Trump scraps whisky tariffs after Charle’s state visit to US

Donald Trump has said he will remove all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the US. The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland’s ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon.

The UK government confirmed this applies to all whisky tariffs, including on Irish whiskey. Industry representatives said distillers would be able to “breathe a little easier during a period of significant pressure on the sector”.

Trump said the Royal visit “got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking”. In response to the news, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said the King sent his “sincere gratitude” to Trump and he “will be raising a dram to the President’s thoughtfulness”.