BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -Recently, Canada lifted its retaliatory tariffs on Kentucky bourbon. These taxes on bourbon have made an impact on the industry.

Bourbon tariffs can create trading barriers; it can even stop Kentucky bourbon from being exported to other countries all together.

This tax can cause huge financial losses crippling businesses.

“It can shut down a market,” said Chris Swonger, President and CEO of Distilled Spirits Council. “I mean, there are examples when the tariffs were applied on American whiskey from Canada, they just stopped putting in the effort because it wasn’t economically efficient. So, for small business that can have a lot of impact.”

Swonger explains that a leading cause of the growth in American whiskey and Kentucky bourbon is operating in a tariff fr

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