Data Centre Relocation Andorra
DataMove delivers data centre relocations and server moves to, from and within Andorra. As this tiny principality between France and Spain develops its regulated online gambling sector, more operators are looking at Andorra as a base — and the physical infrastructure has to follow. We handle the entire move end to end: planning, customs, specialist transport, deracking, reracking and verification.
Why Andorra?
Andorra has transformed from a complete gambling prohibition to a regulated framework under Law 4/2021, opening the door to both land-based and online gambling operators. Combined with one of Europe’s lowest tax regimes, a highly affluent population, and exceptional internet infrastructure, the principality has become an emerging destination for iGaming operators looking for an alternative European base.
Andorra also has genuinely world-class connectivity for its size. It was one of the first countries in the world to migrate its entire network from copper to fibre, completing the switch in 2016, and offers symmetrical gigabit connectivity across virtually the whole territory through Andorra Telecom.
The Andorra Data Centre Landscape
Andorra is served by a small number of data centre facilities:
- Andorra Telecom — the state telecom operator runs the principality’s primary data centre infrastructure, including the Comella Data Centre in Andorra la Vella and a commercial hosting facility in La Massana, with redundant UPS, emergency power and on-site intervention facilities
- DEFI Data Center — a further facility serving the Andorran market
- MYP — an additional Andorran data centre and internet service provider
For operators establishing infrastructure in Andorra — particularly in the gambling sector, where registered presence and local operations are part of the licensing framework — getting equipment into these facilities means navigating Andorra’s specific logistical and customs realities.
The Customs Reality: A Non-EU Microstate
This is where most logistics providers come unstuck. Andorra is not a member of the European Union, and it’s landlocked high in the Pyrenees, accessible only by road through either France or Spain. Every piece of equipment entering Andorra crosses an EU external customs border.
That means full customs documentation — declarations, EORI considerations, proof of ownership, accurate valuations and correct commercial paperwork — all of which must be in order before the equipment reaches the border. The mountain roads and the customs posts at the French and Spanish frontiers add a layer of planning that a general logistics provider simply won’t anticipate. This is precisely the kind of non-EU, customs-complex move we specialise in — the same expertise we apply to Gibraltar.
Sectors We Support in Andorra
- Online gambling and iGaming — server moves for operators establishing a presence under Andorra’s emerging regulated framework
- Fintech and financial services — infrastructure for firms drawn by the tax environment
- Enterprise technology — corporate IT infrastructure moves into the principality
What We Deliver
- Full asset audit and project planning
- Customs documentation for entry into non-EU Andorra via France or Spain
- Specialist climate-controlled, air-ride suspension transport with two-driver teams
- Secure flight case packaging with tamper-evident seals
- Deracking at origin and reracking at the destination Andorra facility
- Smart hands engineering support for installation and configuration
- Real-time inventory and full chain-of-custody documentation
- Video verification and client sign-off at completion
Routes to and from Andorra
- UK to Andorra — road freight via the Channel Tunnel, through France, to the Andorran border
- Spain to Andorra — road freight across the southern frontier
- France to Andorra — road freight across the northern frontier
- Gibraltar, Malta or Cyprus to Andorra — operator relocations between gambling jurisdictions
Why Specialist Matters in Andorra
Andorra combines three challenges that defeat general logistics providers: a non-EU customs border, mountain-road access, and the specialist handling that data centre hardware requires. Get any one of them wrong and equipment can be stuck at the frontier or damaged in transit.
We’ve built our reputation on exactly these kinds of moves — non-EU, customs-complex, into jurisdictions other providers find difficult. The result is a hands-off experience: equipment leaves the origin, and we manage every leg until it’s installed, verified and online in Andorra.
Get in Touch
If you have an Andorra-bound or Andorra-origin data centre project, we’d be happy to discuss the requirements and provide a quote.
