask for the invoice, a technical description and the origin: you can then know the amount due in advance rather than discover it with the goods at a standstill.
Exports: proof of exit
To sell outside the European Union without charging VAT you must be able to show that the goods really left the customs territory. The proof comes from the export declaration, identified by a number called the MRN, and from the message with which the customs office of exit confirms the passage. We lodge the declaration, follow the closure of the operation and give you the references to keep with the invoice. Many companies overlook this step until an audit arrives.
The documents we ask for
Clearance always requires the commercial invoice and the packing list. Then it depends on the goods: the transport document, certificates of origin, declarations of conformity, licences for restricted products, safety data sheets for dangerous goods. Importers and exporters must have an EORI number, which for Italian companies is the VAT number preceded by IT. We send you a precise list for your shipment, so you prepare everything once.
When customs carries out checks
A declaration may be released immediately, or customs may ask to see the documents or inspect the goods. It is not a sign of irregularity: it is part of risk analysis. If it happens we let you know, submit what is requested and attend the inspection at our warehouses. A clear description on the invoice, a correct customs code and consistent values reduce the likelihood of a file being held up, and these are the points we work on before transmitting the declaration.
Special procedures
Not all goods come in to stay or leave for good. A machine may go abroad for a trade fair and return, a component may arrive to be processed and leave again, a product may be sent outside the Union for repair. For these cases there are procedures such as temporary export and admission and inward and outward processing, which avoid paying duties that are not due. Our department handles processing procedures; customs warehousing is available through qualified partners.
Even when the transport is not ours
You can entrust us with the customs operation alone. It happens when the foreign supplier has already arranged the journey to Italy, or when your customer sends their own carrier to collect and someone is needed to lodge the export declaration in Brescia. In these cases we coordinate with the carrier, receive the goods or documents and take care of the customs side. If you then also need final delivery or a period of storage, we add it to the same file.
