# Italy Import Opportunities

Explore Italy's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $595.0B
- Import CAGR: +2.4%
- Trade openness: 59.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $38.9B | +5.3% | 45 | 1531 |
| 2 | HS 293719 | Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts | $9.1B | +29.0% | 26 | 5105 |
| 3 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $18.6B | +7.2% | 19 | 2971 |
| 4 | HS 293399 | Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $6.9B | +10.1% | 39 | 4580 |
| 5 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $14.7B | +8.8% | 84 | 1445 |
| 6 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $5.0B | +38.3% | 32 | 3287 |
| 7 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $6.5B | +4.0% | 52 | 3167 |
| 8 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.8B | +7.9% | 75 | 2604 |
| 9 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $7.1B | +5.4% | 71 | 1960 |
| 10 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $5.4B | +8.1% | 19 | 3225 |
| 11 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $9.6B | +4.8% | 87 | 1095 |
| 12 | HS 870350 | Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $2.4B | +39.4% | 24 | 4417 |
| 13 | HS 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $6.4B | +9.5% | 40 | 1654 |
| 14 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $7.6B | +35.1% | 39 | 918 |
| 15 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $2.7B | +36.2% | 43 | 1453 |
| 16 | HS 150910 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.6B | +4.7% | 41 | 3570 |
| 17 | HS 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $1.9B | +1.6% | 27 | 6719 |
| 18 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $4.8B | +7.0% | 51 | 1430 |
| 19 | HS 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $1.7B | +36.3% | 35 | 2303 |
| 20 | HS 300214 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $2.2B | +23.8% | 23 | 2156 |
| 21 | HS 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $1.8B | +19.9% | 55 | 2159 |
| 22 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $2.7B | +3.4% | 82 | 2473 |
| 23 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $1.8B | +17.2% | 60 | 2010 |
| 24 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $3.3B | +10.0% | 92 | 1323 |
| 25 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $2.7B | +13.5% | 53 | 1727 |
| 26 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $4.9B | +1.4% | 56 | 1225 |
| 27 | HS 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $2.6B | +4.2% | 81 | 2006 |
| 28 | HS 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $1.5B | +4.1% | 25 | 4457 |
| 29 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $4.5B | +5.5% | 27 | 1148 |
| 30 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $2.5B | +7.7% | 101 | 1571 |
| 31 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.1B | -3.2% | 75 | 2727 |
| 32 | HS 711230 | Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal: ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds | $707.8M | +22.8% | 22 | 5476 |
| 33 | HS 880320 | Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof | $733.1M | +14.7% | 78 | 7172 |
| 34 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $1.4B | +14.2% | 23 | 2564 |
| 35 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $2.0B | +4.6% | 29 | 2090 |
| 36 | HS 040610 | Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | $1.2B | +8.6% | 36 | 3078 |
| 37 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $1.2B | +4.4% | 37 | 4159 |
| 38 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.6B | +5.5% | 47 | 1460 |
| 39 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $2.1B | +10.2% | 98 | 1342 |
| 40 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.5B | +29.0% | 75 | 1310 |
| 41 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $2.4B | +3.4% | 88 | 1296 |
| 42 | HS 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $829.8M | +36.8% | 27 | 2350 |
| 43 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.6B | +2.3% | 48 | 2721 |
| 44 | HS 440712 | Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $1.0B | +0.9% | 34 | 4171 |
| 45 | HS 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.7B | +9.6% | 55 | 1890 |
| 46 | HS 392520 | Plastics: builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $763.8M | +16.0% | 49 | 3672 |
| 47 | HS 030214 | Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $941.9M | +9.9% | 24 | 3750 |
| 48 | HS 420221 | Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather | $997.0M | +11.9% | 105 | 2335 |
| 49 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $683.7M | +7.9% | 40 | 5453 |
| 50 | HS 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $1.7B | +4.8% | 101 | 1600 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.