{"id":764314,"date":"2026-09-08T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/764314\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:46:12","slug":"sapporo-to-move-some-production-to-us-after-50-tariff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/764314\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapporo to move some production to US after 50% tariff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese brewer Sapporo says it will move some beer production from Canada to the US after new tariffs on Canadian beer took effect on Tuesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The move follows the introduction of a 50% tariff on beer imported from Canada. For companies shipping beer across the border<\/a>, that means significantly higher costs<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Chief strategy officer Rieko Shofu described tariffs as “something out of our control,” telling Bloomberg that the beer giant would “move ahead with local production.” <\/p>\n

Sapporo did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for comment. The company plans to shift production of its non-alcoholic beer, currently made in Canada for US customers, to the US by the first half of 2027.<\/p>\n

The US is one of Sapporo’s most important overseas markets, and any shift south of the border will directly affect operations at its Canadian subsidiary, Sleeman Breweries. <\/p>\n

To mitigate rising costs, the Japanese brewer is considering adding production capacity on the US West Coast. Options include building or buying a brewery, or partnering with a third-party manufacturer. <\/p>\n

Sapporo has been building its presence in the US for years and says its flagship Sapporo brand is the country’s best-selling Asian beer brand. <\/p>\n

The company is also investing heavily outside Japan where a shrinking population has weighed on alcohol sales. <\/p>\n

Sapporo plans to invest up to \u00a5400bn ($2.6bn) by 2030 as it seeks to expand overseas and boost profits. Around 30% of the capital is earmarked for overseas markets. <\/p>\n

The brewer is also looking beyond North America. In July, it announced a partnership with Danish brewer Carlsberg to expand in Southeast Asia. <\/p>\n

Sapporo’s decision to move production comes as companies adapt to a growing number of tariffs worldwide. <\/p>\n

In July, the US announced new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, raising costs for businesses that rely on cross-border supply chains. <\/p>\n

The move highlights how some companies are reconsidering where they make goods as trade barriers increase the cost of serving customers from overseas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese brewer Sapporo says it will move some beer production from Canada to the US after new tariffs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-764314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}