Nearly 387 thousand businesses, of which 98.7% have fewer than 20 employees, manufacture textiles, hides, footwear, clothing, handbags and jewelry. There are small ateliers and huge enterprises such as Ferragamo, Gucci and Prada. Prato is the home of a renowned textile-manufacturing district; Arezzo is famous for its gold jewelry; Montelupo is one of the key ceramic making centers in the country.

The area around Santa Croce sull’Arno, in the province of Pisa, carries on the great tradition of tanning. The old crafts of working iron, alabaster, straw or leather are not merely surviving; they are being rediscovered by the new generations.

The region is Italy’s third major manufacturing center, after Milan and Turin. Tuscany also manufacturers chemicals, foods, steel, metals, glass and pharmaceutical: Galileo, Nuova Pignone and Breda are the most famous Tuscan mechanical and advanced technology companies. Over 4,000 new economy businesses have been created in the Arno Valley, making Tuscany second only to Lombardy.

If you are interested in doing business with Tuscany, Toscana Promozione can help you reduce the time, risk and cost by:

- Helping you identify and develop relations with Tuscan suppliers;

- Providing insight on Tuscan economy;

- Facilitating contacts with Tuscan businesses at international exhibitions, buyer missions and B2B meetings.


If you are searching for a Tuscan supplier or product select any of the links aside and discover Tuscan industry capabilities. To find out about Toscana Promozione services for buyers, please get in touch with our Front Office.