From Trieste and the rest of Friuli we move your goods to Moravia, Bohemia and Slovakia usually in 1–2 days from loading, as full trucks or single pallets.
The port of Trieste: ships from Turkey, containers and the free port
Trieste is the northernmost port of the Adriatic and for Central Europe one of the shortest routes to the sea. Scheduled ro-ro ships bring trailers in from Turkish ports, and the container quay handles goods from Asia and the Middle East. Part of the port has free-port status (Porto Franco), so goods can be stored there without customs clearance. Clearance or a transit document for goods from Turkey or overseas is handled by the importer's customs agent; we take over with the road leg from the warehouse or terminal.
- trailers and pallets off the Turkish ro-ro ships, often textiles, food and parts,
- container cargo once it has been unpacked in the port warehouses,
- coffee and other raw goods from the warehouses around the port.
What Friuli sends north
| Place | Typical goods |
|---|---|
| Manzano, San Giovanni al Natisone | wooden chairs, tables and upholstered furniture – the so-called chair triangle |
| Pordenone and Porcia | washing machines, dishwashers and other appliances, furniture and kitchens |
| Udine and surroundings | steel products, machinery and parts from mills and engineering plants |
| Monfalcone | the shipyard and its suppliers, machine parts |
| Gorizia | food, wine under an excise document, industrial goods |
Over Tarvisio and Villach: the road north
From Trieste the A4 runs to Palmanova, then the A23 passes Udine and climbs the Fella valley to Tarvisio. After Villach the route splits: for Brno, Břeclav and Slovakia the truck takes the A2 via Klagenfurt and Graz to Vienna and on through Mikulov or Bratislava; for Bohemia it takes the Tauern motorway, Salzburg and Linz to Dolní Dvořiště. That is why Brno is nearer than Prague. Italy bans trucks over 7.5 t on Sundays and public holidays, and Austria has its weekend ban from Saturday 15:00 plus night restrictions. Autostrada tolls, the Austrian toll including the tunnel section charges and the Czech or Slovak toll are all included in the price we quote.
Chairs, appliances and machines: how they travel
Chairs from Manzano go in cartons on pallets or as loose pieces, appliances stand upright in their original packaging and must not be tilted, and machines from Udine need lashing straps and anti-slip mats. A full truck takes 33 euro pallets or 13.6 loading metres up to about 24 t; smaller lots go as groupage from one pallet. EU goods travel without customs.
What to send us for a quote from Trieste
- The loading address – port warehouse, terminal or factory.
- For goods off a ship: cleared, or travelling under a transit document.
- Number of pallets, dimensions, weight and the destination in the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
You get a price within 30 minutes in office hours, and the vehicle is usually arranged within 24 hours of your confirmation.
More pages: Freight from Italy · Koper · Padua, Vicenza and Treviso · Klagenfurt and Carinthia
Do you take goods from Friuli every week? We can agree a fixed loading day and a stable rate – regular transport, or simply write to us.
Related guides: Importing goods from the EU · Furniture transport · Machinery transport