🇮🇹 Country Profile

Italy

Fast-growing pharmaceutical trade with Italy

🇮🇹 $130M

Dual-source profile. Both series show HS Chapter 30 (finished pharmaceutical products) aligned to calendar year (Jan–Dec). Eurostat records what Italy imports from India. DGCIS records what India exports to Italy. Category and product detail from DGCIS.

$130M

Scale

Italy's healthcare system receives $130M in Indian pharmaceutical products each year — affordable, quality medicine.

42%

Medicine

A diverse pharmaceutical mix: medicine ingredients, medicines, and traditional & herbal each contributing significantly.

6.1×

Trajectory

Rapid expansion: Italy's imports of Indian pharmaceutical products have grown 6.1× over the past decade, from $21.5M to $130M.

Context

Part of India's pharmaceutical supply network across Europe.

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Impact

A pharmaceutical relationship documented by both countries — verified trade data confirming the flow of affordable medicine.

Non-Chapter-30 pharma categories from DGCIS (487-code basket)

Medicine Ingredients $103M (42.3%) Medicines $89.3M (36.7%) Traditional & Herbal $36.1M (14.8%) Surgical & Hospital Supplies $14.6M (6.0%) Vaccines $0.24M (0.1%)

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients DGCIS India-side

India also supplied $104M in active pharmaceutical ingredients and bulk drugs to Italy in 2025 (India-reported, DGCIS).