| Intro | Italy applies the EU Union Customs Code through the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) using the AIDA declaration system. Dual-use and military exports are handled by UAMA (Unità per le Autorizzazioni dei Materiali di Armamento) at the Foreign Ministry. |
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| Primary authorities | - Agenzia Dogane (ADM)Customs entry, AIDA filings, excise, AEO.
- UAMA (MAECI)Dual-use and military export licences.
- Ministero Salute / AIFAPharma, medical, food safety.
- MISE / MIMITTrade defence, industrial licensing.
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| Licensing regimes | - Dual-use export licenceEU Reg 2021/821. · UAMA
- Military list licence (Law 185/1990)War materials; parliamentary reporting. · UAMA
- AEO / OEATrusted trader status. · ADM
- 'Made in Italy' certificationVoluntary but market-relevant; MIMIT & chambers of commerce. · MIMIT / CCIAA
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| Prohibited goods | - · EU comprehensive-sanctioned origins.
- · Counterfeit and pirated goods (EU Reg 608/2013 - Italy is a top enforcement jurisdiction).
- · Torture goods (EU Reg 2019/125).
- · Unlicensed cultural goods over export thresholds.
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| Restricted goods | - · Dual-use items and national catch-all.
- · Cultural goods (Codice dei Beni Culturali) - export licence for items 70+ years old over value thresholds.
- · Wines - DOP/IGP origin controls.
- · EUDR commodities from Dec 2025.
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| Labelling requirements | - · CE marking; Italian-language user info for consumer products.
- · Origin marking - '100% Made in Italy' criteria under Law 166/2009 strictly enforced.
- · Food labelling per EU 1169/2011 with national origin decrees for pasta, rice, tomato, dairy.
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| Sanctions overlay | - · EU sanctions transposed via national decree; UIF FIU monitors financial exposure.
- · OFAC coordination via Banca d'Italia.
- · Russia packages 1-14+; Iran, DPRK, Syria, Belarus, Myanmar.
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| Dispute resolution | Objection to ADM within 60 days; Commissione Tributaria and onward Corte di Cassazione. Milan Chamber of Arbitration and ICC common for commercial disputes. NY Convention party since 1969. |
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