US will scrap Irish whisky tariff, Trump says
Summary
President Donald Trump said the US will end the 10 percent tariff on Irish whisky, a tax currently applied to European Union wine and spirit exports. This decision follows similar recent moves to remove tariffs on whisky from the United Kingdom.Key Facts
- The US currently applies a 10 percent tariff on Irish whisky as part of tariffs on EU wine and spirit imports.
- President Trump announced during a golf event in Ireland that the tariff on Irish whisky will be removed.
- Earlier in April, the US removed tariffs on Scotch and Northern Irish whisky from the UK.
- The Scotch Whisky Association welcomed the tariff removal, citing benefits for trade and jobs.
- The Irish Whiskey Association has been pushing for elimination of tariffs to protect their industry and US consumers.
- In July, the US reduced the tariff on Irish whisky from 15 percent to 10 percent before this latest announcement.
- Details on when the tariff will officially end have not yet been provided.
- The announcement was met with cheers from the crowd at the golf tournament.
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