Webinar: Navigating Tariffs & Evolving Trade Policy – Unpacking the Impact of Trump-Era Tariffs & Understanding What’s Ahead for U.S. Spice Imports
This timely webinar hosted on May 8, 2025, explored how ongoing developments in U.S. trade policy are affecting the spice industry. This webinar offered the opportunity to hear directly from trade policy expert Shawn Marie Jarosz and ASTA about what these changes mean for your business. The webinar provided an update on ASTA's developing tariffs strategy and the latest updates on reciprocal tariffs, key trade negotiations, and the status of spice-specific exemption requests. Learn how the spice sector may be impacted by evolving policies and what ASTA is doing to advocate for relief.
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Related Resources
ASTA Statement on Reciprocal Tariffs and Trade Policy
The following statement is attributable to Laura Shumow, Executive Director of the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA):
ASTA Letter to Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative Requesting Consideration of Spices in Trade Policy
On August 12, 2025, ASTA sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative asking that consideration be extended to agricultural commodities, such as spices, that cannot be grown in the United State as trade policy advances, including ongoing bilateral negotiations.
