Category Archives: Tariffs

Trade Assns. To USTR: Remove Bev/Al from Retaliatory Tariff List

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Trade groups representing several beverage alcohol suppliers, wholesalers, importers and retailers urged the U.S. Trade

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Distillers Relieved By Tariff End for Canada, Mexico

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The Trump Administration brought joy to U.S. distillers when it lifted import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum

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EU Proposes Tariffs on U.S. Wine in Aircraft Dispute

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Wine is one of several U.S. agricultural products on which the European Union proposes to impose tariffs in retaliation for proposed U.S. tariffs in retaliation for continued EU subsidies to Airbus.

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Spirits Council: Retaliatory Tariffs Cut Spirits Exports 11% in 2d Half

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Globally, for the first six months of the year American Whiskey exports grew 28% to a total of $595 million, the Distilled Spirits Council said. After imposition of retaliatory tariffs, exports during the second half of the year declined 11% … Continue reading →

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Spirits Council Urges End to Retaliatory Tariffs for Mexico, Canada

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Distilled Spirits Council is one of 46 signatories on a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative

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Feds Purchase Table Grapes to Mitigate Tariffs

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently purchased more than 450,000 boxes of California table grapes as part of its tariff

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