The US spirits industry is bracing for pain after the European Union targeted American whiskey in retaliation against President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.

Brussels: The European Commission has announced it would launch "swift and proportionate countermeasures" on US imports into the European Union in response to the tariffs imposed by the US on EU steel and aluminium imports.

European Union tariffs on U.S. grains, as part of the bloc's riposte to Washington's levies on steel and aluminium, would hurt a European livestock sector reliant on imports for animal feed, industry association FEFAC said on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force Wednesday, triggering a reprisal from the European Union as the global trade war enters a new and risky phase. The latest US tariffs — which were applied without exemptions — kicked in after a tumultuous day at the White House,

The European Union is to impose countertariffs on US products including whiskey, motorcycles, peanut butter and boats starting on April 1 in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. "The European Union must act to protect consumers and business,

The global tariff war appears to officially be underway. The European Union said Wednesday it has imposed “swift and proportionate” tariffs on U.S. goods after President Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.

The European Union announced it will respond to US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports by reintroducing tariffs on US products including whiskey, motorcycles, peanut butter and boats starting on April 1.