EU Parcels and Tax ID

[ProtoTipo]

Here in Italy it's quite usual to be asked for your codice fiscale, which is used commonly as an ID check. The translation would be your NI number.

Normally your surname is entered before Christian name, hence Mr Christopher.

Thanks 'our man in Italy',
The "Mr Christopher" bit was from UK HMRC, but maybe a certain division?
I have noticed that most EU buyers postal addresses have the surname first.