Italian pasta exports to the U.S. could face 107% tariff rate

U.S. tariff rates on pasta from 13 major Italian companies could soar to as high as 107% under a recent Commerce Department decision.

Your pasta could get a lot pricier under new tariffs targeting Italian imports — if you can find them at all.

Starting as early as January, U.S. tariff rates on imported pasta from 13 major Italian companies could soar to as high as 107% under a preliminary U.S. Commerce Department decision.

For consumers in the United States, this means the cost of Italian pasta could more than double if the brands decide to pass tariff costs on to retail buyers.

Exporters say the tariffs could effectively bar the targeted Italian companies from selling pasta to U.S. markets.

The tariffs mean that exports of pasta to the U.S. “would be virtually wiped out, erasing years of growth and investment along the entire supply chain,” according to a statement from Coldiretti, one of Italy’s largest agricultural organizations.