The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition consists of U.S trade associations and state guilds representing the entire three-tier chain of the U.S. beverage alcohol sector (i.e., at the producer, importer, wholesaler, and retailer levels) united in opposition to U.S., EU, UK and Canadian tariffs and sales bans on spirits and wine products.
Resources
- August 6, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Permanent Fair & Reciprocal Trade for U.S. and EU Spirits & Wines
- June 26, 2025: More than 19,000 Spirits & Wine Enthusiasts Sign Petitions to President Trump Urging a Return to Reciprocal Zero-for-Zero Tariffs on Distilled Spirits & Wine Products
- April 3, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Statement on President Trump’s “Liberation Day” Announcement
- March 5, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Statement on U.S. Tariffs Imposed on Canada and Mexico Tariffs
- January 31, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Exclusion of Spirits & Wines from Any New or Universal Tariffs
- January 13, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Adds Associated Cooperage Industries Association of America & Virginia Spirits Association to Growing List of Members
- July 20, 2023: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to Biden Administration Urging Trade Officials to Secure the Permanent Removal of EU Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys
- March 23, 2022: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Hails the Removal of U.S.-UK Retaliatory Tariffs on the U.S. Beverage Alcohol Sector
- October 30, 2021: Statement by the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition on the agreement between the U.S. and EU to End the Retaliatory Tariffs on American Whiskeys as part of the Steel and Aluminum Dispute Settlement
- September 28, 2021: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Tai Urging U.S. to Negotiate an Immediate End to Tariffs on American Whiskeys
- June 17, 2021: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Statement on 5-year Tariff Suspensions with UK and EU
- June 10, 2021: 113 U.S. and EU Organizations Urge EU and U.S. to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Disputes
- June 9, 2021: Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letters to President Biden in Advance G-7 Urging Tariff Resolution as Part of U.S.-UK Bilateral Meeting
- April 29, 2021: 88 U.S. and EU Organizations Urge U.S. and EU Presidents to Remove Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Not Involved in Trade Disputes
- April 12, 2021: As Major Tariff Hike Nears, Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition Sends Letter to Biden Administration Urging Immediate Removal of all EU, UK and U.S. Tariffs on Spirits and Wines
- March 23, 2021: U.S., EU and UK Beverage Alcohol Associations Call for Immediate Suspension of Tariffs on Spirits and Wine
- January 25, 2021: 72 U.S. And EU Associations Send Joint Letter To U.S. President Biden And EU President Von Der Leyen Calling For Immediate Suspension Of Retaliatory Tariffs
- November 9, 2020: New EU Tariffs on U.S. Spirits Further Devastates Once Booming Transatlantic Drinks Trade
- October 7, 2020: Transatlantic Beverage Alcohol Associations Send Joint Letter to U.S. and EU Urging Immediate End to Tariffs on Spirits and Wine
- July 27, 2020: End Spirits, Wine And Beer Tariffs: Industry Calls For U.S. And EU To End Trade Dispute Urgently To Save Jobs
- January 13, 2020: Alcohol Trade Groups Urge USTR To End Tariffs On Beverage Alcohol Products
- October 18, 2019: Joint Statement By International Beverage Alcohol Associations In Response To U.S. Tariffs Imposed Today On Certain EU Distilled Spirits And Wines
- October 7, 2019: U.S. Alcohol Trade Groups Call For End To Tariffs On EU Spirits And Wine
- August 5, 2019: U.S. Retaliatory Tariffs Could Cost Up To 78,600 Jobs In U.S. Beverage Alcohol & Hospitality Sectors
- May 29, 2019: Alcohol Trade Groups Call On USTR To Remove Spirits And Wine From Retaliatory Tariffs List Of EU Products
- March 11, 2025: Comment of the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition – Investigation Into Harm from Non-Reciprocal Trade Arrangements 90 Fed. Reg. 10677
- July 26, 2020: Review of Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2020–0023)
- January 13, 2020: Review of Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- August 5, 2019: Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- May 28, 2019: Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- August 6, 2025: Letter from the Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition to President Trump
- January 31, 2025: Toasts Not Tariffs Letter to President Trump
- May 3, 2021: Letter to Brian Deese, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, Director National Economic Council and Jacob Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council
- April 12, 2021: Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- April 12, 2021: Letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
- April 12, 2021: Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai
- July 26, 2020: Review of Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2020–0023)
- January 13, 2020: Review of Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- August 5, 2019: Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- May 28, 2019: Notice of Hearing and Request for Public Comments: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (USTR–2019–0003)
- Tariffs Are Starting To Crush America’s Small Liquor Businesses
- Reuters: Reaction to Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on EU goods
- CNN: US spirits exports hit a record high in 2024. Tariffs could destroy that
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Forbes: Tariffs Are Already Hurting Tequila Producers And Importers
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Wall Street Journal: Finally, Some Good News for Kentucky Bourbon
- ABC News: Interview with Victor Yarbrough Brough Brothers Distillery
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Fox News Op-ed: EU tariff threats are crushing craft whiskey distillers like me
- The Spirits Business: Toasts Not Tariffs petition gains 13,000 signatures
Coalition Members
