International Removals to and from Mataró
Mataró removals have a council procedure of their own, “Ocupació de la via pública: Mudances”, that asks for applications at least 15 days ahead, with 2026 fees from 25.88 euros for a partial occupation.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
Why does a Mataró move need a 15-day head start?
Because the council’s mudances page (opens in a new window) says so. Under the street ordinance, applications for use of the road must be made “en el termini mínim de 15 dies respecte l’inici previst de l’ús”, a minimum of 15 days before the use begins. The same page says the answer takes “com a màxim 13 dies”.
Put the two together, and this is our arithmetic, not the council’s: an application lodged on the last permitted day can be answered only two days before the move. Applying earlier than 15 days leaves room for the permit, the fee bill and the signs, which the holder must put up. Anyone or any firm needing a move may apply.
The request must give the street affected with the house numbers and the start and end dates. Once it is handled, the council sends a receipt, then the permit and the fee settlement to the applicant. Filing is online or through the council’s free information line.
Which streets count as the basic network?
The fee, and the chance of getting the date you want, depend on one distinction: “xarxa bàsica” or not. The page says licences that affect streets declared as basic network “seran limitades”, and that street-cut permits can be limited by the time slots available and by the aim of the least impact on the city.
The council publishes a list of basic-network streets (opens in a new window). It includes Carrer Major, Carrer de Barcelona and Avinguda del Maresme, so a move on a main road needs a check against the list before you choose a date. Streets that are not on it are non-basic network.
What do the 2026 fee lines say?
The tramit page lists the cost as whatever the fee ordinances 3.9 and 3.11 set “pels diferents conceptes”, without choosing a line for moves. In the 2026 ordinance book (opens in a new window), article 5 of ordinance 3.9 gives, in euros: a partial occupation of a non-basic street 25.88, a street cut on a non-basic street 61.94, a partial occupation of a basic street 41.56, and a street cut on a basic street 111.36.
In the PDF text the labels come first and the figures follow in matching sequence, so the pairing above is by position. It also fits a pattern: the basic network costs more than the non-basic for the same kind of licence, and a cut costs more than a partial occupation. The ordinance lists a separate line for cancelling, extending or modifying a permit, 7.35 euros. It also has a reduced scale for frequent users of the road, but that status is for people who cut or occupy the same spaces regularly, and the ordinance says each cut still needs its own licence. A single household move does not fit it.
A move that leaves a lane open is most likely the partial occupation, and one that closes the road the cut. That is our reading, because the council does not say which line a move takes, so ask before you budget.
What if the move uses two streets?
The page foresees it: a move may involve “dues ocupacions”, the first to take the belongings out and the second to put them in at the new address. In that case you may say so in the observations field of the application, with the second street and number.
What the page does not say is whether the second street is charged as a second licence. Each fee line in the ordinance is a licence, so ask the council whether a second one is billed before you commit.
Who signs the street, and when?
The permit holder. The page lists two duties once the permit is granted: to sign the occupation of the road beforehand with the necessary elements, and to remove the signs when the activity that justified the request is over. Where the occupation affects parked vehicles, users must be warned by signs at least 48 hours ahead.
It leaves out the sign design, the number of panels and the hours of the day, and we found no vehicle weight limit. Nothing we read says whether a non-resident can file without Spanish identification; put that to the council too.
Mataró beside other Catalan towns
For the capital, see the Barcelona guide; the Mataró procedure differs from other Catalan councils we have read. Cornellà de Llobregat bills by the metre and the hour, and Vilanova i la Geltrú adds a signage fee for single-fence moves. Paperwork for goods arriving from the UK sits in our household goods customs guide.
Questions about moving to or from Mataró
How far ahead must a Mataró move be applied for?
At least 15 days before the use begins, according to the council’s mudances page.
The council says it answers within 13 days at most.
What does a street permit cost in Mataró?
The 2026 ordinance lists 25.88 euros for a partial occupation and 61.94 euros for a street cut on non-basic streets, and 41.56 and 111.36 euros on basic-network streets.
The council does not say which line a move takes.
Does the council limit permits on main streets?
Yes.
Its page says licences affecting basic-network streets are limited, and a published list names those streets.
Do I need a second permit for the street I am moving into?
The council allows the second street to be noted in the observations field of one application.
It does not say whether a second fee applies, so ask.
Send us your Mataró details
Tell us the street and number at both ends, whether the street is on the basic network, the floor and lift, and the dates you could move.
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