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Export to Italy

Manufacturing buyer of Indian leather, yarn, castings, chemicals and seafood. EU rules apply.

Capital
Rome
Currency
EUR
Trade agreement with India
India–EU Free Trade Agreement (concluded, not yet in force)
Not in force yetNot yet in force (talks concluded 27 Jan 2026)
Main ports
Genoa, La Spezia, Gioia Tauro

Italy's factories make fashion, leather goods, machinery and food for the world, and they buy Indian inputs: finished leather, cotton yarn, castings and forgings, auto parts, organic chemicals and marine products. Many buyers are small family firms that value long relationships and consistent quality.

India–EU Free Trade Agreement (concluded, not yet in force)

Italy trades with India under EU rules. The India–EU FTA was concluded on 27 January 2026 and was expected to be signed by December 2026, with entry into force around early 2027 (Commerce Minister, June 2026). Normal EU duties apply until then. Confirm current status on commerce.gov.in.

What it buys from India

  • Organic chemicals and petroleum products
  • Leather, cotton yarn, garments and footwear
  • Iron and steel, castings, machinery and auto parts
  • Marine products and spices

Import rules on their side

  • All EU rules apply — MRLs, REACH, CE marking, CBAM data for steel and aluminium goods, and EUDR checks on leather (cattle), wood and rubber from 30 December 2026 for large and medium importers.
  • Consumer labels must be in Italian.
  • Leather and textiles are tested for restricted chemicals such as chromium VI and azo dyes.

Practical tips

  • Lineapelle (leather, Milan) and Pitti Filati (yarn, Florence) are useful fairs for input suppliers.
  • Italian buyers expect samples to match bulk exactly; keep a reference sample from every lot.
  • Payment terms of 60–90 days are common; protect yourself with ECGC cover or factoring.
Sources (8)
  1. Department of Commerce — India-EU Free Trade Agreement concluded (27 Jan 2026)
  2. All India Radio News — India-EU likely to sign FTA by December: Piyush Goyal (21 Jun 2026)
  3. European Commission — Access2Markets (EU tariffs and import rules by product)
  4. European Commission — Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR)
  5. European Commission — Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
  6. European Chemicals Agency — Understanding REACH
  7. Customs and Monopolies Agency, Italy (ADM)
  8. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Italy in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 7.79 bn
No. 10 of our 30 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +0.8%
US$ 7.73 bn → US$ 7.79 bn
Share of all Indian exports
1.76%
Its imports from the world
US$ 621.6 bn
2024 · India’s share 1.6%
2020-21: US$ 4.74 bn4.7k2020-212021-22: US$ 8.18 bn8.2k2021-222022-23: US$ 8.69 bn8.7k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 7.73 bn7.7k2024-252025-26: US$ 7.79 bn7.8k2025-26
India’s exports to Italy, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Iron and steelHS 72US$ 1.22 bn+14%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 822 mn-48.9%
3MachineryHS 84US$ 752 mn+20.5%
4Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 474 mn-0.1%
5Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 414 mn+27.8%
6Coffee, tea, spicesHS 09US$ 353 mn+5.4%
7Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 285 mn+8.8%
8AluminiumHS 76US$ 270 mn+17.5%
9Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71US$ 226 mn+11.7%
10Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 219 mn+2,726.7%
11Knitted garmentsHS 61US$ 216 mn+8%
12Fish and seafoodHS 03US$ 204 mn+18%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 7.8 mn → US$ 219 mn+2,726.7%
  2. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 42.7 mn → US$ 70.8 mn+66.1%
  3. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 65.1 mn → US$ 92.7 mn+42.4%
  4. Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 62.4 mn → US$ 82.5 mn+32.2%
  5. Vehicles and partsUS$ 324 mn → US$ 414 mn+27.8%
  6. RubberUS$ 144 mn → US$ 183 mn+27.6%
  7. MachineryUS$ 624 mn → US$ 752 mn+20.5%
  8. Fish and seafoodUS$ 173 mn → US$ 204 mn+18%

Low demand

  1. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 1.61 bn → US$ 822 mn-48.9%
  2. CottonUS$ 87.4 mn → US$ 70.2 mn-19.7%
  3. Salt, stone, cementUS$ 46.6 mn → US$ 39.9 mn-14.4%
  4. Other chemical productsUS$ 84.5 mn → US$ 75.8 mn-10.3%
  5. FootwearUS$ 120 mn → US$ 108 mn-10.2%

Opportunity: what this country buys from the world, and from India

The country’s own recorded imports in UN Comtrade, 2024. Chapters with the biggest gap between what it buys from the world and what it buys from India.

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 78.4 bnIndia 0.8% · gap US$ 77.7 bn
Vehicles and partsUS$ 59.5 bnIndia 0.5% · gap US$ 59.2 bn
MachineryUS$ 54.8 bnIndia 1.4% · gap US$ 54 bn
Electrical and electronicsUS$ 50.6 bnIndia 3.5% · gap US$ 48.8 bn
Medicines and pharmaUS$ 33.2 bnIndia 0.3% · gap US$ 33 bn
Organic chemicalsUS$ 30.9 bnIndia 3.3% · gap US$ 29.9 bn
PlasticsUS$ 25.9 bnIndia 0.7% · gap US$ 25.7 bn
Iron and steelUS$ 22.4 bnIndia 7.5% · gap US$ 20.8 bn
Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 20.1 bnIndia 1.4% · gap US$ 19.8 bn
Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 17.5 bnIndia 0.5% · gap US$ 17.4 bn

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Readymade garmentsUS$ 399 mn+11.5%
2CoffeeUS$ 325 mn+6.2%
3Auto parts and componentsUS$ 268 mn+31.9%
4Iron and steel castingsUS$ 93.9 mn+12.5%
5FootwearUS$ 92.8 mn-13.5%
6Leather goods (bags, wallets, belts)US$ 84.5 mn+0.2%
7Basmati riceUS$ 68 mn+76.1%
8PumpsUS$ 57.7 mn+18.9%
9Cotton yarnUS$ 47.9 mn-25.1%
10Frozen shrimpUS$ 44.3 mn-10.4%
11Handloom productsUS$ 32.4 mn-3.2%
12Carpets and rugsUS$ 30.7 mn-9.9%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networksHS 8517US$ 418 mn-66.9%
2Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedHS 0901US$ 325 mn+6.2%
3Iron or non-alloy steelHS 7208US$ 319 mn+259.4%
4Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 268 mn+31.9%
5Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 218 mn+3,029.8%
6Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 201 mn+26.2%
7Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary formsHS 7206US$ 175 mn+4.2%
8AluminiumHS 7601US$ 162 mn+6.4%
9MolluscsHS 0307US$ 153 mn+30.5%
10New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 148 mn+33.7%
11Transmission shafts and cranksHS 8483US$ 144 mn+34.6%
12Iron or non-alloy steelHS 7210US$ 140 mn-46.2%
13Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 7113US$ 126 mn+41.8%
14Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including…HS 8481US$ 118 mn+45.5%
15Iron or non-alloy steelHS 7209US$ 99.3 mn+3.9%
16Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sectionsHS 7222US$ 98.8 mn-8.5%
17Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204US$ 98.2 mn-7.5%
18Iron or steelHS 7325US$ 93.9 mn+12.5%
19FootwearHS 6403US$ 92.8 mn-13.5%
20Electric transformers, static converters and inductorsHS 8504US$ 89.9 mn+22.9%

What India buys from Italy

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 6.63 bn
US$ 6.01 bn → US$ 6.63 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 7.79 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 1.16 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+10.2%
Name2025-26Change
1MachineryHS 84—+2.4%
2Electrical and electronicsHS 85—+12.4%
3Organic chemicalsHS 29—-8.7%
4Instruments, medical devicesHS 90—+1.8%
5Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—+88.9%
6Medicines and pharmaHS 30—+301.4%
7Iron and steel articlesHS 73—-0.4%
8PlasticsHS 39—+4.3%
9Other chemical productsHS 38—-5.4%
10Vehicles and partsHS 87—+25.1%

The country at a glance

Population
58.9 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 2,551.6 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 43,309
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 773 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division) · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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