Exports of spirits from the US broke the US$2bn barrier for the first time last year, according to figures released this week, as the tariff rows between the country and Europe faded out of view.
Following three years of declining shipments to 2021, last year's exports registered $2.06bn, a 30% year-on-year jump, the Distilled Spirits Council of the US said. In its annual 'American Spirits Exports' report, the trade association credited not only the suspension of retaliatory tariffs on a range of spirits categories by the European Union and the UK, but also "the range of trade agreements th
Tariff strife ends well for US spirits exports in 2022 – data
Exports of spirits from the US broke the US$2bn barrier for the first time last year, according to figures released this week, as the tariff rows between the country and Europe faded out of view. Following three years of declining shipments to 2021, last year’s exports registered $2.06bn, a 30% year-on-year jump, the Distilled Spirits […]

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



