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Importing from Italy

Last updated on 03 Aug 2024
21 Feb 2019 . 2 min read

Italy Country Profile

Official Name (Local Language) Repubblica Italiana

Capital Rome

Population 62,007,540

Currency Euro

GDP $1,852 billion

Languages Italian

Phone Dial In 39

Italy Exports Profile

Exports ($m USD) 503,054

Number of Export Products 4,443

Number of Export Partners 228

Italy Economic Statistics






Government Website
https://www.governo.it/
Sovereign Ratingshttps://countryeconomy.com/ratings/italy
Central BankBanca d’Italia
Currency USD Exchange Rate0.9214
Unemployment Rate11.4%
Population below poverty line29.9%
Inflation Rate-0.2%
Prime Lending Rate0.25%
GDP$1,852 billion
GDP Pro Capita (PPP)$36,300
Currency NameEuro
Currency CodeEUR
World Bank ClassificationHigh Income
Competitive Industrial Performance44/138
Corruption Perceptions Index54/180
Ease of Doing Business51/190
Enabling Trade Index36/136

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Importing from Italy

Italy has a highly skilled, highly educated workforce which has propelled the country’s reputation for producing high quality, superior brands in a variety of manufactured products. Engineering products, clothing and textiles, motor vehicles and production machinery all contribute to about $500 billion in annual exports.

Packaged medicines are the country’s top export, estimated at $22 billion followed by refined petroleum ($19 billion), vehicle parts ($14 billion) and cars ($10 billion). Top export destinations are Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Importing from Italy: What is trade finance?

Stock finance is a revolving facility which alternative financiers offer – it enables organizations to buy stock supplies and can help reduce the pressure from cash management.

Generally, an alternative financier will fund all of the cost of the goods, including charges (e.g. bank charges).

Trade finance offers upsides over more traditional bank finance such as asset finance or loans. Trade finance provides quick funding without affecting existing bank relationships.

How does it work?
If you’re an SME importing or exporting goods internationally, then a trade finance facility would allow you to fund this through offering a letter of credit or some form of cash advance.

I’m looking to import from Italy, how can Trade Finance Global help, and how does it work?
If you’re looking to import products from other international markets, you may need import finance, which is an agreement between yourself (the importer) and the foreign exporter. An alternative finance bank would act as the intermediary, paying the foreign exporter on your behalf until you get the products and have then sold them to your end debtor. Repaying the lender then occurs over an agreed period.

Chart Showing GDP Growth Compared to rest of world

GDP Composition for Italy

Agriculture

2.2%

Fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish

Industry

23.9%

Tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics

Services

73.8%

Map

Top 5 Exports Partners

CountryTrade% Partner Share
Germany62,81412.49
France51,81510.30
United States
45,6089.07
Spain26,0945.19
United Kingdom25,8705.14

Top 5 Exports Products

Export ProductNumber
Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation
3.6%
Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products,
3.6%
Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di
2.9%
Art. of jewellery and pts thereof of/o prec mtl
2.7%
Motor vehicle parts nes
1.5%

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