Trump says lifting U.S. tariff on Irish whiskey as 'everybody's been bugging' him about it
U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey following requests from Irish officials and industry figures. The move aims to rectify a trade imbalance created when similar tariffs on U.K. spirits were previously lifted.
Why it matters
This decision impacts international trade relations and provides economic relief to the hospitality and spirits industries ahead of the holiday season.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday (September 13, 2026) at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey.
Mr. Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had been asked about the issue by everyone, including Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and even some of the golfers. Irish Open winner Shane Lowry was among them, Trump said.
"Everybody's been bugging me" to do it, the U.S. President said. "And I said, on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off" of Irish whiskey.
Irish whiskey currently faces the standard tariff imposed by Mr. Trump on most imports from the European Union, which was reduced from 15% to 10% in July.
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