Imposing Additional Duties With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages

… <p>8.  Further, I find that imposing additional <em>ad valorem</em> duties on certain products of Canada to address the burden or disadvantage from this discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition is in the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States.  When U.S. producers are unfairly denied export opportunities, as they are in Canada due to Canadian provinces&#8217; and territories&#8217; bans on the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages, they lose sales that support production in the United States, among other harms to the U.S. alcoholic beverage industry.  The unreasonable, unequal, and discriminatory actions by Canada suppress U.S. manufacturing and agricultural output, as well as investment, undermining employment and economic vitality in American communities.  Imposing additional duties on certain products of Canada will, among other things, expand opportunities for U.S. producers to compete within the U.S. market, revitalizing U.S. production and bringing attendant economic and societal benefits, and may spur Canada to remove the unreasonable and unequal imposition on and discrimination against commerce in U.S. alcoholic beverages.</p> <p>9.  Accordingly, I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose an additional <em>ad valorem</em> duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada, as identified in Annex II to this proclamation, effective as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026.  I determine that the additional <em>ad valorem</em> duties imposed in this proclamation, as described below, will offset the burden or disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada&#8217;s discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition.  In my judgment, the action in this proclamation is consistent with the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States.</p> …