I am moving to Italy from the US and

Why would you  want to ship your US vehicle here? It's such a headache! just sell your car and buy one here. My friend shipped her car from Canada here and it's been rotting in a parking lot for over 2 years now because the reflectors in the back lights were orange and not yellow or vice versa and so the equivalent to the DMV refused to give her a road worthy certificate. Here model car doesn't even sell that part with that color reflector in it so.... her car is a dud! Everything in Italy is a hassle! It's a bloody headache. Just forget about it! Buy one here!

My understanding of the rules Mario is that you could drive your car around (still currently licensed/registered in the US) and still displaying it's US plate legally for up to 6 months. It either needs to be exported or duties paid after 6 months. If you are a resident by that point then maybe you can avoid duties if you have owned the car for at least 12 months prior to importing it.In regard to parking a car for 2 years because of non EU certified tail lamps... I'm guessing some alternative lamp clusters could be found that might fit? Whether its really worth it (importing your own car) surely depends on wether the equivelant make and model can be bought locally for similar money. I'm guessing a Mustang or similar muscle car style of US car is in short supply on Italian roads. Good luck with your quest, Andrew.

If you're resident in Italy then it should be duty free.

Yes this one puts on me. I just relocated to Milan from Florida 6 months back after reading https://subjecto.com/category/communications-and-media/public-relations/ essays. Whatever inquiries you have I 'd be satisfied to address. I'm not precisely sure you'll have the ability to buy a residence unless you have it in cash. As for suggestions, I suggest, I just wish you truly know what you're obtaining into as well as you understand the language. Whatever is fifty million times more challenging here to get achieved.

FWIW I was going to import my low-mileage US car (Subaru Outback) to Italy and contacted the manufacturer in Europe. Granted it wasn't a treasured much-loved car, but it was relatively new and it was cheap to ship (relatively). Subaru Europe gave me the following (edited) reply:

'We inform you that, since the car originally was destined for a non-European market, this may involve some - and sometimes significant - problems.

The most obvious thing is the various devices subject to European homologation, such as seat belts, lights (headlights, direction indicators, etc.), crystals, etc. These devices, which are presumably identical with regard to the technical aspect, are likely to not have the stamp, the label or anything else that attests conformity to the European directives, and therefore it is likely that the MCTC may contest the absence of such testing, requiring you to replace the parts with other "homologated" ones.

Another aspect concerns emissions, as the American market has its own legislation on it.

The above technical data sheet, which we could still provide, will certainly reflect the emission levels associated with US federal "Tier" regulations, for which there is, however, no direct compliance with European standards (Euro4, etc.): this would therefore the risk of having to register a car with an "Euro" class lower than that of a similar European model, therefore will not contain any data relating to "EEC Anti-Pollution Directives".'

The process and paperwork and anecdotal stories on this forum and other expat forums meant I quickly abandoned the idea - not to mention the car had a 3.6L engine, which meant it would be ruinously expensive to drive in Italy. I sold the Subaru (Outback) in the US and thought I'd buy another in Europe, but when I got here there were far better options available imho. Everything looks different when you're on the ground here in Italy compared to looking in from the outside.

Good luck!