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U.S. Slashes Proposed Tariffs on Italian Pasta After Commerce Review

A post‑preliminary reassessment found many concerns resolved, with Commerce targeting a March final determination.

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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

  • Italy’s foreign ministry said Commerce cut La Molisana’s provisional antidumping duty to 2.26%, set Garofalo’s at 13.98%, and assigned a 9.09% rate to the other 11 producers.
  • An October plan to impose an extra 92% duty on 13 firms—on top of the existing 15% tariff on most EU imports—had threatened total rates of about 107%.
  • A Commerce official said the post‑preliminary analysis indicates Italian pasta makers addressed many concerns raised earlier and that the process remains fair and transparent.
  • The final determination is expected in March, with reported dates ranging from March 11 to March 16 and a possible 60‑day extension, so the revised rates remain provisional.
  • The case stems from a July antidumping complaint by U.S. producers 8th Avenue Food & Provisions and Winland Foods; Italy exported over €4 billion of pasta in 2024, with nearly $800 million to the U.S.