The Ripple Effect of Trump's Tariffs on The Drinks Industry

Navigating Tax Complexity in a Shifting Trade Climate: How ITC365Tx Empowers the Drinks Industry

With global trade policies taking a sharp turn; most notably with Trump’s newly proposed tariffs, the drinks industry is facing increased pressure to adapt fast. These tariffs, targeting countries like Australia, Japan, and members of the European Union, could significantly raise the cost of alcoholic beverage imports into the U.S., creating ripple effects for pricing, supply chain management, and taxation.

What Does This Mean for Beverage Businesses?

Whether you’re exporting premium Japanese whisky, distributing French Cognac, or managing operations for a local craft brewery, navigating new tariff-related costs and tax obligations is no longer a manual affair. Now more than ever, accurate, real-time financial and tax reporting is crucial—not just for compliance, but for survival.

Deep Dive Indirect Tax - ITC365Tx can improve your accuracy, reduce audit risk, and give you confidence to grow your business. ITC365Tx allows users to integrate SaaS solution, hosted or in on-premise environments. Tax is calculated during the invoice and purchasing process based on the latest product taxability rules and pinpoint tax area precision. Automating tax with Vertex reduces manual work and improves customer satisfaction. With ITC365Tx, your tax rates and rules are always up-to-date, and the tools you need to generate and file accurate and timely returns are just a click away. Everything your business needs to manage sales, use tax, and pay only for what you use; it's that simple.

Features include:

• Automate and standardize taxability and calculation on every sales and purchase transaction with ITC365Tx.
• Calculations and returns are available in one solution. ITC365Tx Cloud automates tax calculations and generates signature-ready PDF returns in one solution.
• Returns only are feasible by uploading tax data files from any data source generating signature-ready PDF returns. No matter the source of your data, you can use our returns-only offering. File and remit payment for the returns yourself, or allow Vertex to file and remit payment.
• ITC365Tx centralizes and updates all the rates and rules required for product taxability and accurate calculation of sales and use tax.
• Integrated address cleansing ensures every transaction has the proper tax jurisdiction assignment to trigger accurate tax calculation rules.
• Consumer Use tax allows you to calculate and report your consumer use tax. Consumer use tax can be complicated, with various scenarios triggering a requirement for the tax, such as accounting for accruals, asset and goods management, inventory removal, and purchase orders.
• Exemption Certificate Management ensures the capability to collect, store, search, and report on exemption certificates with ease. The self-serve online portal provides your customers with an easy method to manage customer exemptions.
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The Big Picture: Resilience Through Tax Clarity

The proposed tariffs have raised the cost of doing business for many in the drinks sector—but they also underscore a greater need: tax compliance and operational agility. With ITC365Tx, your finance and compliance teams gain the visibility and tools needed to respond confidently, keeping your business ahead of regulatory shifts and trade disruptions.

As U.S. and international distillers navigate increasing tariffs, those who automate, adapt, and comply faster will weather the storm—and even uncover new opportunities in global markets.

Ready to Future-Proof Your Drink Business?

Empower your finance and operations teams with ITC365Tx’s complete tax automation platform—because in times of change, clarity is power.