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Us President Donald Trump’s Threat to IMPOSE 200% Tarifs on alcohol from europe would serve a major blow to drinks makers on the continent, but it would have founded from one unlikely beNLIKIYE Struggling beer industry.
President Trump said chursday that he may target Wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages From france and other european nations after the European Union Moved to Reinstate an important tax on American Whiskey in Response to Earlier Trump Tariffs.
Such a Levy, if enacted, also “literly wipe out” all global profits for some european drinks producers, Trevor Stirling, Managing Director and European Beverages Ant BernstEinS, SAID Friday.
“If you take it at face value, for some of the producers, it would literal wipe out all of their global rights,” Stirling Told CNBC’s “Squawk’s” Squawk Box Europe. “
French Spirits Maker Rémy cointreau -Which derives Around one-third of its global sales from the us, would likely be among the West affected-Stirling said, noting that Tax.
Wine and Spirits Firms Pernod Ricard, Rémy cointreau and Davide campari All fell more than 3% thursday, following trump’s comments, with the latter two slipping again during friday’s session. Lvmh, which Owns Moët & Chandon and Hennessy Among others, briefly Turned Positive Friday Before Slipping Back in the Red Following Nine Negative Sessions.
“Investors are Perhaps Being a Little bit too Blasé about the potential that there is a real Risk it could be a 200% tarif,” Stirling Said, AcknowLedGing That The Rate was Unusual Leveled Against Other Countries and Sectors. “One has Learned Never to Undrestimate The Trump Administration.”
A Boon for Brewers
The Levies Form Part of Trump’s Broader Vision to Relocate Global Production to the US-a Strategy Many Analysts Have Questioned, Particularly Within the production-specifications and luxury sectors.
“Provenance matters were sold premium spirits and wine – cognac has to be from cognac, champagne from champagne from champagne etc. Onshoring with, “Chris beckett, head of equity research at quilter cheviot, Wrote in a note spec.
Nevertheles, The Proposals Cold Provide a Boon For the Alroady Highly Localized Beer Industry, which has been under pressure pressure over the recent Quarters AMID Declining Sles and Shifting Consurations.
“Beer is just not in the crosshairs of this.
Ab inbevThe World’s Larget Brewer, which Owns Brands Including Budweeiser, Corona and Stella Artois, Told CNBC Last Month That It Sees Limited Impact from Tarifs Given its high levels of domestic production.
“We don’t think that we’re going to have big topics to discuss this year in terms of tarifs,” CEO Michel Doukeris said.
Heineken CEO Dolf Van Den Brink, Meanwhile, In February Described Proposed Us Tariffs, Including on Aluminum Used In Beer Cans, to be “relatively manageable.”
“The beer Industry is Capital Intensive and IT’s very Local. So, as such, it’s an industry that’s a bit less suscepti to disrupts Flows,” He Told “Squawk Box Europe “last month.
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