Resources

Some useful addresses, phone numbers and Internet sites for doing business in Italy:

OFFICIAL FOREIGN OFFICES

For information on visa requirements and business travel to Italy, contact:

Italian Consulate

12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 820-0622

Fax (310) 820-0727

For assistance in developing an export strategy and to request a list of organizations that have business-related information:

Isabella Cascarano

Italy Desk Officer

U.S. Department of Commerce

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Room H-3043

Washington, DC 20230

(202) 482-0010

Fax (202) 482-2897

For duty rates and European Union standards:

Office of European Community Affairs

U.S. Department of Commerce

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Room H-3036

Washington, DC 20230

(202) 482-2905

Fax: (202) 482-5279

For export-licensing information:

Bureau of Export Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

Room H-1099D

Washington, DC 20230

(202) 482-4811

To simplify customs clearance:

U.S. Council for International Business

1212 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-1689

(212) 354-4480

For a booklet titled “Doing Business in Italy,” send in a written request to one of the following:

The Italian Trade Commission

1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700

Los Angeles, CA 90067

(213) 879-0950

The Italian Embassy

Commercial Section

1601 Fuller St., NW

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 328-5500

INTERNET SITES

For information on administrative matters, statistics on existing companies in Italy, personalized mailing lists, patents, Italian companies that currently import and export goods, customs and duties, and trade directories, visit the Chamber of Commerce of Milan at https://www.mi.camcom.it/eng/cie.htm

For help in finding business partners in Europe, visit this site by the commercial service of the U.S. Commerce Department: https://www.uscom.ch

To find a specific Italian chamber of commerce, visit https://www.emporion.it/e/iccw/mondo.htm

When looking for a specific product or industrial quantity of a product in Italy, go to https://www.tradenet.it/

Sources: U.S. Export Office, Italian Desk