Italy
General
Information & Brief Economic Summary
Standards
Government
Contacts in Italy
US Contacts in
Italy
Italian
Government Contacts
Trade Associations
and Other Key Contacts
Trade Event
Schedule
General Information & Brief
Economic Summary
Italy has a diverse, industrial economy, the seventh largest in the world and fourth largest in the European Union. Italy belongs to the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized nations; it is a member of the European Union and the OECD. Italy's closest trade ties are with the other countries of the European Union. Italy is a major U.S. trading partner. In 2006, U.S. exports to Italy totaled $12.6 billion and U.S. imports from Italy reached $32.7 billion. As of November 2007, U.S. exports to Italy were running 12.4 percent higher than for the same period in 2006. The U.S. is Italy’s sixth largest supplier.
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Standards
As a member of the EU, Italy applies the product standards and certification approval process developed by the European Community. Italy is required by the Treaty of Rome to incorporate approved EU directives into its national laws. U.S. firms exporting to Italy are confronted with both national and EU standards for may products. Further, these regulations occasionally change to meet new technology and more stringent demands.
In Italy, the national standard bodies is:
UNI-Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (The Italian National Bureau of Standards),
Via Battistotti 1 1b, 20133 Milan, +39 02 70024.1, http://www.uni.com/it/
Standards Information Service of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at (301) 975-4040.
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Government Contacts in
Italy
US Government Contacts
Thomas Moore, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs
U.S. Embassy
Via V. Veneto, 119/A, 00187 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-4674-2202
Fax: +39-06-4674-2315
Rome.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Robert Bannerman, Counselor for Commercial Affairs
U.S. Embassy
Via V. Veneto, 119/A, 00187 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-4674-2820
Fax: +39-06-4674-2113
Rome.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Tomas L. Delare
Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs
American Embassy
Via Vittorio Veneto 119/A
00187 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-4674-2107
Fax: +39-06-4674-2398
Email: mearawr@state.gov
Milliam Meara, Economic Counselor
Tel: +39-06-4674-2107
Fax: +39-06-4674-2398
Email: mearawr@state.gov
Washington-Based U.S. Government Contacts for Italy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Trade Information Center
Tel: 1-800-USA-TRADE
http://www.export.gov/
email inquires: tic@ita.doc.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce
Market Access & Compliance Office
Robert McLaughlin
Italy Desk Officer
Room H-3042
14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel: (202) 482-3748
Fax: (202) 482-2897
Email: Robert_McLaughlin@ita.doc.gov
Web: www.mac.doc.gov
Commercial Service contacts at U.S. Consulates in Italy
Rick de Lambert, Principal Commercial Officer
American Consulate Milan
Via Principe Amedeo 2/10
20121 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39-02-626-8851
Fax: +39-02-659-6561
Milan.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Albina Parente, Commercial Specialist
American Consulate Naples
Piazza della Repubblica
80122 Naples, Italy
Tel: +39-081-583-8206
Fax: +39-081-761-1592
Naples.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
Alessandra Gola, Commercial Assistant
American Consulate Florence
Lungarno A. Vespucci 38
50123, Florence, Italy
Tel: +39-055-211-676
Fax: +39-055-283-780
Florence.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Umberto Paolucci, President
Via Cantú 1
20123 Milano
Tel: +39-02-869-0661
Fax: +39-02-805-7737
Email: amcham@amcham.it
Web: www.amcham.it
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Italian Government
Contacts
Banca d’ltalia (Bank of Italy)
Credit Institutions Supervision Serivce
Via Nazionale 91
00184 Roma
Tel: +39-06-47921
Web: www.bancaditalia.it
CONSOB-Commissione Nazional per le Societá e la Borsa
(Securities Regulatory Agency)
Via G.B. Martini 3
00198 Roma
Tel: +39-06-847-71
Fax: +39-06-841-7707
The Italian Embassy
Commercial Section
3000 Whitehaven St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 612-4400
Fax: (202) 518-2154
www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it
Dipartimento della Dogana
(Department of Customs)
Via M. Carucci 71
00143 Roma
Tel: +39-06-50241
Fax: +39-06-5095-7346
dogane_dc_ssdoganali@finanze.it
Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero (ICE)
Viale Liszt, 21
00144 Roma
Tel: +39-06-59921
Fax: +39-06-5992-6899
www.ice.it
ice@ice.it
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
(Italian National Bureau of Standards)
Via Battistotti Sassi, 11/B
20133 Milan
Tel: +39-02-700-241
Fax: +39-02-7010-5992/6106
www.uni.com
uni@uni.com
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Trade Associations and Other
Key Contacts
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Via Cantu'1
20123 Milano
Tel: +39-02-869-0661
Fax: +39-02-805-7737
www.amcham.it
amcham@amcham.it
Associazone Nationale del Commercio con l'Estero (AN-CE)
(National Association for Foreign Trade)
Via Guattani 16
00161 Roma
Tel: +39-06-845671
www.ance.it
info@ance.it
ASTER
(Agency for the Development of Technology in Emilia-Romagna. This agency promotes use of new technologies and international trade in the Region)
Via G.B. Morgani 4
40122 Bologna
Tel: +39-051-236-242
Fax: +39-051-227-803
www.aster.it
info@aster.it
Confederazione Generale dell'Industria (Confindustria)
(Confindustria is the general confederation of Italian industry and principal trade association in Italy acting as an umbrella organization covering numerous industry trade association.)
Viale dell'Astronomia 30
00144 Roma
Tel: +39-06-59031
Fax: +39-06-591-9615
www.confindustria.it
confindustria@confindustria.it
Confederazione Italiana della Piccola e Media Industria (CONFAPI)
(Industry confederation serving small- and medium-size firms.)
Via della Colonna Antonina, 52
00186 Roma
Tel: +39-06-690151
Fax: +39-06-679-1488
http://www.confapi.org/
mail@confapi.it
Associazione Nazionale del Commercio con l'Estero (ANCE)
(National Association for Foreign Trade)
Via Guattani 16
00161 Roma
Tel: +39-06-845671
www.ance.it
info@ance.it
Unione Italiana delle Camere di
Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura
(responsible as umbrella organization for all chambers of commerce in Italy)
Piazza Sallustio 21
00187 Roma
Tel: +39-06-47041
Fax: +39-06-470-4342
www.unioncamere.it
unionecamere@unioncamereit
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Trade Event
Schedule
MOVINT-EXPOLOGISTICA - May 2010
International Industrial and Mechanical Handling Exhibition Trade Fair
For further show information, contact the Commercial Section at the U.S. Embassy in Italy.
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Source: US Department of Commerce.
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