# Export Cotton Textiles & Apparel to Italy — duty, demand, documents and buyers

Italy applies a 12.0% MFN (applied) import duty on Cotton Textiles & Apparel (HS 620342) as reported for 2023 to World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS. Indian exporters can claim RoDTEP at 4.3% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule)). Italy imported US$989.11M of this product in 2024, ranking #7 worldwide (OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade)).

## Top importing markets for Cotton Textiles & Apparel

1. United States — US$4.83B
2. Germany — US$3.30B
3. France — US$1.53B
4. Poland — US$1.37B
5. Spain — US$1.16B
6. Netherlands — US$1.13B
7. Italy — US$989.11M
8. United Kingdom — US$708.11M

Source: OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (2024)

## Duty and taxes at destination

- Import duty into Italy: 12.0% (MFN (applied), 2023, World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS)
- India export benefit: RoDTEP 4.3% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule))

## Buyer coverage

- 1471 verified importer records in Italy, 131 matching this HS family.

## Trade events in this market

- MICAM Milano — Footwear — Milan 2027-02-16
- ITMA — Textile & Garment Technology — Milan 2027-06-15
- CIBUS — International Food Exhibition — Parma 2028-05-05

## Data sources

- World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS (as of 2023) — duty
- DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule) (as of 2026-05-01) — exportBenefit
- OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (as of 2024) — demand
- Vametra Verified Buyer Intelligence (VBIE) (as of 2026-10-09) — buyers

Disclaimer: Tariff and incentive figures are the latest officially published rates from the sources shown and may lag the current year. Verify against the destination customs tariff and DGFT notifications before contracting or shipping.

## Source
Vametra AI — https://vametra.com/export/cotton-textiles/to/italy