US EditionTea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
U.S. tea importers paid $19.6 million in tariffs in the first seven months of 2025, causing higher prices, closures, and reduced product availability.
- Tea tariffs from the U.S. government have placed a significant financial burden on smaller tea businesses, leading some to raise prices or even close down.
- While tea is heavily consumed globally, it has long been overshadowed by coffee in the U.S., and the country lacks a substantial domestic tea industry to mitigate the impact of import tariffs.
- The implementation of tea tariffs has a historical precedent, as the Boston Tea Party protest of 1773 was sparked by British taxation on tea imported to the American colonies.
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Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
NEW YORK (AP) — A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches. Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins shrink under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, even after Trump has given them a reprieve, tea traders say it won’t immediately undo the damage. “It took a while to work its way through the system, these tariffs, and it will take a while for it to work it…
Tea Tariffs Once Sparked a Revolution. Now They Are Creating Angst
NEW YORK (AP) — A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins shrink under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, even after Trump has given […]
Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
NEW YORK (AP) — A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches. Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins shrink under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
A tax on tea once sparked rebellion. This time, it’s just causing headaches.Importers of the prized leaves have watched costs climb, orders stall and margins shrink under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, even after Trump has given them a reprieve, tea traders say it won’t immediately undo the damage.
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