Export support for companies from Italy

Public bodies and programmes that help a company registered in Italy sell abroad, by kind of support. Each entry was checked on the official website on the date shown.

• Trade promotion agencyVaries

  ICE – Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane

  Italian Trade Agency (ITA)

  Information, assistance, consulting, promotion and training for Italian SMEs through a network of offices abroad; also promotes foreign investment in Italy.

  Who:

  Italian companies, mainly SMEs.

  Run by:

  Governmental agency (linked on its site to the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  The 'About us' page gives no office count and no prices.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  SIMEST S.p.A.

  SIMEST

  Soft loans for international expansion at a subsidised rate with a non-repayable portion; under Fondo 394/1981 (MEF page) for commercial penetration programmes, international tenders, feasibility studies, technical assistance and SME participation in fairs outside the EU; under Fondo 295/1973 an interest subsidy (Contributo Export) for foreign buyers' export credits.

  Who:

  Italian companies; fair participation outside the EU is for SMEs.

  Run by:

  SIMEST S.p.A., part of the CDP Group; manages the public funds Fondo 394/1981 and Fondo 295/1973

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  SIMEST's page did not state on 8 November 2026 which calls are open or the size of the non-repayable portion; the fund uses are described on the MEF Department of Economy page. Check current measures before applying.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Export credit and insurancePaid

  SACE S.p.A.

  SACE (Italian export credit agency)

  Manages Italy's public financial support for exports: export credit insurance and guarantees, including cover for operations of strategic importance to the Italian economy; since 1 January 2021 non-market risks are co-insured by the State (90%) and SACE (10%).

  Who:

  Italian companies doing business abroad; the MEF page gives no detailed eligibility.

  Run by:

  SACE S.p.A., entrusted by Legislative Decree 143/1998 with managing Italy's public financial support for exports; supervised by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  sace.it returned HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) to us on 8 November 2026; facts are from the MEF Department of Economy page. Product details should be checked on sace.it.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Chambers abroadVaries

  Camere di Commercio Italiane all'Estero (CCIE) – Assocamerestero

  Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad

  86 chambers in 64 countries with 160 assistance points and about 21,000 member companies, supporting the internationalisation of Italian firms and promotion of Made in Italy; named in Law 56/2005 alongside ICE and ENIT as a promotion body abroad.

  Who:

  Italian companies.

  Run by:

  Associations of businesses officially recognised by the Italian State under Law 518 of 1 July 1970; network coordinated by Assocamerestero

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  The page does not describe individual services or prices.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

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Cresques is not affiliated with these bodies. Sources: the official website of each institution, read on the date shown; conditions and calls change — check the official page before applying.