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U.S. Slashes Proposed Pasta Tariffs on 13 Italian Makers After Review

Commerce says a post-preliminary analysis found exporters addressed key concerns, with a final decision expected in March.

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A worker at the Italian pasta maker De Cecco's factory prepares pasta in Fara San Martino, Italy, November 29, 2021. Pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in the coming months after this summer's durum wheat price shock, as the market runs out of ways to offset a dire harvest in top exporter Canada. Picture taken November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
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A staff member shows farfalle pasta on the production line of the Barilla factory. Barilla is one of 13 Italian pasta companies set to face higher tariffs on exports to the United States later this year.

Overview

  • Revised provisional rates set La Molisana at about 2.26%, Garofalo at about 13.98%, and the other 11 companies at about 9.09%.
  • The recalculation marks a sharp shift from October’s preliminary plan for roughly 92% antidumping duties on the same firms.
  • The updated duties remain provisional and could change when Commerce issues its final determination in March, with some reports citing March 11 or 12 and others March 16, and a possible 60‑day extension.
  • Any antidumping duties would be applied on top of the existing 15% U.S. tariff on most European Union imports.
  • Italy’s foreign ministry and industry groups welcomed the adjustment, noting the 13 companies account for about 16% of Italian pasta shipped to the U.S., a market worth roughly $770–800 million to Italian producers.