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Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs as high as 92% on Italian pasta companies, but now the additional tariffs on pasta — on top of the existing 15% duty charged on most goods imported into the U.S. from Italy — will range between 2% and 4%, reports the Guardian.
The U.S. government had accused 13 producers including Barilla, La Molisana and Pastificio Lucio Garofalo of selling their products at unfairly low prices. But, on January 1, Italy’s government said the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) had reviewed the proposed tariffs and reduced them. However, the DoC said it had not yet made a final decision on the level of duties that will be imposed on the pasta producers.
The DoC said that a preliminary analysis published earlier this week showed that Italian pasta makers had “addressed many of [the DoC’s] questions.” The final results of its analysis will be announced on March 12, at which time a final decision on import duties will be made.
Italy is estimated to export around $770 million worth of pasta per year to the U.S., the Guardian says.
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