Will Italian pasta imported to the United States soon be taxed at nearly 107%?

With its retro-style beige packaging, the Rummo brand has become a regular presence on French supermarket shelves. And its success isn't limited to France. "Italian pasta, especially that from the South, is a bit like champagne for the rest of the world," Cosimo Rummo, president of the company based in Campobasso, not far from Naples , proudly declares in the columns of La Repubblica . But if the man chose to grant an interview to the Roman daily on October 6, it was not to boast. But rather to sound the alarm.

Indeed, “Rummo is among the 13 Italian pasta producers who, starting in January 2026, could face tariffs of [nearly] 107% on their exports to the United States,” explains the left-wing newspaper. If this were to happen, Cosimo Rummo threatens, “we would no longer be able to export to the United States and Americans would have to eat pasta made there.” But how did it come to this?

“The American decision has its roots in an investigation launched by the United States Department of Commerce in 2024, following a report from certain local producers,” details Corriere della Sera . “This targeted 19 Italian brands accused of dumping, that is, of selling