Italian textile machinery exports to Brazil reached €48 million in 2025, with €20 million recorded in the first half of 2026, according to ACIMIT data released ahead of a 22-company trade mission scheduled for 19 to 24 October 2026.

The delegation, organised by the Italian Trade Agency, ACIMIT and Confindustria Moda, will hold workshops on 20 October in Santa Catarina and 22 October in São Paulo.

What does the trade mission cover?

The 22-strong group includes 18 textile machinery manufacturers and four companies working in yarns, fabrics and clothing accessories, covering the technology stack from spinning through finishing. Technical presentations, B2B meetings and factory visits form the core programme.

The Santa Catarina leg covers Blumenau, Joinville and Brusque. The São Paulo schedule includes Americana and Denim City São Paulo, which ACIMIT describes as a hub for textile and denim innovation.

Where does Brazil sit as an export market?

Brazil sits 10th on ACIMIT's export destination ranking. Finishing machinery accounts for 57% of 2025 shipments to Brazil. Accessories and other machinery each represent 11%, while knitting machinery contributes 10%.

The finishing share reflects Brazil's mature fabric treatment sector, while the 10% knitwear share marks the segment with room to expand through the October mission.

What does ACIMIT say about the opportunity?

"Brazil is a market of great interest to our industry, with which we have well-established commercial relations and significant prospects for collaboration," ACIMIT President Marco Salvadè said.

Salvadè added that the mission would let firms show "the contribution that innovative, flexible and sustainable technologies can make to the modernisation of the country's textile industry." Brazilian manufacturers are seeking to improve efficiency, sustainability and technological capability, he said.

Which Italian firms are taking part?

The 18 machinery companies on the delegation are Biancalani, BTSR, Color Service, Corino Macchine, Durst Reggiani Macchine, Erhardt + Leimer, Ferraro, I.M.A., Itema, Lawer, M.C.S. Officina Meccanica, Mesdan, Monti-Mac, MSJK (MS Printing & JK Group), Pinter Caipo Italia, Salvadè and Savio Macchine Tessili.

What scale does the Italian machinery sector operate at?

ACIMIT, founded in 1945, represents roughly 300 companies with combined annual production valued at around €2.1 billion. About 86% of output is exported to 130 countries, covering spinning, weaving, knitting, finishing and ancillary processes.

What does the mission force on sourcing teams?

For Brazilian mills weighing capital expenditure in 2026 and 2027, the October mission concentrates Italian finishing, knitting and accessory technology comparisons into a single procurement window. The €48 million 2025 print and €20 million H1 2026 figure confirm steady demand rather than a one-off spike, giving Italian suppliers a defensible benchmark in any modernisation tender a Brazilian mill runs.