Category Archives: Tariffs

DISCUS, Scotch Whisky Association Toast End of Retaliatory Tariffs

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Crippling retaliatory tariffs on on American Whiskey and Scotch Whisky in trade disputes wholly unrelated to the distilling sector have ended. Between 1997-2017, when there were no tariffs on distilled spirits between the US and UK, bilateral trade in whiskies … Continue reading →

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Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Hails the Removal of U.S.-UK Retaliatory Tariffs

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

“With yesterday’s momentous agreement with the UK,”  ending a dispute involving steel and aluminum imports to the U.S., “transatlantic trade in distilled spirits will once again flow tariff free, and American wines will no longer face the threat of debilitating … Continue reading →

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75 US, UK Trade Groups Urge End to Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Steel, Aluminum Trade Tiff

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Seventy-five trade associations, ranging from clothing manufacturers to food processors to rice producers, all representing sectors unrelated to the steel and aluminum dispute, urged U.S. and UK leaders, consistent with their recent commitments, to expeditiously reach an agreement to remove … Continue reading →

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Brown-Forman Applauds EU-US Tariff Deal, Hopes for Similar Deal With UK

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Brown-Forman Corp. CEO Lawson Whiting praised the weekend agreement on steel and aluminum tariffs in which the U.S. and EU agreed to end tariffs on American whiskey and some other products as part of an accord in which the U..S. agreed no … Continue reading →

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U.S., EU Agree to End Retaliatory Tariffs in Aluminum, Steel Dispute

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The European Union and the U.S. agreed to return to zero-for-zero tariffs on distilled spirits,  ending a trade war that began during the Trump Administration.  The EU had been set to boost tariffs on various U.S. products — including American … Continue reading →

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DISCUS Report Details Tariff and Non-Tariff Trade Barriers to U.S Spirits Exports

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

“U.S. spirits continue to face an array of new and existing tariff and non–tariff barriers in export markets,” the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. said in a submission to the U.S. Trade Representative. “The U.S. spirit sector’s top trade … Continue reading →

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