WSSA and NABI Need Your Help to Pass the Fair Tariff Act of 2021!

WSSA and National Association of Beverage Importers (NABI) are requesting your help to push congress to pass legislation on the FAIR TARIFF Act of 2021! 

The bill is requesting CBP to refund tariffs imposed under the Airbus dispute on importers whose product was in transit or “on the water” to the US before the Airbus duties became effective on October 18, 2019, and the expanded retaliatory tariffs on January 12, 2021. Not only does the bill request the refunds but also requires USTR to apply future retaliatory tariffs on only those goods exported after the publication of the tariffs. This legislation would prevent importers from being caught in the middle of a tariff dispute and forced to pay unexpected, and often a dramatic, increase in duties on goods on the water in this type of tariff implementation.

Grassroots support is essential for this legislation to pass. We are hosting a ZOOM roundtable discussion on this topic on September 22nd at 3pm EST (official invite to come) and will have Roger  Murray, Senior Policy Advisor at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and Rob Tobiasson, Executive Director NABI, in the meeting to provide background details, impact of the potential new law, and actions needed to get this bill passed.  In the meantime, if you are interested in taking immediate action, please reach out to your Representatives to have them co-sponsor the legislation. Rob Tobiassen with NABI has prepared the attached Talking Points to address when reaching out to your Representative. A list of Representatives and office contacts can be found in the link above and are included in the attached as well. The more people we have contacting their Representatives on this topic, the higher the likelihood it is to pass.

WSSA will continue to work with NABI and other associations in a joint  effort to help try and pass this legislation.  We appreciate you reaching out to your Representatives on this matter and please contact us should you have any questions.