Holiday rental CIN: where it is displayed, and can a QR code be used?

What the CIN is (in short)

The sentences on this page say where something is written, on the date we read it. They do not say what you have to do.

On the home page of the Ministry of Tourism’s accommodation database (BDSR) it says that a CIN, a national identification code, is associated with each accommodation. Article 13-ter of decree-law no. 145 of 18 October 2023, in the consolidated text on Normattiva, is the statute. Normattiva says the decree was converted with amendments by law no. 191 of 15 December 2023, and that the last update to the published act is 30 January 2026.

Paragraph 1 of that article is the part that introduces the code and the database. The Italian text numbers it as comma 1. Paragraph 15 ties application to a notice in the official gazette. The ministry’s notice of 3 September 2024 says that the provisions of article 13-ter apply from 2 November 2024 and that the deadline for obtaining the CIN was set at 1 January 2025. The dates and the words are on those pages.

1. Open article 13-ter on Normattiva and read paragraphs 1 and 15, not only the title.
2. Open the BDSR home page and the ministry notice of 3 September 2024.
3. If the Normattiva text has changed since 30 January 2026, the page wins, not this summary.

Where the holiday rental CIN is displayed

Paragraph 6, in the text read on Normattiva on 8 November 2026, contains this sentence: “è tenuto ad esporre il CIN all’esterno dello stabile in cui è collocato l’appartamento o la struttura, assicurando il rispetto di eventuali vincoli urbanistici e paesaggistici, nonché ad indicarlo in ogni annuncio ovunque pubblicato e comunicato.” The quotation does not exhaust the paragraph: it goes on to intermediaries, listing portals and other rules. Open the whole of it. Normattiva numbers it as comma 6.

The constraints the paragraph mentions are not described the same way by every town. Two local pages, checked on 8 November 2026, describe two different ways. They apply there.

Neither page is a rule to copy in another town. If your building has a condominium, landscape or heritage constraint, the page to open is your town’s, together with paragraph 6.

Can you use a QR code?

Paragraph 6, as read on 8 November 2026, does not contain the words “QR code”. This page does not conclude from that whether a QR code is enough or ruled out: the sentence is not there, and we do not add it.

In Mandello del Lario the guidelines describe a plate with, at the bottom, a QR code that points to visitmandello.it and the Explore Mandello logo. They also describe the case where an external plate cannot be put up. That is that town’s text, and it points back to article 13-ter.

• If you are looking for a national text on the QR code, the place is paragraph 6 on Normattiva.
• If your town has published rules for the plate, start there.
• The QR code of a guest guide opens the house page. It is not the QR code described on the Mandello plate, and it does not stand in for paragraph 6.

What to check with your town and your region

Paragraph 2 talks about regional and provincial identification codes and about recoding them as a CIN. In the glossary of the BDSR manual for regions, autonomous provinces and local authorities, CIR is the row “regional identification code” and CIN is the row “national identification code”: two separate entries in that glossary.

This page does not say whether, in your region, the regional code is enough or the CIN has to be requested. That question goes to the region or the province, and the check is made in the ministry’s database.

1. On your region’s website, find the name of the code it assigns, and compare it with paragraph 2.
2. Open the BDSR and check whether a CIN is shown for the property.
3. Open the town’s website and search for the CIN display pages.
4. If the town and the region do not say the same thing, the question stays with them.

Where LOQY can help (without replacing the duties)

In the digital guide you can write the CIN in the House rules section, with the other notes for the guest. The template with the line ready is in Holiday rental house rules. That line is text you fill in, copying the code from the database. It does not replace the display and the listing mention that paragraph 6 talks about.

The Free plan includes one property, basic information and the QR code, with no credit card. Pro costs €10 a month or €90 a year, excl. VAT, with a 7-day trial and no card: if you do not add a card, you return to Free. It adds translations, local tips, a gallery and PDF menus. A custom quote, for someone running several units who wants dedicated onboarding, is requested by writing to support@loqy.info.

1. Create the account and the property page. The Free plan covers one property.
2. Paste the CIN into the house rules. Copy the code from the database, not from this page.
3. Print the guide’s QR code where it is handy for guests. Where the CIN goes, you read in paragraph 6 and on your town’s page.
4. When you update a rule, the page changes and the printed QR code stays the same.

The guide that holds rules, arrival and tips together is the digital guest guide. LOQY is described on the homepage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the CIN?

On the BDSR home page the ministry writes that a CIN, a national identification code, is associated with each accommodation. Paragraph 1 of article 13-ter of decree-law 145/2023 is the part of the statute that introduces it. Read both: this answer does not replace them.

Does the CIN have to be shown in listings?

Paragraph 6, besides display, talks about showing the code in every listing. The sentence is quoted above and the full paragraph is on Normattiva. Intermediaries and portals are in the same paragraph. Open it, and also check the terms of the portal you publish on.

What happens if I do not display the CIN?

This page does not answer with a figure and it is not advice. Paragraph 9 of article 13-ter is the part that talks about sanctions, including failure to display and to show the code. Paragraph 10 says when those provisions do not apply if the same fact is sanctioned by regional rules. Paragraph 11 names the town. Read them on Normattiva and ask your town.

Are the CIN and the CIR the same thing?

In the glossary of the BDSR manual for regions and towns they are two entries: CIR is the regional identification code, CIN is the national identification code. Paragraph 2 talks about recoding regional and provincial codes as a CIN. This page does not say which one you need: you check the database and your region.

Sources

• Normattiva, decree-law no. 145 of 18 October 2023, article 13-ter (consolidated text, last update to the published act 30 January 2026, in Italian) (Checked on 8 November 2026)
• Italian Ministry of Tourism, accommodation database (BDSR) and CIN, in Italian (Checked on 8 November 2026)
• Italian Ministry of Tourism, notice of 3 September 2024 on the BDSR going live, in Italian (Checked on 8 November 2026)
• Comune di Venezia, displaying the CIN (measure PG/2024/0624656 of 19 December 2024, in Italian) (Checked on 8 November 2026)
• Comune di Mandello del Lario, guidelines on displaying the CIN, in Italian (Checked on 8 November 2026)
• Italian Ministry of Tourism, BDSR manual for regions, autonomous provinces and local authorities (CIR and CIN glossary, in Italian) (Checked on 8 November 2026)