Reuters and Bloomberg reported on the 1st (local time) that the United States, which had planned to impose an anti-dumping tariff of more than 90% on pasta from Italy, has decided to reduce it to around 10%.
According to the Italian Foreign Ministry that day, the U.S. Department of Commerce lowered, by company, the 91.74% anti-dumping tariff it had decided to impose from the new year on products from 13 Italian pasta companies. La Molisana is 2.26%, Garofalo is 13.98%, and the remaining 11 are 9.09%.
The Italian Foreign Ministry said the U.S. Department of Commerce's anti-dumping investigation had been scheduled through March, but the conclusion came earlier than expected. The ministry said, "The tariff adjustment is a signal that U.S. authorities recognize our corporations' willingness to cooperate," adding, "The final conclusion is scheduled to be announced on March 11." Foreign media reported that the final anti-dumping tariff rate could change until the U.S. Department of Commerce's official announcement.
The United States decided in September last year to impose an anti-dumping tariff, saying Italian pasta companies excessively lowered prices in the U.S. market. It is added on top of the basic 15% tariff applied to exports to the United States.
The United States is the world's No. 2 pasta producer after Italy. Italy produces 69% of all pasta in the European Union (EU). According to data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Italy's pasta exports surpassed €4 billion (about 6.8 trillion won) in 2024.