Tag Archives: National Association of Beverage Importers

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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NABI: It Wouldn’t Be Fair to Tax Products in a Dispute Over Digital Services Taxes

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

With the European Union and other countries adopting or considering “Digital Services Taxes,” National Association of Beverage Importers urged the U.S. Trade Representative not to impose additional duties on “wine, distilled spirits, and beer, or other goods. “This approach is the most consistent … Continue reading →

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NABI Protests USTR Plan to Limit Comments on Tariffs

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

From 1933 through the end of World War II administrative agencies in Washington had created and imposed a number of regulations on a philosophy of “father knows best.”  By 1946, Congress had had enough and passed the Administrative Procedures Act … Continue reading →

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U.S. Retaliatory Tariffs Could Cost 78,600 U.S. Jobs

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Up to 78,600 jobs in the U.S. beverage alcohol and hospitality sectors could be lost if distilled spirits, wine and non-alcoholic beer are included on the final U.S. list of European Union (EU) products targeted for retaliatory tariffs, according to … Continue reading →

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NABI’s Bill Earle: Short Term, U.S. Importers Can Make Quick Profit; NABI Will Support TTB Proposal

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Joel Whitaker

Bill Earle, president, National Association of Beverage Importers, while noting that it is far to early to see the full impact of the vote, told Kane’s Beverage News Daily one immediate impact is that beverage importers will, at least for … Continue reading →

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