DISCUS Is Trying to Boost Spirits Exports. Tariffs Keep Getting In the Way.

The hits just keep coming in the ongoing trade war, with President Trump announcing a new 50 percent tariff on Canadian whisky, beer, wine, and other products on July 20. That import tax, scheduled to start August 19, was described as a “necessary and appropriate” response to the removal of U.S. spirits from the shelves of most Canadian provinces — itself a reaction to the tariffs and threats from the Trump Administration last year — which cut Canadian sales of U.S. alcoholic beverages by 81 percent, according to the White House statement. The article DISCUS Is Trying to Boost Spirits Exports. Tariffs Keep Getting In the Way. appeared first on VinePair.