How to send a letter to Italy

How to address and send post to another country — the address layout, postage, delivery times and what you can and can’t send.

Italy

Sending post to Italy
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery timeApprox 7-15 business days.
PostageLetter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
PostcodeCAP is 5 digits; province as 2-letter code in brackets.

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Nome
Via, numero civico
NNNNN LOCALITA (XX)
ITALIA
Example
Giulia Rossi
Via Roma, 12
00184 ROMA (RM)
ITALIA
More examples
Apartment:
Luca Bianchi
Via Milano, 25, Int. 7
20121 MILANO (MI)
ITALIA
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
CAP is 5 digits; province as 2-letter code in brackets.
Language
Italian; uppercase locality and province code.

📮 Sending

Postage methods
Letter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
Delivery times
Approx 7-15 business days.

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Italy

From anywhere
about 9 days (441 letters)
From USA
about 3 weeks (86 letters)
From United Kingdom
about 10 days (60 letters)
From Germany
about 5 days (43 letters)
From France
about 4 days (22 letters)
From Canada
about 8 days (20 letters)

Based on letters our members logged and marked as received over the last two years, using the quicker letters on each route. A letter may arrive sooner: members don’t always mark a letter as received as soon as it arrives.

🛃 Customs and restrictions

Customs
CN22/CN23 for goods.
Restrictions
Dangerous goods restricted.

💡 Tips

Place CAP before city; avoid commas.
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