Overview
- The initially announced supplemental tariff was 92% on 13 producers, which would have pushed total duties to about 107% starting in January.
- Provisional additional duties now vary by company: 2.26% for La Molisana, 13.98% for Garofalo, and 9.09% for eleven other producers.
- Italy’s foreign ministry credited diplomatic outreach for the reductions, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni framed the shift as recognition of companies’ cooperation.
- A Commerce Department representative said updated analysis addressed many concerns from the first review, after earlier documentation issues fueled uncooperative findings.
- Researchers at Aston University reported no evidence of dumping and noted higher U.S. retail prices for Italian pasta, as industry watchers flagged potential U.S. shelf shortages in December.