The Cigar Association of America (CAA) President Scott Pearce testified yesterday before the Section 301 Committee, an interagency group including the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and other agencies that assess the impact of trade policy. This was the final public hearing on the proposed tariff schedule, which would set a 12.5% rate for most cigar-producing countries.
CAA Files Brief on Appropriate Definition of Premium Cigars
The Cigar Association of America (CAA) filed a brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, June 6, 2025, in accordance with the Circuit Court of Appeals’ direction to address the appropriate definition of “premium cigar.”
