On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced it would ease and delay tariffs on some imported goods.
According to MarketplaceItaly exported more than $700 million worth of pasta to the United States in 2024, but as pasta producers played bait with their quality imports, dumping too cheap products to flow, the Commerce Department planned to impose higher tariffs on these imports in 2026.
On Wednesday an agreement was concluded with the Italian pasta producers.
The United States has significantly reduced proposed tariffs on 13 Italian pasta exporters, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Previously, pasta makers faced a potential 92 percent tariff after the agency found they were selling pasta at unfairly low prices. The proposed tariffs for Garofalo were reduced to 13.89 percent and for La Molisana to 2.26 percent. The remaining 11 companies now face a tariff of 9.09 percent.
“This post-preliminary analysis shows that the Italian pasta makers have addressed many of Commerce's concerns raised in the preliminary opinion and reflects Commerce's commitment to a fair and transparent process,” a Commerce Department spokesperson said in a statement.
“Commerce will continue to engage with stakeholders to take all information into account before making a final decision,” they continued.
President Donald Trump also signed a New Year's resolution delaying tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities. for one year.
Trump's executive order, signed Wednesday, keeps in place the 25 percent tariff he imposed in September on those products, but delays for another year a 30 percent tariff on upholstered furniture and a 50 percent tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities.
The increases, which were scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, come after the Republican president imposed a broad set of taxes on imported goods to address trade imbalances and other problems.
The president said tariffs on furniture were needed to “support American industry and protect national security.”
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White House proclamation To achieve this goal, it invoked section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 1962 (the Act).
Therefore, the United States will delay the tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities that were scheduled to occur on January 1, 2026 under the September 29, 2025 Order, for an additional year.
The current 25% tariff on certain upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and dressing tables, introduced by Order dated September 25, 2025, will remain in place.
ELIMINATING A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: Earlier this year, President Trump imposed tariffs on imports of wood, lumber and lumber products (timber products) to support American industry and protect national security.
- This followed the completion of a section 232 investigation by the Secretary of Commerce under the Act, which found that the current volumes and circumstances of timber imports threatened to harm national security.
- President Trump recognizes that over-reliance on foreign timber, lumber and lumber products could threaten the defense capabilities, construction industry and economic strength of the United States.
- America's dependence on lumber imports is exacerbated by foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices that undermine the competitiveness of the U.S. forest industry.
- Given ongoing productive negotiations regarding timber imports, the President is postponing tariff increases to allow further negotiations with other countries.
“It's affordability, fool” seems to be the slogan of using and adjusting Trump's tariff policy and the economy is heading into 2026.
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