The Country Commercial Guide (CCG) provides a comprehensive annual overview of Italy's commercial environment through economic and market analysis and identifies the sectors which offer the best prospects for American exporters.
The CCG can be accessed by clicking on this link1.

In addition, The U.S. Commercial Service in Italy prepares both broad industry market research that is freely available to all U.S. exporters through http://www.export.gov/commercialservice/2; and customized research tailored to the needs of a specific U.S. company.

The U.S. Commercial Service in Italy has also developed a series of Industry profiles3 containing information on selected major industries.

Do not forget that U.S. firms exporting to Italy must conform to EU standards and/or national Italian standards.