Italy says U.S. sharply reduced proposed pasta tariffs after a review

Italy's overseas ministry said connected Thursday the United States had sharply lowered proposed duties connected respective Italian pasta makers pursuing a reassessment of their U.S. activities.

In October, the United States said that 13 Italian pasta companies would look an other 92% work — connected apical of the regular 15% complaint connected astir EU imports — from January 2026, accusing 2 producers successful particular, La Molisana and Garofalo, of selling pasta astatine unfairly debased prices.

The United States collected much $200 cardinal successful tariffs successful 2025 arsenic a effect of caller duties, according to Customs and Border Protection.

However, aft a review, the U.S. Department of Commerce chopped the tariff for La Molisana to 2.26%, portion Garofalo's complaint was acceptable astatine 13.98%, the Italian overseas ministry said successful a statement.

The remaining 11 producers, which were not individually examined successful the review, look a tariff of 9.09%.

"The recalculation of the duties is simply a motion that U.S. authorities recognise our companies' constructive willingness to cooperate," the overseas ministry said.

It added that the afloat conclusions of the U.S. reappraisal would beryllium released connected March 11, adding that the ministry would proceed to supply assistance to the companies affected successful the coming weeks.

The threatened pasta tariffs had been an embarrassment to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who had hoped that her adjacent ties with U.S. President Donald Trump would shield Italian companies from immoderate further tariffs.

Italy's full pasta exports were worthy implicit 4 cardinal euros ($4.7 billion) successful 2024, according to information from nationalist statistic bureau ISTAT. The U.S. marketplace was worthy astir $800 cardinal to Italian firms.