ROME (Reuters) -The European Union’s top trade official said on Friday he had intervened directly to help Italy resolve a row with the United States over extra tariffs on pasta.

Thirteen Italian pasta companies – including the biggest and well-known brand Barilla – face an extra 92% duty, on top of the regular 15% rate on most imports from the EU, starting from January 2026.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the measure after accusing two producers – La Molisana and Garofalo – of selling pasta at unfairly low prices – a practice known as dumping – between July 2023 and June 2024. It said anti-dumping tariffs were warranted against the two and eleven other producers.

“We believe that this decision, as it was reached, was not based on the full facts and figures, and we are doing o

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