Florence has risen from 15th to 2nd among Italian provinces by imports between 2019 and 2025, behind only Milan. In 2025, imports reached €27.2 billion, almost twice the 2024 figure. Pharmaceuticals are a key driver: pharma exports reached €18.7 billion, reflecting the growing internationalisation of Florence’s production base and its integration into global supply chains.

Italy is the EU’s 4th-largest manufacturing economy and 4th-largest importer of goods. In 2025, Italian imports reached around €593 billion. This analysis, based on ExportPlanning data, explores more than €408 billion of imports across five major sectors and individual product categories, highlighting the scale and diversity of the Italian market and the opportunities it can offer to foreign companies.