Trump tariffs on pasta could soon top 100 percent: 'Double the price' [View all]

Source: The Independent

Monday 03 November 2025 16:40 EST


Italian pasta makers have hit boiling point over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, warning they would have to “double the price” to continue selling in the United States with the incoming levy.

Thirteen of Italy’s biggest pasta exporters may face preliminary tariffs of 91.74 percent in January, as long as the tax threatened by the Department of Commerce is upheld. That tariff would be on top of the 15 percent imposed by the Trump administration on all goods imported from the European Union, pushing the total tariffs on Italian pasta to nearly 107 percent, the Washington Post reported.

While the U.S. pasta market is dominated by American manufacturers, exports from Italy including Italian-headquartered brand Barilla, have surged recently, and now make up 12 percent of the U.S. market. Given their newfound footing, Italian pasta producers say the tariffs feel extra punishing.

“We would have to double the price,” to keep selling in the U.S., said Massimo Menna, the chief executive of Pasta Garofalo, a company targeted by the duties. “It effectively knocks us out of the game.”

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