{"id":129844,"date":"2025-03-13T21:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-threatens-retaliatory-200-tariff-on-european-wine-after-eu-proposes-american-whiskey-tax-the-associated-press\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T21:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:22:39","slug":"trump-threatens-retaliatory-200-tariff-on-european-wine-after-eu-proposes-american-whiskey-tax-the-associated-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-threatens-retaliatory-200-tariff-on-european-wine-after-eu-proposes-american-whiskey-tax-the-associated-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax – The Associated Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
President Donald Trump vowed to respond to the European Union\u2019s retaliatory tariffs Wednesday, saying during an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin, \u201cOf course I\u2019m going to respond.\u201d
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that he\u2019s not going to change his mind on the tariffs he\u2019s imposing on Canada. \u201cWe\u2019ve been ripped off for years,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to bend.\u201d
Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, right, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag and an ice hockey stick to show their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs as they pose with with another visitor to the city wearing a mask of President Donald Trump in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)
President Donald Trump listens as Ireland\u2019s Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Boxes of wine are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles of French wines are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
President Donald Trump vowed to respond to the European Union\u2019s retaliatory tariffs Wednesday, saying during an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin, \u201cOf course I\u2019m going to respond.\u201d
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that he\u2019s not going to change his mind on the tariffs he\u2019s imposing on Canada. \u201cWe\u2019ve been ripped off for years,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to bend.\u201d
Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, right, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag and an ice hockey stick to show their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs as they pose with with another visitor to the city wearing a mask of President Donald Trump in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)
Toronto residents Douglas Bloomfield, left, and his son Phoenix, right, who are on vacation in Washington, hold a Canadian flag and an ice hockey stick to show their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs as they pose with with another visitor to the city wearing a mask of President Donald Trump in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)
President Donald Trump listens as Ireland\u2019s Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump listens as Ireland\u2019s Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Boxes of wine are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Boxes of wine are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles of French wines are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
Bottles of French wines are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d\u2019Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff<\/a><\/span> on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey.
The European import tax, which was unveiled in response to steel and aluminum tariffs<\/a><\/span> by the U.S. administration, is expected to go into effect April 1, just ahead of separate reciprocal tariffs that Trump plans to place on the EU.
But Trump, in a morning social media post, vowed a new escalation in his trade war if the EU goes forward with the planned 50% tax on American whiskey.
\u201cIf this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThis will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.\u201d
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that the EU trade commissioner would be having a phone call Friday with his U.S. counterpart.
\u201cWe don\u2019t like tariffs because we think tariffs are taxes and they are bad for business and they are bad for consumers,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have always said at the same time that we will defend our interests. We\u2019ve said it, and we\u2019ve shown it, but at the same time I also want to emphasize that we are open for negotiations.\u201d
The U.S. president has defined his opening weeks in the White House with near daily drama regarding tariffs<\/a><\/span>, saying that taxing imports might cause some economic pain but would eventually lead to more domestic manufacturing and greater respect for America. The S&P 500 stock index fell 1.4% on Thursday, while European alcohol stocks also tumbled.<\/p>\n

But with the EU and Trump now tussling over alcohol tariffs, the impact of a trade war could surface directly in ways consumers could quickly see. It\u2019s unclear how the import taxes would be absorbed among vintners, distillers, brewers, distributors, retailers and consumers.
Because of Trump\u2019s threat, a previously untariffed $15 bottle of Italian Prosecco<\/a><\/span> could possibly increase in price to $45. Similarly, Europe\u2019s response to Trump\u2019s steel and aluminum tariffs means that the cost of a 30-euro bottle of bourbon in Paris could increase to 45 euros.
Holly Seidewand, owner of First Fill Spirits, a shop in Saratoga Springs, New York, said before Trump threatened the tariffs on European alcohol, the spirits industry was already reeling from layoff announcements<\/a><\/span> in the Kentucky Bourbon sector and the tariffs planned by the EU<\/a><\/span> on American spirits.
\u201cThis ongoing tariff war doesn\u2019t just harm importers \u2014 it weakens domestic brands, disrupts distributors, and squeezes retailers who rely on global selections,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the end, consumers will bear the brunt of it all.\u201d
Gabriel Picard, who heads the French Federation of Exporters of Wines and Spirits, said 200% tariffs would be \u201ca hammer blow\u201d for the sector. He said the U.S. market is worth 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) annually for French exporters of wines and spirits.
\u201cNot a single bottle will continue to be expedited if 200% tariffs are applied to our products. All exports to the United States will come to a total, total, halt,\u201d Picard said in an interview with The Associated Press. \u201cWith 200% duties, there is no more market.\u201d
As of now, Europe seems unwilling to back down.
\u201cTrump is escalating the trade war he has chosen,\u201d Laurent Saint-Martin, the French delegate minister for foreign trade, said on X. \u201cFrance, together with the European Commission and our partners, is determined to fight back. We will not give in to threats and will always protect our industries.\u201d
Trump\u2019s latest tariff threats suggested that even companies that have publicly stood by him could be collateral damage, raising questions about whether the wider business community would be willing to openly challenge a series of trade wars that have hurt the stock market<\/a><\/span> and scared consumers<\/a><\/span> who worry about inflation worsening.
Bernard Arnault, the CEO of French luxury goods company LVMH, attended Trump\u2019s inauguration in January. His company\u2019s wine and spirits brands, which include Mo\u00ebt & Chandon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot and Hennessy, could be subject to the retaliatory tariffs the U.S. president is seeking. The Italy-based Campari Group could also be hurt, after the White House highlighted it at Tuesday\u2019s press briefing for possibly opening a U.S. factory.
Still, Trump feels aggrieved by the EU, complaining to reporters on Thursday about the lack of U.S. auto sales there as well as the lawsuits and fines filed against Google<\/a><\/span> and Facebook parent Meta<\/a><\/span>.
\u201cThey are suing all of these companies, and they\u2019re taking billions of dollars out of American companies,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd I guess they\u2019re using it to run Europe or something.\u201d
Trump, in announcing the new steel and aluminum tariffs on Wednesday, openly challenged U.S. allies and vowed to take back wealth \u201cstolen\u201d by other countries<\/a><\/span>, and he drew quick retaliation.
He has separate tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, with plans to also tax imports from the European Union, Brazil and South Korea by charging \u201creciprocal\u201d rates starting on April 2.
The EU announced its own countermeasures<\/a><\/span>. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that as the United States was \u201capplying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth 26 billion euros,\u201d or about $28 billion.
Those measures cover not just steel and aluminum products but also textiles, home appliances and agricultural goods.
European Commission spokesman Olof Gill said Thursday shortly before Trump\u2019s announcement that the EU was \u201cprepared for whatever might come, and we have been preparing for over a year.\u201d
\u201cWe call on the U.S. to immediately revoke the tariffs imposed yesterday, and we want to negotiate to avoid tariffs in the future,\u201d Gill added. \u201cThey bring nothing but lose-lose outcomes, and we want to focus on win-win outcomes.\u201d
U.S. whiskey makers<\/a><\/span>, meanwhile, encouraged Trump to broker a deal.
\u201cWe urge President Trump to secure a spirits agreement with the EU to get us back to zero-for-zero tariffs, which will create U.S. jobs and increase manufacturing and exports for the American hospitality sector,\u201d Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council, said in a statement.
When Europe responded to Trump\u2019s 2018 tariffs with a 25% tax on U.S. whiskey, exports to the EU fell by 20% through 2021, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. Trump\u2019s separate 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico could put 31,000 jobs at risk in the sector.
AP writers Lorne Cook in Brussels, Samuel Petrequin and John Leicester in Paris, Mae Anderson, Dee-Ann Durbin and Mike Warren contributed reporting.<\/p>\n

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