Along with the launch of the new site, the Coalition for GSP released updated reports for on why GSP matters for all 50 states (available here). For each state, the reports highlight: total GSP imports, tariffs savings, and average tariffs waived on account of GSP in 2016; companies importing GSP-eligible products; top GSP imports by...
Continue readingDiscussions about trade often present a false dichotomy: if exports are good and then imports must be bad. This oversimplified view lends itself to policy prescriptions that encourage exporters and discourage importers, yet the real world is much more complicated. According to the Census Bureau’s 2013-2014 Profile of U.S. Importing and Export...
Continue readingLike the jobs debate, many people assume that if exports are goods for US manufacturers, imports must be bad. When it comes to GSP, nothing could further from the truth. Raw materials, components, and parts have accounted for more than 70 percent of GSP imports since the program expired. Though industrial tariffs tend to be...
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