Category Archives: Tariffs

Trade Groups Continue to Push Suspension of Retaliatory Tariffs

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Seventy-two U.S. and European trade associations representing a representing everything from motorcycle manufacturers to producers of vinyl sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the immediate suspension of tariffs on sectors … Continue reading →

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NABI Denounces USTR Tariff Move as ‘Reckless, Pouring Gasoline on the Fire’

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

“This is more than frustrating; it is reckless at this late day in the sunset of Ambassador Lighthizer’s tenure” as U.S. Trade Representative, said Robert M. Tobaissen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers. “Having failed to negotiate settlement of this … Continue reading →

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FDA Imposes $14,060 Fee for Producing Hand Sanitizer, USTR Slaps Tariffs on French Brandy

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

In what the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. described as a “shocking turn of events,” the Food & Drug Administration announced it was imposing a $14,000 fee on distilleries and other facilities that produced hand sanitizer during the Covid pandemic. The … Continue reading →

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Meet Biden’s Pick for U.S. Trade Representative

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The fate of tariffs on alcoholic beverages will be largely in the hands of Katherine Tai if, as expected, President-elect Joe Biden nominates her as U.S. Trade Representative. She’s the chief trade counsel for Democrats on the House Ways & … Continue reading →

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Back Channel Negotiations Believed Under Way In Aircraft Tariff Dispute

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

European Commission published official notice it will increase tariffs on imports from the U.S. on $4 billion of goods including U.S. vermouth, raw distillates, rum, and vodka. National Association of Beverage Importers President Robert Tobiassen said he “believes that there … Continue reading →

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New EU Tariffs on U.S. Rum, Vodka, Brandy Seen Inflaming Tensions

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The European Union said it will impose tariffs of 25% on U.S. rum, brandy, vodka and vermouth as well as Boeing Co. aircraft. The move will  tensions around the Airbus and Boeing disputes and further damage the once-booming transatlantic drinks … Continue reading →

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