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B-F, NABI Encouraged by Tariff Talks, Hope for Full Removal of Duties

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Brown-Forman Corp. said it was ‘encouraged” by Monday’s announcement the European Union and the U.S. had agreed to resume talks to settle the steel/aluminum subsidy dispute.The move avoids the doubling of tariffs on American whiskey, and Brown-Forman said it applauded … 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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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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NABI Tells TTB: Be Careful of Violating Commercial Speech Protections

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Here’s a fun fact:  Last year, Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau issued more certificates of label approval (COLAs) for

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Op-Ed: NABI Against Taxing Happiness, Responsible Drinking. Aren’t You?

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Tariffs are taxes. Paid by importers at the time of the entry of these products, these monies fill the Treasury coffers in the identical

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NABI: Jackson Family Wines CEO Wrong on Need for Tariff Protection

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

National Association of Beverage Importers delivered a strong rebuke to Jackson Family Wines CEO Rick Tigner who recently told a meeting of local and community leaders in Santa

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