The United States has sharply cut its planned tariffs on Italian pasta imports. Earlier, the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs up to 91.74% on pasta from 13 Italian producers. This high tax could have pushed prices above the pasta's own value, hitting American importers and consumers hard. On Thursday, the Italian foreign ministry confirmed the US had greatly reduced these rates. They called it "an acknowledgement by the US authorities of the constructive co-operation shown by Italian companies." For example, the brand La Molisana now faces a 2.26% tariff instead of nearly 92%. Other companies will pay tariffs up to 13.98%. The US Commerce Department told CBS News, "Italian pasta makers have addressed many of Commerce's concerns raised in the preliminary determination." The US had accused Italian pasta makers of "selling their products at unfairly low prices," a practice known as dumping. This prompted the threat of almost 92% tariffs on these imports. There is already a 15% tariff on most EU products entering the US. Combined, the proposed tariffs would have pushed costs over 100% of the product's value. The high tariffs had sparked worries of major price rises for US consumers. Some producers in the US were seen as being undercut by cheap Italian pasta. The tariff cut also eases political pressure on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has a good relationship with former President Trump. This change fits a broader trend of the US softening certain Trump-era tariffs to limit harm to consumers. For example, increases in furniture tariffs were postponed, and taxes on products like coffee, bananas, and beef were dropped last year. The US Commerce Department said it will continue to review all information before making a final decision on the tariffs.