Tag Archives: NABI

TTB Proposes Expanding (or Eliminating) Standards of Fill for Wine, Spirits

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau proposed amending the Standards of Fill rules to add 10 additional sizes to the 12 currently allowed for wine and to add four to the current 11 for spirits.  In the alternative, TTB also … Continue reading →

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As USTR Testifies, NABI Finds Hope for Airbus/Boeing Tariff Resolution

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

In listing her early successes as the new U.S. Trade Representative, the first one Katherine Tai mentioned was the the four-month suspensions of the Airbus/Boeing tariffs with the EU and UK. Robert M. Tobiassen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers, said this … Continue reading →

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NABI Salutes 2 Women Breaking Glass Ceilings

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Two women of color have “broken the glass ceiling” and are occupying two of the most powerful trade policy positions in the world, notes Robert M. Tobiassen, president, National Association of Beverage Importers. Both Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World … Continue reading →

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U.S., UK Agree to Suspend Tariffs in Aircraft Dispute

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The four-month tariff suspension is intended to ease the burden on industry and to take a bold, joint step towards resolving the longest running disputes at the World Trade Organization. “The United Kingdom ceased applying retaliatory tariffs in the Boeing … Continue reading →

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Bev/Al Trade Groups Applaud Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization Act, Say It Will ‘Bring in New Year with Hope’

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Across the bev/al spectrum, trade associations joined in praising Congress for including the Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act in the Covid-19 Relief package it passed just after midnight yesterday. “For the past three years, the CBMA tax benefits … Continue reading →

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USTR Imposes Tariffs on 21 French Products — But Not Bev/Al — in Digital Services Tax Case

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Tariffs of 25% were imposed on handbags and cosmetics — but not French wine or Champagne — that total $1.3 billion in value.  And the U.S. Trade Representative Office said that while the effective date is Jan. 6, 2021, it … Continue reading →

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