Tariff impact: Nearly $20 for a 6-pack of beer?

[progree]

3. Trump administration adds beer, can imports to 25% US aluminum tariffs, Reuters, 4/2/25

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-adds-beer-imports-155034830.html

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was slapping a 25% tariff on all beer imports, adding the beverage and empty aluminum cans to a list of derivative products subject to its tariffs on aluminum.

The notice revising Trump's prior aluminum tariff changes lists only the tariff code for beer made from malt. It makes no mention of a subordinate code for beer imports in glass containers.

The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' questions on the notice. The disclosure comes hours before Trump is expected to announce sweeping reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners, escalating a global trade war and fueling expected price increases.

. . . The move would be a substantial hit to beer imports that exceeded $7.5 billion in 2024,

of which, in billions$, Mexico is 6.3, Netherlands 0.68, Ireland 0.192, and Canada 0.073

This article was posted at 11:25 AM EDT, hours before the sweeping Liberation Day tariffs scheduled to be announced at 4 PM EDT.