In order to promote the foreign trade of national products, the Chambers of Commerce, either directly or through the foreign Centres they are members of, and the suitably established special Agencies, organise and promote the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the main international fairs. In collaboration with the National Institute for Foreign Trade, they organise initiatives aiming at favouring the Italian commercial inclusion in the main foreign markets. They organise business missions of Italian operators abroad, and provide hospitality to foreign operators visiting the various Italian provinces, in order to favour business relations among entrepreneurs.

In this action of search for new outlets for domestic production in foreign markets, the Chambers of Commerce and the other active subjects of the chambers system often act in the framework of the promotional programme developed by the Ministry of Productive Activities, whose implementation is mainly entrusted to the national institute for foreign trade.

In order to favour foreign trade for small and medium enterprises in particular, Euro Info Centres were established by the European Union. Such desks are at the disposal of the general public and were established in Italy within the Chambers of Commerce. They provide enterprises with assistance on European regulations, on community, national and regional financing opportunities, and European programmes and projects for small and medium-sized enterprises.