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<blockquote data-quote="Hindsight" data-source="post: 7165304" data-attributes="member: 3169"><p>Letter in todays edition of The Times.</p><p></p><p>Sir, Today marks one year since the US announced a 25 per cent tariff on single malt scotch whisky in retaliation for illegal subsidies granted by European governments, including the UK, to Airbus. The US is scotch whisky’s most valuable market, worth more than £1 billion of exports last year. The imposition of the 25 per cent tariff has had a devastating impact: exports fell by 32 per cent over the year, amounting to £360 million of losses.</p><p></p><p>Our businesses are losing sales and market share every day to competitors because our whiskies now have to be sold at higher prices. Covid-19 is compounding our difficulties and the situation is grave. Our businesses cannot sustain losses at this level indefinitely.</p><p></p><p>If tariffs cannot be lifted by the US presidential election, it could be months before a new administration returns to this issue, which would present a real risk to jobs and businesses in Scotland. The government must do its utmost to resolve this dispute urgently. Not to do so would be a crushing blow for free trade and for one of Scotland’s most successful exports.</p><p></p><p><em>Ewan Andrew, Diageo; Stephen Bremner, Tomatin Distillery; Alex Bruce, Adelphi Distillery; Jean-Christophe Coutures, Chivas Brothers; Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers; Bryan Donaghey, Whyte and Mackay; John Fordyce, Three Stills Company; John LS Grant, J & G. Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery; Andrew Hogan, Drinks Innovation UK; Liam Hughes, Glasgow Distillery Company; Simon Hunt, William Grant & Sons; Rebecca Jago, Last Drop Distillers; Caroline James, Vintage Malt Whisky Company; Scott Laing, Director, Hunter Laing & Co; Chris Leggat, Douglas Laing & Co; Martin Leonard, InverHouse Distillers; Ewen Mackintosh, Gordon & MacPhail; Colin Matthews, Loch Lomond Group; Scott McCroskie, Edrington; Thomas Moradpour, Glenmorangie Company; Stuart Nickerson, Malt Whisky Company; Ian Palmer, John Fergus & Co; Dr Nick Savage, Bladnoch Distillery; Sukhinder Singh, Speciality Drinks; David Sloan, MacDuff International (Scotch Whisky) Ltd; Fraser Thornton, Distell International</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hindsight, post: 7165304, member: 3169"] Letter in todays edition of The Times. Sir, Today marks one year since the US announced a 25 per cent tariff on single malt scotch whisky in retaliation for illegal subsidies granted by European governments, including the UK, to Airbus. The US is scotch whisky’s most valuable market, worth more than £1 billion of exports last year. The imposition of the 25 per cent tariff has had a devastating impact: exports fell by 32 per cent over the year, amounting to £360 million of losses. Our businesses are losing sales and market share every day to competitors because our whiskies now have to be sold at higher prices. Covid-19 is compounding our difficulties and the situation is grave. Our businesses cannot sustain losses at this level indefinitely. If tariffs cannot be lifted by the US presidential election, it could be months before a new administration returns to this issue, which would present a real risk to jobs and businesses in Scotland. The government must do its utmost to resolve this dispute urgently. Not to do so would be a crushing blow for free trade and for one of Scotland’s most successful exports. [I]Ewan Andrew, Diageo; Stephen Bremner, Tomatin Distillery; Alex Bruce, Adelphi Distillery; Jean-Christophe Coutures, Chivas Brothers; Alasdair Day, R&B Distillers; Bryan Donaghey, Whyte and Mackay; John Fordyce, Three Stills Company; John LS Grant, J & G. Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery; Andrew Hogan, Drinks Innovation UK; Liam Hughes, Glasgow Distillery Company; Simon Hunt, William Grant & Sons; Rebecca Jago, Last Drop Distillers; Caroline James, Vintage Malt Whisky Company; Scott Laing, Director, Hunter Laing & Co; Chris Leggat, Douglas Laing & Co; Martin Leonard, InverHouse Distillers; Ewen Mackintosh, Gordon & MacPhail; Colin Matthews, Loch Lomond Group; Scott McCroskie, Edrington; Thomas Moradpour, Glenmorangie Company; Stuart Nickerson, Malt Whisky Company; Ian Palmer, John Fergus & Co; Dr Nick Savage, Bladnoch Distillery; Sukhinder Singh, Speciality Drinks; David Sloan, MacDuff International (Scotch Whisky) Ltd; Fraser Thornton, Distell International[/I] [/QUOTE]
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