Overview
- The Commerce Department’s September preliminary finding set a 91.74% anti-dumping rate on 13 Italian pasta exporters, which combined with the existing 15% EU tariff would bring total duties to roughly 107%.
- Officials applied an adverse “facts available” rate after La Molisana and Pasta Garofalo were deemed uncooperative; the companies deny wrongdoing and have filed briefs alleging errors, including misreading net prices as gross.
- Exporters and industry groups warn of market exits or sharp price hikes if finalized, while Rummo says it will keep products on U.S. shelves but estimates $3.99 boxes could rise to about $6.49–$7.99.
- The White House notes the duty is only a proposal and not yet final, with companies still able to participate in the review; Barilla’s U.S.-made products would be less affected than its Italy-made items.
- EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič and Italy’s government have criticized the move and are weighing formal responses, with the review tracing back to petitions from U.S. manufacturers and longstanding oversight of Italian pasta since the 1990s.