Trump says he will remove tariffs and import restrictions on Scotch whisky

According to data from the Scotch Whisky Association in the United Kingdom, the United States is the largest single overseas export market for Scotch whisky, accounting for nearly 20% of total Scotch whisky exports in 2025. Due to increased U.S. tariffs, the value and volume of Scotch whisky exports to the United States in 2025 declined by 4% and 9.2%, respectively. For a long time, the whisky industries of the United Kingdom and the United States have maintained a reciprocal trade relationship. While Scotch whisky is exported to the U.S., American companies also export large quantities of used wooden barrels to Scottish whisky producers for aging. According to the trade agreement reached between the U.S. and the UK in May 2025, the U.S. imposes a 10% import tariff on British whisky exported to the United States, a rate that remains in effect today.