American whiskey makers face ‘more harm’ if tariff issue not resolved
United Kingdom
United States
Published Mar 16, 2021
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Back in 2018, Donald Trump slapped 25% penalties on imports of steel and aluminum, citing “national security” as his grounds for doing so. In retaliation the EU (of which Britain was then a member) imposed mirror duties on imports of iconic American goods including Bourbon and other American whiskey as well as jeans, orange juice, tobacco, peanut butter, yachts and Harley-Davidson motorbikes.
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Back in 2018, Donald Trump slapped 25% penalties on imports of steel and aluminum, citing “national security” as his grounds for doing so. In retaliation the EU (of which Britain was then a member) imposed mirror duties on imports of iconic American goods including Bourbon and other American whiskey as well as jeans, orange juice, tobacco, peanut butter, yachts and Harley-Davidson motorbikes. Those tariffs are due to double on June 1, prompting Whiting to say: “The steel and aluminum dispute is still hurting American whiskey consumers, workers and companies on both sides of the Atlantic,” and that unless they are removed US distillers face “more harm”. US whiskey exports to the EU slumped by 29% in 2019, the latest figures available. The tariffs on American whiskey are separate from those imposed by Brussels on other American drinks as part of the long running tit-for-tat spat over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus. The EU and the Biden Administration agreed earlier this month to set ...
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