The US has given up on imposing tariffs on pasta manufacturers enough to stifle trade, which means Italian pasta is likely to continue to be sold in US stores. The US Department of Commerce has previously said that it will levy 92% anti-dumping duties on major Italian pasta exporters as soon as January, and pasta makers say this move will force them to withdraw from the US market. For weeks, the Italian government and affected companies have been lobbying the Trump administration to revise this decision. According to an industry representative and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US Department of Commerce informed these companies on Wednesday evening that it would drastically reduce related anti-dumping measures. The two largest pasta exporters to the US, La Molisana and Garofalo, will now face 2.3% and 13.9% tariffs, respectively. Eleven other pasta makers will face 9.1% tariffs. Cosimo Rumo, CEO of Rummo Pasta, one of the affected companies, said: “This is a big step forward. In Italy, we are finally working as a team.” In addition, these pasta companies are also subject to 15% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on goods imported from the European Union last year. The anti-dumping review continues, and the department's final report will be published by March 11.

The US has given up on imposing tariffs on pasta manufacturers enough to stifle trade, which means Italian pasta is likely to continue to be sold in US stores. The US Department of Commerce has previously said that it will levy 92% anti-dumping duties on major Italian pasta exporters as soon as January, and pasta makers say this move will force them to withdraw from the US market. For weeks, the Italian government and affected companies have been lobbying the Trump administration to revise this decision. According to an industry representative and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US Department of Commerce informed these companies on Wednesday evening that it would drastically reduce related anti-dumping measures. The two largest pasta exporters to the US, La Molisana and Garofalo, will now face 2.3% and 13.9% tariffs, respectively. Eleven other pasta makers will face 9.1% tariffs. Cosimo Rumo, CEO of Rummo Pasta, one of the affected companies, said: “This is a big step forward. In Italy, we are finally working as a team.” In addition, these pasta companies are also subject to 15% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on goods imported from the European Union last year. The anti-dumping review continues, and the department's final report will be published by March 11.