Delight for Scotch whisky industry over United States' four-month pause on tariffs By Alan Hendry | Updated: 17:57, 04 March 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Cheers! Jamie Stone praised President Joe Biden and his administration for agreeing to lower the 25 per cent tariffs for four months. North MP Jamie Stone has raised a glass to celebrate the end of American tariffs on Scotch whisky. The Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross praised President Joe Biden and his administration for agreeing to lower the 25 per cent tariffs for four months ahead of wider negotiations.