"The decision followed a Department of Commerce investigation into 19 Italian pasta makers over allegations of 'dumping' selling their product below market value in order to to harm US-based competitors. "It's madness," said Cosimo Rummo, president of the Rummo pasta company. "We sell 454 grams of pasta for 4.50; where's the undercutting?" "We are expecting the government and the European Commission to support us, but in the meantime we're responding with our legal team.""
"Italy's foreign ministry said it was "working closely with the companies involved and in consultation with the European Commission to ensure that the US department reviews the provisional duties imposed on our companies". The Italian embassy in Washington has also intervened to "assist companies in asserting their rights", according to a statement. The same source underlined the "full willingness of our producers to cooperate with the ongoing investigation"."
US plans would add 91.7 percent anti-dumping duties to an existing 15 percent tariff on Italian pasta, bringing total duties to almost 107 percent from January 2026. The duties follow a Department of Commerce probe of 19 Italian pasta producers over alleged dumping, selling below market value to harm US competitors. Major producers such as Rummo and La Molisana are pursuing legal challenges in Washington and deny unfair pricing or plans to open US factories to skirt tariffs. Italian authorities and the embassy are coordinating with the European Commission to contest the provisional duties and assist companies.
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