Tariffs
Issue Code: TAR
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AI Overview
Tariffs is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $92.4M in total lobbying spend across 5,148 filings, it ranks among the actively lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$92.4M
Total Lobbying Spend
5,148
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $10.1M | 643 |
| 2019 | $10.2M | 698 |
| 2020 | $9.1M | 645 |
| 2021 | $12.2M | 500 |
| 2022 | $7.4M | 511 |
| 2023 | $6.0M | 446 |
| 2024 | $5.1M | 385 |
| 2025 | $32.5M | 1,320 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $4.8M |
| 2 | Nidec Americas Holding Corporation | $1.6M |
| 3 | Pernod Ricard USA | $1.5M |
| 4 | Schott North America INC and Affiliate (Formerly Schott North America INC) | $1.5M |
| 5 | Evonik Corporation | $1.3M |
| 6 | Crrc Ma Corporation | $1.1M |
| 7 | Port of Seattle | $1.1M |
| 8 | National Electrical Manufacturers Association | $1.1M |
| 9 | Namm: National Association of Music Merchants | $1.0M |
| 10 | Etsy | $995K |
| 11 | Sharkninja Operating LLC | $990K |
| 12 | Jsw Steel, USA | $952K |
| 13 | Anheuser-busch Companies INC | $910K |
| 14 | The Northwest Seaport Alliance | $900K |
| 15 | Halstead New England Corporation | $890K |
| 16 | Glen Raven INC 1831 North Park Avenue Glen Raven Nc 27217 | $846K |
| 17 | The Home Depot | $840K |
| 18 | Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (Ahri) | $830K |
| 19 | IP Renewable Energy Holdings LLC | $830K |
| 20 | North American Interpipe, INC. | $820K |
| 21 | Polaris Industries, INC. | $770K |
| 22 | Irish Distillers | $770K |
| 23 | Petsmart, INC. | $750K |
| 24 | Can Manufacturers Institute | $685K |
| 25 | Lytx, INC. | $680K |
Top Firms
Ballard Partners$9.7M
Putalastrategies$2.8M
The Vogel Group$1.9M
Ml Strategies, LLC$1.5M
Squire Patton Boggs$1.4M
What They Lobby For
- Issues relating to Section 232, job creation, melt and manufacture, steel manufacturing, tariffs related to imports
- Tariffs for imported solar cells and modules
- Tariff Policy
- H.R. 4923, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act 2016. Advocating for the passage of the MTB for 2018.
- Tinplate for food packaging
- President's tarriffs
- Check-in on status of MTB process
- working to suggest that bills be introduced to reduce tariffs on certain hydration systems
- Deepening of commercial ties between the United States and Mongolia.
- EDA opposes the recently introduced tariffs on steel and aluminum (Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705).
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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