Goods delivered, invoice overdue, the buyer in Italy silent. This page explains how a B2B claim is collected in Italy, how long it takes, and which interest and costs can be charged to the debtor. Incasso Mentor sets up and runs this process on your behalf: we choose the right route, bring in the local specialist, follow every step and report to you in Turkish. You only take the decisions. Information as of September 2026.
The four figures that matter most to a Turkish exporter. Fees and rates change; before any legal step we confirm the current figures with our partner.
Italian formal demand (messa in mora): interest, the €40 fee and legal steps are announced; the limitation period restarts. Italian agencies need a Questura licence.
An Italian lawyer files with the contract, invoices and delivery documents. The order is served within 60 days (90 abroad); 40 days to object.
Giudice di Pace up to €10,000, Tribunale above; for export claims a lawyer is almost always mandatory. Up to €50,000 an assisted negotiation between lawyers comes first.
Ufficiale giudiziario: at least 10 days' notice (precetto), then attachment within 90 days; bank and receivable attachment, wages up to 1/5. Electronic asset search through the tax register. Insolvency: liquidazione giudiziale.
Collecting a debt in a foreign country on your own is exhausting: language, law, finding the right firm, negotiating fees, not missing deadlines. This is exactly where Incasso Mentor comes in. We review your file, obtain an independent credit report on the debtor and determine the most suitable route for Italy.
Then we set up the process: we select the registered agency or lawyer in Italy, hand over a complete and well-prepared file, fix the fee on your behalf in advance and follow every step. You work with one contact, in your own language. Every decision is yours; no step is taken without your approval.
You: send us the invoice, contract and delivery documents.
We: assess the file, obtain the credit report and report the route and cost to you in writing.
We: select and brief the local specialist in Italy, fix the fee and watch the deadlines.
We: report every development in Turkish and answer your questions.
You: take the decision at every stage. Legal steps only with your approval.
A lawyer is mandatory even above €1,100; for export claims you always work with an Italian lawyer. Incasso Mentor hands over in English and obtains a fixed-fee quote beforehand.
Commercial interest accrues automatically from the due date; a written demand nevertheless interrupts the limitation period and strengthens the file.
An Italian judgment is enforced in the EU under Brussels I-bis; in Turkey recognition (tenfiz) is needed. A Turkish judgment faces a separate recognition test in Italy, so suing in Italy is the efficient route.
With an unopposed decreto ingiuntivo an enforceable title within a few months; if opposed, the case takes markedly longer. This makes the amicable phase especially important.
Yes, in practice for every export claim. Lawyer costs are largely charged to the debtor when you win.
Contract or order confirmation, invoices, CMR/proof of delivery, acceptance and correspondence. The decreto ingiuntivo rests on written evidence: the more complete, the faster.
Share your invoice and the basic documents. We review the file and report the route in Italy and the expected cost to you in writing, in Turkish; the rest we plan together. B2B, from €20,000 per debtor.
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