Overview
- The Commerce Department’s preliminary finding assigns a 91.74% dumping margin to La Molisana and Garofalo, which combined with the existing 15% tariff would lift duties on some imports to 106.74%.
- Brussels and Rome are coordinating a response, with EU trade spokesman Olof Gill saying the Commission is working with the United States on the antidumping probe and will intervene if necessary.
- Producers must submit written rebuttals by October 16, and a final decision could take effect from January 1, 2026 with retroactive liability back to early September 2025 if confirmed.
- Commerce applied “adverse facts available” after deeming the sampled firms insufficiently cooperative, a characterization the companies dispute as they mount legal and administrative challenges.
- Italian pasta makers outline contingency plans as La Molisana considers U.S. production, Rummo files an appeal, Barilla readies a defense memo, and sector groups warn of disruption to a €700 million U.S. market.