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53 - POSTAL AND COURIER ACTIVITIES Companies in Italy

Approximately 11,979 real businesses classified under 53 - Postal and courier activities in Italy, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

ATECO 2025 53
Sector Overview — Italy

Approximately 11,979 real businesses classified under 53 - Postal and courier activities operate in Italy. Covers companies officially classified under ATECO 2025 code 53 (Postal and courier activities), part of Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Transportation and Storage sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Transportation and Storage in Italy.

17 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Transportation and Storage companies in Italy follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full Italy beneficial ownership overview

Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code H in Italy, as of the last reconciliation.

245,715
Total Companies
129,987
Currently Active
53%

Section H is 3% of the Italy register by entity count and its 12th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Transportation and Storage in Italy is licensed activity distinct from company registration. Any company or individual professionally transporting goods for hire must be registered in the national Albo degli Autotrasportatori, a mandatory register requiring demonstrated good conduct, financial capacity, an operating base located within the region where registration is sought, EU citizenship, and a named transport manager holding a professional competence certificate.

Registration itself carries a real annual cost, confirmed unchanged for 2026 by the Albo’s central committee in an October 2025 resolution: a fixed €30 fee, a variable component scaled to fleet size, and an additional charge for each vehicle over 6 tonnes, with payment due by 31 December 2025 to cover 2026. For verification, an Italian haulier’s Albo registration status and fee-payment currency are distinct, checkable facts separate from its company filing — a registered company transporting goods without valid Albo standing is operating outside the law.

Italy Transportation and Storage, by the register

Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.

Entities by sub-sector

49 Land transport and transport via pipelines
196,267
50 Water transport
5,725
51 Air transport
668
52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
59,545
53 Postal and courier activities
11,956

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

53% active

Section H entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
90,581
1-9
130,011
10-49
19,751
50+
4,977

By number of employees on file, Section H, Italy. 395 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Italy transportation and storage ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Albo degli Autotrasportatori registration check

Anyone professionally transporting goods for hire in Italy must be registered in the national Albo degli Autotrasportatori, requiring good conduct, financial capacity, an operating base in the region of registration, and a transport manager holding a professional certificate.

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2026 registration-fee verification

The Albo’s central committee confirmed 2026 registration fees stay unchanged from 2025 — a fixed €30 quota plus a variable component tied to fleet size and an additional charge per vehicle over 6 tonnes, due by 31 December 2025 for 2026 coverage — a real, checkable payment obligation.

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Fleet-financing and asset-backed lending

Transport companies’ core assets are typically financed vehicles rather than owned outright, so lenders and counterparties assessing exposure in the sector typically look past the balance sheet to who actually holds title to the fleet.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 53 - Postal and courier activities in Italy?

Approximately 11,979 businesses are classified under 53 - Postal and courier activities in Italy.

What does ATECO 2025 code 53 cover?

53 - Postal and courier activities is the official name for this activity under Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Transportation and Storage sector.

How is this different from the broader Transportation and Storage category?

Transportation and Storage is the top-level sector; ATECO 2025 code 53 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.

What ownership information is available for these companies?

The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Italy, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Transportation and Storage sector overview for the general national framework.

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