Shipping to the Balkans. From Slovenia to Albania, with customs ready on departure.
The Balkans are close by and partly outside the European Union: half the countries require customs. We arrange road transport from Brescia and prepare the declarations before the truck leaves.
Answers to the most common questions.
Which Balkan countries do you ship to?
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, by road, both groupage and full loads.
Which Balkan countries require customs?
Those outside the European Union: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. Slovenia and Croatia do not.
Are duties paid on Italian goods in the Balkans?
For products of European preferential origin the agreements with the Union reduce or eliminate duties, if origin is documented. We check before shipment.
Other destinations: Shipping to Europe · Shipping to Albania · Shipping to Austria · Shipping to Scandinavia from Brescia, Italy · Shipping to Belgium
What changes from one Balkan country to another?
EU and non-EU countries
Slovenia and Croatia are in the European Union: goods move without customs. Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo are outside: an export declaration in Italy and clearance at destination are required. Knowing from the start which side of the border the customer is on avoids surprises with the documents.
Preferential origin: reduced duties
The Union has agreements with the Western Balkan countries that reduce or eliminate duties on products of European origin. Using them requires the proof of origin set out in the agreement. We check with you whether the goods qualify and prepare the document together with the declaration.
Borders and complete documents
At non-EU crossings a missing document stops the truck, and with it the goods of every shipper on board. So we check invoices, packing lists, consignee details and customs codes before departure, and agree with the customer who handles clearance on arrival.
By road and by sea
Inland countries are reached by road through Slovenia and Croatia. For Albania and Montenegro part of the route may be by ferry across the Adriatic: we choose the route according to the goods and delivery point.
