Pasta La Vista! 13 Major Italian Pasta Brands Could Disappear From US Store Shelves as 107% Tariffs Take Effect

. . .Thirteen Italian pasta brands could pull their products from US grocery stores — or potentially be forced to hike prices dramatically as soon as January, when punishing 107% tariffs are set to take effect.

The levies — the highest the White House has moved to impose on a specific product since the start of President Trump’s crackdown on imports — come from the US’ 15% baseline tariff on European Union goods plus a punishing 92% levy over accusations that Italian pasta makers have been undercutting US competitors.

The Commerce Department says the penne purveyors have been violating “antidumping” laws, exporting their products to the US market at a very low price to gain an advantage over local businesses.

One affected company decried the new policy to The Post, declaring it would not pass on costs from the new tariff to customers.

“This will be devastating to all the Italian pasta companies, not just Rummo,” said Jim Donnelly, chief commercial officer for Rummo USA. (Read more from “Pasta La Vista! 13 Major Italian Pasta Brands Could Disappear From US Store Shelves as 107% Tariffs Take Effect” HERE)