Notice2026-05099
Certain Pasta From Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain pasta (pasta) from Italy was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12582-12584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05099]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-818]
Certain Pasta From Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain pasta (pasta) from Italy was sold in the United States at less
than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2023,
through June 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable March 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On September 4, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register, and invited interested parties to
comment on those results.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and
Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ Additionally,
due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\3\
The deadline for these final results is March 11, 2026.
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\1\ See Certain Pasta from Italy: Preliminary Results and
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2023-2024, 90 FR 42473 (September 4, 2025) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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On December 31, 2025, Commerce published the Post-Preliminary
Analysis, and invited interested parties to comment.\4\ For a summary
of the events that occurred since the Post-Preliminary Analysis, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\4\ See Memoranda, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for the 2023-2024
Administrative Review of Pasta from Italy,'' dated December 31, 2025
(Post-Preliminary Analysis); and ``Briefing Schedule,'' dated
January 2, 2026.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Pasta from Italy; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta from
Italy, 61 FR 38547 (July 24, 1996) (Order).
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The product covered by this Order is pasta from Italy. For a
complete description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties
raised, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is attached at Appendix I to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Post-Preliminary Analysis
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results and Post-
Preliminary Analysis, we made certain changes to the margin
calculations for La Molisana, S.p.A. (La Molisana), and Pastificio
Lucio Garofalo S.p.A (Garofalo), as well as the rate applied to
respondent companies not selected for individual examination. For a
discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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La Molisana, S.p.A.......................................... 2.65
Pastificio Lucio Garofalo S.p.A............................. 7.00
Non-Selected Companies \7\.................................. 5.21
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Disclosure
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\7\ See Appendix II for a full list of the companies not
individually examined in this review.
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Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for these final results in this review within five days of
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where
the respondent reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we
calculated importer-specific antidumping duty assessment rates by
aggregating the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined
sales of each importer and dividing each of these amounts by the total
entered value associated with those sales. Where the respondent did not
report entered value, we calculated a per-unit assessment rate for each
importer by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the
examined sales made to that importer by the total quantity associated
with those sales. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also calculated an importer-specific ad valorem rate based on
estimated entered values. Where either the respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or
de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by the mandatory
respondents for which the companies did not know that the merchandise
they sold to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or
exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the intermediate companies involved in the
transaction.
Further, the assessment rate for antidumping duties for each of the
companies not selected for individual examination will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin identified above in ``Final Results of
Review.''
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies
identified above in the ``Final Results of Review'' section will be
equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by a company
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not covered in this administrative review but covered in a completed
prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to
be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered
in this review or completed prior segment of this proceeding but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the company-specific rate
established for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding
for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 15.45
percent, the rate established in the Section 129 Determination.\8\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\8\ See Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in US-
Zeroing (EC): Notice of Determinations Under Section 129 of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act and Revocations and Partial Revocations
of Certain Antidumping Duty Orders, 72 FR 25261 (May 4, 2007)
(Section 129 Determination).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties has
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties,
and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
the countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5)
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: March 11, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Post-Preliminary Analysis
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Domestic Interested Parties' Case Briefs
Comment 2: Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to
Garofalo and La Molisana
Comment 3: Commerce's Differential Pricing Analysis
Comment 4: Non-Selected Respondents' Rate
Comment 5: Garofalo's U.S. Market Indirect Selling Expenses
(ISE)
Comment 6: Commerce's Rejection of New Factual Information (NFI)
Comment 7: Commerce's Liquidation Instructions
Comment 8: Garofalo's Home Market Discounts
Comment 9: Garofalo's Home Market Rebates
Comment 10: Garofalo's Home Market Billing Adjustments
Comment 11: Garofalo's U.S. Market Warranty Expenses (WARRU)
Comment 12: Whether Lupini Pasta is Subject to Review
Comment 13: La Molisana's Home Market Rebates
Comment 14: La Molisana's Home Market Discounts and Free
Merchandise
Comment 15: La Molisana's Revenue and Expense Reporting for
Lupini Pasta
Comment 16: La Molisana's Packing Expenses
Comment 17: La Molisana's Credit Expenses
Comment 18: Commerce's Protein Content Methodology
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Non-Individually Examined Companies Receiving a Review-Specific Rate
1. Agritalia S.r.L
2. Aldino S.r.l
3. Antiche Tradizioni Di Gragnano S.R.L.
4. Barilla G. e R. Fratelli Societa per Azioni Socio Unico
5. Gruppo Milo SpA
6. Pastificio Artigiano Cav. Giuseppe Cocco S.R.L.
7. Pastificio Chiavenna S.r.l
8. Pastificio Liguori S.p.A.; PAM S.P.A.; PAM S.R.L.; Liquori
Pastificio Dal 1820 S.P.A.; Pastificio Della Forma S.r.L.
9. Pastificio Sgambaro
10. Pastificio Tamma S.r.l.
11. Rummo S.p.A.; Pasta Castiglioni S.r.l.; Molino e Pastificio
(Rummo); Rummo Lenta Lavorazione S.p.A.
[FR Doc. 2026-05099 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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