The trade deficit between Italy and China has more than doubled in six years, rising from -18.7 billion euros in 2019 to -43 billion in 2025, driven by a 62% increase in Italian imports from Chinese markets. Compared to 18 billion euros in Italian exports to Beijing, China exported products to Italy worth over 52 billion euros in 2024. In the first seven months of 2025, imports from China climbed by 29.3%, while Italian exports declined by 10%, resulting in a balance of more than 9 billion. China's surplus with Italy is mostly centered in four industries: chemicals (8.1 billion), electronics and optics (7.5 billion), electrical appliances (6 billion), and machinery (6 billion). Italy's furniture (26.9%), textiles (24.1%), and electrical appliances (21.7%) sectors are the most reliant on Chinese supplies. This is in accordance with a study conducted by the Unimpresa research center, which asserts that the expansion of Chinese production overcapacity and the expansion of exports to Europe have the potential to exacerbate the challenges faced by Italian manufacturing and small and medium scale enterprises. China is now competitive in 60 sectors in which Italy held an advantage back in 2000.