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Global U.S. Spirits and American Whiskey Exports (in millions of USD)
American Whiskey All other Spirits
U.S. Export Growth Stunted by Tariffs
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Source: USITC Dataweb
• Over the past 10 years, total U.S. spirits exports grew by 55.3 percent.
• In June 2018, the EU imposed a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on American Whiskey.
• From 2018 to 2019, total U.S. spirits exports were down 14.3 percent to $1.5 billion.
• American Whiskey exports were down 16.0 percent to $996 million from 2018 to 2019.
The Effects of Tariffs: European Union
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U.S. Whiskey exports to the EU were down 27 percent
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Total U.S. Spirits Exports($1.5B)
American Whiskey ($996 M)
All other U.S. spirits ($537 M)
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Total American Whiskey Exports ($996 M)
American Whiskey exports to the EU ($514 M)
American Whiskey exports to rest of world ($482 M)
American Whiskey Drives U.S. Spirits Exports
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American Whiskey accounts for 65 percent of all U.S. spirits exports.
The EU is the top export market for American Whiskey.
The Effects of Tariffs: China
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The Effects of Tariffs:
Canada $234 $202 - 13.6
Japan $118 $138 + 17.7
UK* $190 $111 - 41.5
Australia $121 $102 - 15.9
France* $115 $93 - 18.9
Germany* $120 $83 - 30.4
Mexico $61 $72 + 18
Spain* $119 $70 - 41.3
Vietnam $62 $63 + 0.8
Latvia* $44 $52 + 19.5
2018 Total U.S. Spirits Exports
(In millions of USD)
2019 Total U.S. Spirits Exports
(In millions of USD)
2018-2019 Percent Change
* EU Member Countries
Top 10 Export Markets for U.S. Spirits
Japan $98 $122 + 24.6
UK* $150 $101 - 32.7
France * $108 $86 - 19.9
Australia $101 $84 - 16.6
Germany* $100 $82 - 18.2
Spain* $108 $61 - 43.8
Canada $50 $52 + 5.1
Latvia* $42 $50 + 18.9
Netherlands* $45 $29 - 37.1
Poland* $33 $27 - 18.5
2018 American Whiskey Exports (In millions of USD)
2019 American Whiskey Exports (In millions of USD)
2018-2019 Percent Change
* EU Member Countries
The Effects of Tariffs:Top 10 Export Markets for American Whiskey
45 States Exported U.S. Spirits in 2019
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States that exported U.S. spirits in 2019
Source: 2019 U.S. Census & ITC Data
39 States Exported American Whiskey in 2019
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States that exported American Whiskey in 2019
Source: 2019 U.S. Census & ITC Data