Pasta tariffs, what happens now: there is time until 16 October for companies
There is hope that the measure will be revised downwards. Companies on alert: 10 days to submit briefs with counter-arguments
"With the EU we are fully coordinated: it has assured us that it will intervene "without ifs and buts" and the EU commissioner for trade, Sefcovic, is also informed and ready". Speaking to Il Sole 24 Ore, a few minutes before a meeting called at the Foreign Ministry on the pasta dossier, is a member of the tariffs task force set up by Minister Tajani.
The Farnesina official confirms that - once definitively adopted in early January - the anti-dumping measures would take effect retroactively from 5 September 2025 (conclusion of the provisional proceedings). "This," he adds, "both in the hypothesis that the provisional measure of 91.74% would be confirmed, and that the latter would be revised downwards, as we expect.
A statement of optimism, at the end of an extremely hectic day for the sector. And he explains: 'Anti-dumping tariffs are a long-standing issue, which have been in force for some time: together with the EU, we want to sensitise the US side and the Department's offices - currently closed due to the shutdown following the tug-of-war in Congress between Democrats and Republicans over the federal budget - to find a reasonable solution, which could be to bring them back into the average range of anti-dumping duties that have existed since 1996'.
Political statements were also numerous, but the member of the tariffs task force warns: 'We must be careful not to politicise the issue: Trump could fall in love with it'.
In the meantime, the mere announcement of the super tariffs has alarmed the companies, which have until 16 October to submit briefs with counter-arguments. "Any further US duties on pasta would lead not so much to a reduction in exports to that country, but to a total halt in sales, with serious repercussions on the domestic market, on which all stocks would spill over," says Claudio Costantini, general manager of Pastificio Sgambaro. 'Ours is a world as slow as an elephant and an earthquake would be triggered,' he adds.
