Tag Archives: Airbus

NABI Urges U.S., EU to Reach Accord in Airbus Dispute

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

With the European Union drafting its list of retailiatory tariffs under the Boeing dispute and the U.S. evaluating its next steps in its Airbus retailiatory tariffs, National Association of Beverage Importers President Robert M. Tobiassen suggested a way forward for the … Continue reading →

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160 Reps to USTR: Remove all Tariffs on EU Food, Beverage Products in Airbus Dispute

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

More than 160 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives  called upon the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to remove tariffs on EU wine and spirits products. The bipartisan letter, authored by Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) came … Continue reading →

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WSWA: Airbus Settlement Step in Right Direction, But Industry Still at Risk

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Airbus’s decision to end a system of financial support from France and Spain the World Trade Organization had called illegal  and unfair to Boeing, Airbus’s major competitor, is a step in the right direction. But until the WTO accepts the … Continue reading →

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USTR Imposes Tariffs on 21 French Products — But Not Bev/Al — in Digital Services Tax Case

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Tariffs of 25% were imposed on handbags and cosmetics — but not French wine or Champagne — that total $1.3 billion in value.  And the U.S. Trade Representative Office said that while the effective date is Jan. 6, 2021, it … Continue reading →

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