"Since March 2025, American alcoholic beverages have been absent from the shelves of almost all liquor stores across the country in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. An exception is in Alberta and Saskatchewan, where some sales have resumed due to the privatization of liquor stores in those provinces. According to a recently published report, the U.S. earlier this year identified the alcohol ban as one of several sticking points for upcoming trade talks."
"According to trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau, wine exports from the U.S. to Canada dropped by $343 million US between 2024 and 2025, a devastating blow to the American wine industry. After Canada, the next largest drop in U.S. wine exports was to China, by $69 million US, underscoring just how large Canada's impact has been on the wine trade."
"The increase, however, was nowhere near enough to counteract the significant decline seen in other countries. Data shows winemakers in the U.S. found other international customers, with export bumps to places like South Africa, Belgium, Japan and the United Arab Emirates. Before the trade battle, American wine exports had already seen recen"
""The United States continues to raise serious concerns regarding these actions and to press Canada to ensure that U.S. alcohol beverages immediately and permanently return to all provincial and territorial markets," the report read. Other issues mentioned in the report include supply management, procurement policies and the Digital Services Tax."
American alcoholic beverages were removed from most Canadian liquor store shelves in early 2025 as retaliation for U.S. tariffs. Since March 2025, the absence has continued across nearly all provinces, with some resumed sales in Alberta and Saskatchewan due to liquor store privatization. U.S. Census Bureau trade data shows U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped by $343 million US between 2024 and 2025. The alcohol ban has been identified as a sticking point for upcoming free trade talks, alongside supply management, procurement policies, and the Digital Services Tax. The United States has demanded immediate and permanent return of U.S. alcohol to all provincial and territorial markets. Exports to other countries increased, but not enough to offset declines, with China also seeing a smaller drop.
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