International Removals to and from Ischia, Procida and Capri
Removals to the Bay of Naples islands meet seasonal bans on vehicles from outside, with weekday allowances for goods vehicles.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
Why do the Bay of Naples islands need their own page?
Ischia, Procida and Capri are reached by sea, and in the tourist season each of them bars many vehicles from landing. A household moving there has to ask whether its car, its van or the removal lorry may land at all. The Naples guide sets out the mainland side of the bay.
We read three decrees: the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport decrees of 2024 for Procida and for Capri, and the Campania regional decree of 17 April 2025 for Ischia. From 2025 the power to issue such bans passed from the Ministry to the regional president, and the decrees are reissued every year with new dates. Treat the dates below as those of the decrees read.
This site introduces removal companies; it does not move goods. Your removal company will say whether a ferry crossing to the island suits its vehicles. Import relief for your belongings is set out in our customs guide for Italy.
What does the Ischia decree say about vehicles?
The regional decree of 17 April 2025 bars, from 18 April to 31 October 2025, vehicles registered to residents or companies elsewhere in Campania, other than those registered to island residents or companies. It also bars vehicles over 26 tonnes laden owned by people outside Campania, and any vehicle longer than 10 metres, unless it is registered to an island resident or company.
Goods vehicles with a load capacity under 13.5 tonnes are exempt from Monday to Friday, on days that are not holidays. Cars and motorbikes with foreign plates are exempt if the driver is not resident in Campania. The prefect of Naples can grant further authorisations of up to forty-eight hours’ stay in a case of real necessity and urgency.
The decree sets a fine of 430 to 1,731 euros for breaking the ban. The six island comuni enforce it.
What does the Procida decree say about vehicles?
The 2024 Ministry decree barred, from 23 March to 27 October 2024, cars, motorbikes and mopeds belonging to anyone not part of the island’s stable resident population, even if co-owned with a resident. Vehicles used for carrying goods, with a laden weight up to 5 tonnes, were exempt on weekdays from Monday to Friday.
Vehicles of firms working on the island were exempt with the municipality’s authorisation, case by case. Exempt vehicles had to send a request on the municipality’s form at least forty-eight hours before landing, and keep it visible in the vehicle for the whole stay. The fine was again 430 to 1,731 euros.
What does the Capri decree say about vehicles?
The 2024 Ministry decree barred vehicles of non-residents of Capri and Anacapri from 30 March to 3 November 2024 and from 18 December 2024 to 7 January 2025. It also barred rental vehicles and vehicles with foreign plates in those periods, a difference from Ischia.
Goods vehicles of any origin were exempt, provided they respected the road limits on the island. The prefect of Naples could grant further authorisations of up to forty-eight hours’ stay in a case of real necessity and urgency. The fine was 430 to 1,731 euros.
A household arriving from the UK with a British-plated car would therefore meet different rules on each island, and in each season. Ask the comune before the car travels.
What did we not read about the islands?
We did not read the 2025 or 2026 decrees for Procida and Capri, or a 2026 decree for Ischia, so their dates and exemptions may differ from those above. We also did not read the ferry operators’ rules on vehicle size, the island councils’ own landing permits, or any rule for street space on the islands. For these points the position is not yet confirmed.
The national lorry-ban decree has ferry-journey allowances that the lorry bans and Alpine passes guide and the Sardinia guide describe for Sardinia and Sicily; we did not check whether they reach these three islands. Ask the island comune, and the prefecture of Naples, for the current decree and for the landing arrangement for a removal vehicle. Give the island, the street, the vehicle’s length and laden weight, and your dates, so the answer fits your move. Elba, the Aeolian islands and the Venice lagoon are not covered here, because we read nothing about them.
Questions about moving to the Bay of Naples islands
Can a removal lorry land on Ischia?
The 2025 decree exempts goods vehicles with a load capacity under 13.5 tonnes from Monday to Friday, not on holidays.
It bars vehicles over 10 metres long unless registered to an island resident or company.
Can I bring a British-plated car to Capri?
The 2024 decree barred foreign-plated vehicles in the ban periods, from 30 March to 3 November and from 18 December to 7 January.
Ischia’s 2025 decree exempted them for drivers not resident in Campania.
How much notice does Procida ask before a vehicle lands?
The 2024 decree asked exempt vehicles to send the municipality’s form at least forty-eight hours before landing and to display it for the whole stay.
Are these decrees still current?
They are reissued every year, so check the current one.
We read Ischia’s of 2025 and those of Procida and Capri for 2024.
Tell us about your move to or from the islands
Name the island and street, the floor and lift, your preferred dates and the main items. If a car travels with you, say where it is registered.
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