IMIT. Italian Managers for International Trade

What IMIT. Italian Managers for International Trade does

IMIT (Associazione Italiana Manager per l'Internazionalizzazione), operating as Italian Managers for International Trade, is a non-profit professional association founded on May 30, 2017 at Confcommercio Milano. It serves as the reference Italian body for certifying and representing export managers and international trade professionals, following the introduction of Italian Law 4/2013 on non-organized professions. The association maintains a curated, searchable directory of approximately 115 qualified professionals across 12+ competency areas including customs, international payments, export management, international law, and supply chain operations, and provides a two-tier qualification (Junior/Senior Manager) aligned with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the UNI 11823:2021 norm that IMIT helped define.

The organization's core "products" are a credentialing service, a professional networking platform, an annual training program (the 2026 Programma Formativo covers six thematic pillars including AI & Digital Intelligence, Export Finance, and trade compliance), and ancillary services such as the Export Readiness Assessment (partnered with Export Planning) and a grants-and-funding information desk. The underlying technology is a web-based association platform with competency-based filtering, member profile pages, and a monthly newsletter. Distribution is exclusively direct: companies seeking export expertise register on the site and contact professionals directly.

Revenue is generated through annual membership fees split between ordinary members (individual professionals) and supporting members (companies, entities, and institutions), plus training course fees delivered in collaboration with Aice. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective members must contact the secretariat. The association is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors (currently 2023-2028 term, led by President Andrea Bonardi), a Scientific Technical Committee of seven independent experts, and a probiviri body. It operates from three offices in Milan (HQ, hosted by Aice), Rome, and Venice/Mestre, with institutional affiliation to Confcommercio Milano, Confcommercio Professioni, and Aice.

Name

IMIT. Italian Managers for International Trade

Legal name

IMIT - Associazione Italiana Manager per l'Internazionalizzazione

Website

https://assimit.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IMIT is a non-profit Italian association founded in 2017 that qualifies, certifies, and networks export managers and international trade professionals, serving Italian companies seeking vetted internationalization expertise through a searchable member directory, training programs, and standards aligned with the European Qualifications Framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IMIT is a non-profit association (Associazione senza scopo di lucro) that generates revenue through annual membership fees. Members include ordinary members (individual professionals) and supporting members (companies, entities, and institutions). The association also offers training courses in collaboration with Aice at preferential rates for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IMIT is a non-profit professional association that qualifies, certifies, and networks export and internationalization managers in Italy. It provides a searchable directory of vetted professionals, continuous training on international trade topics, an Export Readiness Assessment for Italian companies, funding advisory (Sportello Bandi e Finanziamenti), and institutional representation for the export manager profession under the UNI 11823:2021 and EQF standards.

Product overview

IMIT (Associazione Italiana Manager per l'Internazionalizzazione) is a professional association for export and internationalization managers, not a traditional software company. The organization offers a portfolio of services including professional qualification and certification aligned with EQF and UNI 11823:2021 standards, continuous training programs through the annual Formazione IMIT, a professional network of 115 members searchable by competencies, the Export Readiness Assessment tool (developed with Export Planning), and an information service on grants and funding. These services are delivered through a website platform featuring member profiles, a newsletter (IMIT News), and events including the annual "Manager Internazionale dell'Anno" award.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Italian export reached 643 billion euros in 2025 with 3.3% growth (ISTAT data), demonstrating the market opportunity IMIT professionals serve

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Beyond The BoxminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 February 2020IMIT became a partner of Beyond The Box, the first smart consulting platform for businesses, from February 7, 2020. Through this partnership, IMIT members can access the Smart Consulting service.
• Assocamerestero (Associazione delle Camere di Commercio Italiane all'Estero - CCIE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2020IMIT signed a Protocollo di Intesa (Memorandum of Understanding) with Assocamerestero with the objective of increasing business opportunities for the involved parties. The agreement was signed on January 28, 2020 to strengthen collaboration between Italian international trade managers and the network of Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad.
• Confcommercio ProfessionicoreOthers · 23 January 2020IMIT joined Confcommercio Professioni, a national federation representing professional interests across various sectors. The Confcommercio Professioni Board of Directors approved IMIT's membership on January 23, 2020. This membership provides institutional representation and support for export and internationalization professionals.
• Aice (Associazione Italiana Commercio Estero)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMIT is an aggregate association of Aice (Associazione Italiana Commercio Estero). Training programs are organized in collaboration with Aice, and qualified IMIT members access Aice courses at the same conditions as Aice members. The association's headquarters are hosted at Aice's secretariat in Milan.
• Confcommercio Imprese per l'Italia di Milano, Lodi, Monza e BrianzacoreOthersIMIT is affiliated with Confcommercio Milano and has its headquarters at Confcommercio premises. The association adheres to Confcommercio's ethical code and operates within its organizational structure. The association was established at Confcommercio Milano on May 30, 2017.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aice (Associazione Italiana Commercio Estero): Italian foreign trade association of which IMIT is an aggregate. Both serve Italian companies' internationalization needs, share secretariat staff, and jointly deliver training. Closest direct counterpart in the Italian trade-association landscape.
• Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT): UK-based professional body offering qualifications and training for international trade practitioners. Directly comparable to IMIT as a national-level credentialing and training body for trade professionals, serving as IMIT's closest international functional analogue.
• FITT (Forum for International Trade Training): Canadian not-for-profit that provides skills standards, training, and the Certified International Trade Professional designation. Operates in the same niche as IMIT: setting competency standards and credentialing individuals in international trade practice.
• NASBITE International: North American association that trains and certifies international trade professionals and small-business exporters. Directly comparable to IMIT in mission, structure (membership + credential), and target audience (export practitioners and SMEs).
• Assocamerestero (Associazione delle Camere di Commercio Italiane all'Estero - CCIE): Network of 78 Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad and IMIT's MOU partner (2020). Both serve Italian companies' internationalization needs and pool complementary expertise — IMIT on individual professional qualification, Assocamerestero on geographic market access.
• Confcommercio Professioni: National federation representing liberal professions within the Confcommercio system, of which IMIT is a member association since 2020. Comparable as a membership-federation structure serving professional associations and their individual practitioners.

Broad incumbents

• ICE (Italian Trade Agency): Italian government agency promoting Italian exports and supporting SMEs' internationalization. Operates much more broadly than IMIT (geography, services, budget) but overlaps on the demand side — both serve Italian SMEs seeking export capability.
• International Trade Council: Global trade-promotion organization offering certifications, training, and networking for international trade professionals. Comparable in mission (credentialing trade practitioners, supporting SMEs) but operates at a broader geographic and categorical scale than IMIT's Italy-only scope.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network used by Italian SMEs and export professionals. A structural competitor to IMIT's member directory as a low-cost channel for sourcing export talent, though without IMIT's qualification or competency-filtering layer.

Others

• Export Planning: Italian trade intelligence platform that partnered with IMIT to deliver the Export Readiness Assessment service. Adjacent technology enabler in the internationalization services stack, providing market and trade-flow data to IMIT members and clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about IMIT. Italian Managers for International Trade