{"id":4444,"date":"2026-09-10T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transuisse.it\/controllo-spedizione-italia-svizzera-tracking\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:00:26","slug":"shipment-tracking-italy-switzerland-tracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transuisse.it\/en\/shipment-tracking-italy-switzerland-tracking\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep an Italy-Switzerland Shipment Under Control: Transit Times, Tracking and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4444\" class=\"elementor elementor-4444 elementor-4310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa80cc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa80cc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebebbc2\" data-id=\"ebebbc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0952610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0952610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guide prepared by the Transuisse Editorial Team. Since 1997, we have been supporting freight forwarders and companies in managing shipments between Italy and Switzerland, handling transport, freight consolidation and customs procedures on a daily basis along the cross-border route. Transuisse is an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) No. 14 0937.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your customer asks where their goods are, they are actually asking something else.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>They are asking whether they can trust the answer you are about to give them.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tracking link can show a location on a map. It cannot tell you whether that data really reflects the actual situation, nor can it help you if something has stopped without any explanation visible in the system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For you, who need to respond immediately and accurately, the real question is not which tracking platform to use. It is whether there is someone on the other side who can provide you with reliable information when you need it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we will look at:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why keeping a shipment under control is not just a question of technology;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what it really means to have a groupage shipment \u201cunder control\u201d;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the moments when information matters more than anything else;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why a single point of contact makes a difference compared with a simple automated system;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to assess whether you are really in control of your Italy-Switzerland flow.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62084e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62084e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why keeping a shipment under control is not just a question of technology\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a74a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a74a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An automatic tracking system can show that a vehicle has passed a certain point or that a shipment is \u201cin transit\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What it can rarely do is explain why an update has not arrived, what is happening during a customs procedure that is taking longer than expected, or what to expect over the next few hours.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Italy-Switzerland route, where every shipment crosses a real customs border, it is precisely in these situations that generic data stops being useful and someone able to interpret it becomes necessary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032422f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"032422f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does it really mean to have a shipment \u201cunder control\u201d?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd220da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd220da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a freight forwarder, having a shipment under control does not mean watching a dot move across a map. It means three much more concrete things.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Transit times communicated in advance, not discovered along the way.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Knowing from the quotation stage that a groupage shipment takes days rather than hours allows you to set the right expectations with your customer before it becomes a problem while the delivery is already in progress.<\/span><\/p><p><b>An update that reflects the actual situation.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An up-to-date but generic status (\u201cin transit for three days\u201d) is less useful than precise information from someone who is actually following the shipment (\u201cit is being held at customs because additional documentation is required; the issue will be resolved today\u201d).<\/span><\/p><p><b>A contact person who can be reached when needed.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Not a toll-free number, but a person who knows the specific shipment and can answer without having to check with someone else first.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fad12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fad12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The moments when information matters more than anything else\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f37a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f37a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are certain stages of a shipment where the quality of the update makes a real difference.<\/span><\/p><p><b>During customs clearance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the most sensitive stage of the entire Italy-Switzerland route. Knowing in real time where the customs procedure stands allows you to anticipate a possible change to your customer instead of discovering it together with them.<\/span><\/p><p><b>In the event of a delay.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A delay communicated together with a precise explanation is generally easier to accept. A delay discovered by the customer before you have even been informed is not.<\/span><\/p><p><b>When the customer makes an unexpected request.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An earlier delivery, a change of consignee or additional information required by a customs office: these are situations that require someone able to take action, not just a system that records the status of the shipment. In these cases, it is also important to know whether the partner offers a dedicated transport option with rapid delivery, including 12\/24-hour delivery, so that an unexpected situation can be managed rather than simply communicated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af18a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5af18a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why a single point of contact beats any automated tracking platform\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a1eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a1eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good tracking system is useful. But on its own, it answers only one question: where the shipment is at that moment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It does not answer equally important questions: why it has stopped, what to expect over the next few hours, or what to do if the customer needs an answer that differs from the expected situation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A contact person who genuinely knows the shipment, rather than simply seeing its updated status on a screen, allows you to respond on both levels: the data and the context.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is this combination, rather than technology alone, that makes a continuous groupage flow genuinely manageable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5bf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b5bf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to assess whether you are really in control of your Italy-Switzerland flow\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa46609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa46609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few questions can help you understand whether the level of control you currently have over your shipments is real or only apparent.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>If a customer called right now, would you really be able to answer, or would you first have to check with someone else?<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In the event of a delay, do you receive an explanation or simply the news that there is a delay?<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Do you have an identifiable contact person for each shipment, or a generic contact that changes from one case to another?<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Do the transit times communicated at the beginning generally correspond to the actual ones?<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In the event of an unexpected request, do you know who to contact to obtain an operational response, rather than simply a status update?<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the answer to one or more of these questions is not immediate, the level of control you have over the flow probably depends more on luck than on the organisation of the partner managing it.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Want to learn more about how to choose the right partner?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 129px; top: 487px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e080b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22e080b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transuisse.it\/en\/groupage-italy-switzerland\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Groupage Italy-Switzerland: How to Choose the Right Partner to Offer a Reliable Service to Your Customers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1723ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1723ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transuisse, your partner for Italy-Switzerland shipments\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f916d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f916d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1997, we have followed every shipment between Italy and Switzerland with a contact person who genuinely knows the load, not just its status in a system. We are a family-run company: the person managing the shipment is directly responsible for their work, rather than simply following a generic protocol.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We manage collection, consolidation, customs and distribution internally from our own warehouse in Turate, just a short distance from the Swiss border, using our own vehicles for most transports. This allows us to identify issues before they become a problem and provide you with reliable information when you need it, not only when the system allows it. For urgent shipments, we offer dedicated transport with delivery in as little as 12\/24 hours, and every shipment travels with carrier liability insurance, with the possibility of all-risk coverage upon request.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We operate as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) No. 14 0937, a certification confirming compliance with specific requirements regarding customs reliability and compliance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b287993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b287993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about keeping Italy-Switzerland shipments under control\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc289b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"cc289b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is automatic tracking enough to manage a groupage shipment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking provides location data, which is useful but often generic. To manage issues, delays or unexpected requests, you need a contact person who genuinely knows the shipment.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2142\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2142\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does a groupage shipment from Italy to Switzerland take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2142\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2142\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transit times should be calculated in days, not hours, due to consolidation and customs clearance. This is useful information to communicate to your customers in advance.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2143\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2143\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I know the status of a shipment entrusted to a partner in Italy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2143\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2143\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a single point of contact who follows the shipment at every stage, with timely updates available when needed, without having to request them each time.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2144\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2144\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What should I do if a customer asks for an update that I cannot provide immediately?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2144\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2144\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a direct contact person at the Italian partner who can respond quickly allows you to provide your customer with reliable information instead of simply confirming that the request is being handled.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is automatic tracking enough to manage a groupage shipment?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">Tracking provides location data, which is useful but often generic. 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What matters is what happens when something does not go as planned.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to assess with us how reliable the current level of updates is for your Italy-Switzerland flow, we can discuss your specific situation together.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Discover our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transuisse.it\/en\/freight-forwarders-italy-switzerland\/\">dedicated service<\/a> for Italy-Switzerland freight forwarders or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transuisse.it\/en\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a> us for an introductory call.<\/b><\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 581px; top: 117px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide prepared by the Transuisse Editorial Team. 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