Written on April 20, 2011 in
Georgia
We recently received this email from a small company in Georgia that designs, manufactures, and tests custom optical systems. Its customers range from amateur astronomers right on up to NASA and other government agencies. Here’s what the owner said about GSP expiration: We import zero expansion glass from Russia for use in telesco...
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Written on April 20, 2011 in
GSP
As of this morning, the GSP Supporter List reached 174 organizations. Since launching at the end of March, we’ve added an average of about 3 new names per day (including weekends). Beyond the statistics, it’s just as interesting to take look at how those companies and associations ended up on the list. The Coalition for...
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Written on April 19, 2011 in
Florida
Typically, we focus solely on the impacts of GSP expiration on American companies. Yet the story below shows not only the problems caused at home, but also the negative repercussions felt in developing countries. Even worse, the existence of options for exporting duty free to the United States has become a major consideration for Americ...
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