Category Archives: Tariffs

What We’re Reading —

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Trump’s Aluminum Tariff May Cost MillerCoors $40 Million in Profit That’s according to Gavin Hattersley, ceo, in an interview with Bloomberg.  He said the brewer may cut investments, new hires or even lift prices.    Read more here.

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46% of Spirits Exports, 65% of Whiskey Exports Face Tariff Retaliation

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Those figures are only the start of the damage the Distilled Spirits Council sees if the European Union, Canada, Turkey and/or China

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China Adds Whiskey to Retaliatory Tariffs List

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

China’s Ministry of Commerce added 106 more products – everything from soybeans to aircraft – to the list of U.S. products it

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China Retaliates with Tariffs on Wine

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

In retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, China said it was imposing a 15% tariff on these bev/al products:

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China Threatens 15% Tariffs on U.S. Wine

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

And on fresh fruit, nuts.  The move is in retaliation for President Trump’s aluminum tariffs. The value of U.S. wine exports to China has increased 450% in the past decade, to $197 million, according to the Wine Institute.

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American Keg Lays Off 10 Employees, Blames Trump’s Tariffs

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Paul Czachor, ceo, American Keg Co., Pottstown, Pa., told NPR that once the tariffs were announced, “our pricing for the domestic

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