About Us Bilateral Commercial Brief

Consulate General of India
Milan

No. Mil/Com/201/01/2022

Sl. No.

Items/Issues

Total number received

(for the Month of February 2024)

Specific Details and action taken

1

Reports

1.1.

Monthly Reports

1

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2

Alerts

2.1.

Market Access Alerts related to custom tariff changes

Italy is liable to common tariffs in the European Union. European custom and duty rates may be referred to the following links:

http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tradehelp/  
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-duties/what-is-common-customs-tariff/taric_en

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2.2.

Non-Tariff Measures

Italy is liable to common non-tariff measures in the European Union. European non-tariff measures may be referred to the following links:

https://trade.ec.europa.eu/

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2.3.

Alerts on standards

Italy is liable to common standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures in the European Union. European standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures may be referred to the following link: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tradehelp

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2.4.

Change in technical regulation

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2.5.

Change in conformity assessment procedures

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2.6.

Trade defence (no. Reported last year)

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3

Trade and Tourism

3.1.

 

Trade Fair

February 20, 2024
Milan

Consul General visited the Indian pavilion at the leather and footwear components Lineapelle Fair and interacted with the Indian exhibitors. 25 Indian exhibitors participated out of which 14 were under
CLE – Council for Leather Exports.

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Meeting

 

February 24, 2024

Milan

 

Consul General met with Mr. Paolo Borghi (CPA and a founding partner of an accounting firm Moore Professionisti Associati Stp Srl based in Milan) to discuss regarding business opportunities for Indian businesses in Italy.

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Presentation

 

February 24, 2024

Milan

 

Indian Fashion Designer Ms Sanjukta Dutta presented her latest collections of fashion textiles from India at the Milan Fashion Week 2024, which was also attended by the Consul General. The fashion show was aimed at promoting Indian fashion trends in Milan, Fashion Capital of Italy.

 

Meeting

 

February 27, 2024

Milan

 

Consulate Officials met with Mr. Devdutta Panda, Country head, ICICI Bank, Germany, and Mr. Himanshu Singh, Head of Corporate Banking, ICICI Bank, Germany, and discussed about the possibility to establish an ICICI Bank branch in Milan.

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3.2.

Buyer and Seller Meets conducted

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3.3.

Business opportunities posted on India Trade Portal

19

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3.4.

Business Visa issued

24

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3.5.

Tourism promotion events organised

February 1, 2024
Milan

 

Kerala Tourism B2B event

 

Consul General addressed the Kerala Tourism B2B event in Milan during which about 50 local tour operators participated.

Local tour operators in the contacts list of CGI Milan also attended the event.

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3.6.

Tourist Visa

issued

37

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3.7.

Interactions with the tour operators by missions

The post held regular interaction with tour operators and travel agencies providing information on visa and travel regulations.

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4

Technology

4.1.

New technology identified and reported (so far by any missions)

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4.2.

Interest shown by a foreign company and reported by mission

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4.3.

Query received from Indian Companies (no.)

19

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4.4.

Science technology event/exhibition attended (no.)

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5

5.1.

VCs held with CRs by all territorial divisions (no. Held)

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5.2.

VC conducted by Hon. CIM & FM

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(I) Resolutions of NTB

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(i) Detect under invoicing and over invoicing of products

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(ii) Find reasons for altering the CoO by exporting Countries

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(iii) Ways to balance the trade

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6

Out of Box Ideas received from the Mission

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