Thousands of liters of Italian sparkling wine, ordered before President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, are on a boat headed to the United States. Before the wine is unloaded and handed to its recipients, they may need to pay a tariff bill big enough to put a kid through college.

Small business owners say they’re paralyzed with indecision because of the escalating trade war – both real and threatened – as tariff spats spill into every aspect of their productions and sales. None of them know how soon the United States might resolve tensions with Canada, or make good on threats to impose a 200% tariff on EU alcohol.