When Paul Barbieri heard in September that new U.S. tariffs could more than double the cost of imported Italian pasta, he said he spent thousands of dollars stocking up across his three Long Island stores .

"All our stores are bursting at the gills with pasta," Barbieri, who co-owns Pino's Italian Food Market by the Original Salpino's with his father and brother-in-law, told Newsday on Thursday. "We bought bulk — as much as we possibly could ... hoping it would last until the tariffs stop or decrease."

Under a preliminary U.S. Commerce Department decision issued in September, tariffs on imported pasta from 13 major Italian companies could soar up to 107% as early as January. The move, which could affect popular brands including Barilla, La Molisana and Garofalo, builds on a review

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