Following President Donald J. Trump planned implementation of a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China, associations issued statements noting impact on consumer packaged goods and ingredient sectors.
The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition sent a letter today to President Donald J. Trump highlighting the special nature of the U.S. spirits and wine sectors and urging these products be excluded from any new or universal tariffs.
2023 was a banner year for American spirits exports, with total U.S. spirits and American whiskeys topping new records following the lifting of retaliatory tariffs on American whiskeys, according to an American Spirits Export Report released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Washington, D.C.
American whiskey exports up 22% from January-July 2022
October 13, 2022
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Washington, D.C., released a new export report that
shows that U.S. spirits exports are gradually rebounding following the lifting of the EU and UK retaliatory tariffs on American whiskeys and other spirits categories.