Just when you thought you were glad to be ridding yourself of the horrors of 2020, the USA greeted the new year of 2021 with the news of their intention of placing a 25% tariff on certain European cognacs. Officially, the USA Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will adjust tariffs on “certain Cognacs, grape brandies […]
The USA will impose new import taxes on some French cognacs as part of a long-running trade dispute that initially began over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing 16 years ago. The latest retaliation will have the USA imposing new tariffs on “certain cognac and other grape brandies from France and Germany”. The USA […]