la Repubblica Covers the VIES Guarantee: What National Media Attention Means for Non-EU Companies

On 16 July 2026, la Repubblica — one of Italy’s leading national newspapers — published a feature in its business pages (Speciale Aziende) dedicated to the VIES guarantee requirement for non-EU companies and to the fully digital service developed by Italiafideiussioni.it (Brokersubito Srls), the team behind viesguarantee.com.

From compliance niche to national business news

The feature signals a shift worth noting: what was introduced in 2025 as a technical requirement for a specific category of taxpayers has become a mainstream business topic in Italy. The newspaper describes Italy as a strategic gateway for non-EU companies selling into the European market — through international marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Shopify, or through direct exports — and explains that VIES registration, which is indispensable for intra-EU transactions, is now conditional for non-EU operators on providing a guarantee in favour of the Italian Revenue Agency.

What the article says

The feature retraces the difficulties many foreign companies encounter with an administrative procedure that is completely different from the one they know at home. Quoting the sales manager (translated from Italian): “Many entrepreneurs contact us after discovering that their VIES registration request is blocked because the guarantee required by Italian law is missing. The guarantee is really only one part of the journey: the real work is guiding the client through the whole procedure.”

It then describes the process built for non-EU companies: preliminary review of the case, collection of international corporate documentation, identity checks on beneficial owners under anti-money-laundering rules (AML/UBO), coordination with the Italian fiscal representative and issuance of the guarantee required by the Revenue Agency — with no need to travel to Italy. Companies from the United States, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia and many other countries already complete the entire procedure remotely.

The requirement in brief

Under Legislative Decree 13/2024, the MEF Decree of 4 December 2024 and Revenue Agency Provision no. 178713/2025, non-EU operators applying for VIES registration must provide a guarantee of €50,000 — the amount set by law — in favour of the Italian Revenue Agency. In 2026, decision no. 4986/2026 of the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio confirmed the framework. For the details, see who is required to provide the VIES guarantee and what the TAR Lazio decision means for import/export businesses.

What it means for your company

Two practical takeaways. First, the guarantee is a statutory step, not an obstacle raised by intermediaries: if Italy is part of your European plans, build it into your timeline from the start, so that your VIES application does not stall. Second, the entire procedure — documents, identity checks, signature, issuance — can be handled remotely.

A full overview of the process is on our page VIES registration for non-EU companies. The original article (in Italian) is available on la Repubblica’s website: la nuova sfida della fideiussione VIES per le imprese extra-UE.

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