United States sets preliminary anti-dumping rates of 3.62% to 6.47% on Italian pasta from four makers, published Oct. 15, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Oct. 15, 2026 set preliminary anti-dumping rates of 3.62% to 6.47% on pasta from four Italian makers1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice covers pasta shipped to the United States between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 20251<\/a><\/sup>. It also drops 15 companies or company groups from the review because the requests to examine them were withdrawn1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, importers of pasta from La Molisana, Garofalo, Gruppo Milo and the Rummo group may owe these new rates on past shipments once the rates are final. For the 15 companies dropped from the review, past shipments will be charged at the deposit rate paid when the pasta entered the country.<\/p>\n The notice was published in the Federal Register, the U.S. government’s official journal, by the International Trade Administration (ITA), the trade agency within Commerce1<\/a><\/sup>. It gives the preliminary results of an "administrative review", a yearly check of how much extra duty each company should pay1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The duty in question is an anti-dumping duty<\/strong>, an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. Commerce found that the companies it checked sold pasta in the United States at less than "normal value" during the review period1<\/a><\/sup>. Normal value is, broadly, the price or cost the agency uses as a fair benchmark.<\/p>\n The preliminary rates are:<\/p>\n These figures are estimates of the "dumping margin", the gap between the U.S. price and normal value, given as a share of the price1<\/a><\/sup>. They are not yet final, and they can change after comments.<\/p>\n Commerce chose two companies for a full examination on Sept. 24, 2025: La Molisana and Garofalo1<\/a><\/sup>. In trade cases these are called mandatory respondents<\/strong>, the firms that must answer the agency’s detailed questions on prices and costs.<\/p>\n Two more companies or groups stayed in the review without a full check. They receive the 5.05% average rate1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n Commerce explained its choice of the average. When both checked companies have rates above zero and not based only on estimates, it averages them for the others1<\/a><\/sup>. It compares a simple average and a weighted average and picks the one closer to the true weighted figure1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Under U.S. rules, Commerce ends a review for a company when every party that asked for the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the start1<\/a><\/sup>. The review was opened on Aug. 22, 20251<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Several parties withdrew, according to the notice1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n As a result, the review ends for 15 companies or company groups. They include Barilla G. e R. Fratelli, Andriani S.p.A., Agritalia S.r.L., George DeLallo Company, Inc. and Pastificio Sgambaro1<\/a><\/sup>. The list also covers the Liguori and PAM group, the Fratelli Cellino firms and the Aldino group, which includes Pastificio Tamma, Chiavenna and Rigo1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n For these 15 companies, there will be no new rate for the review period. Instead, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the border agency, will charge duty at the cash deposit rate paid at the time of entry<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. A cash deposit is the estimated duty an importer pays when the goods arrive.<\/p>\n In practice, the deposit already paid becomes the final duty on those shipments. Commerce plans to send these instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after Oct. 15, 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. After that, CBP can close the entries, which in trade language is called "liquidation".<\/p>\n The previous review covered July 1, 2023 to June 30, 20242<\/a><\/sup>. Its preliminary results, published on Sept. 4, 2025, set a rate of 91.74% for La Molisana, Garofalo and the unchecked companies3<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce then based the rate on "adverse facts available", a penalty rate used when firms do not give the data requested3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on Italian pasta?<\/h2>\n
Preliminary anti-dumping rates, 2024-2025 review, %<\/h4>\n
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Which pasta makers does the review name?<\/h2>\n
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Why were 15 companies dropped from the pasta review?<\/h2>\n
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What happens to shipments from the dropped companies?<\/h2>\n
How do the new rates compare with last year’s pasta review?<\/h2>\n
Pasta rates, last review and this one<\/h4>\n