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President Donald Trump said Sunday he plans to remove the U.S. tariff on Irish whiskey during remarks at the Irish Open trophy ceremony at his Doonbeg resort in Ireland. Trump said everyone had been asking him about the issue, including golfers and Ireland's prime minister. The announcement was met with loud whistling and cheers from the crowd. Details on when the tariff would be lifted were not immediately available.

Sources differ on the tariff rate. Three outlets reported it as 10%, while two others reported it as 15%. Irish whiskey currently faces a tariff imposed by Trump on imports from the European Union. In May, the Irish Whiskey Association called for the tariffs to be removed, arguing it would help U.S. companies with Irish products in their portfolios and avoid uncertainty for consumers. One outlet reported the Irish Whiskey Association puts annual U.S. export value at roughly 450 million euros, or $519 million.

Trump announced in May that he was lifting certain tariffs on U.K. whiskey, which includes Scotch and spirits made in Northern Ireland. Trump said on April 30 that he gave the United Kingdom a tariff break on whiskey after King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the White House. The Scotch Whisky Association said July 24 that the zero tariff policy had come into effect.