The Coalition for GSP has an open-ended survey asking companies how Covid-19 impacts their operations and GSP imports. Last night we received an interesting response from an importer of cast acrylic plastics. For those unfamiliar with plastic variations (like us), here is what they wrote: Cell cast acrylic is the raw material used to create...
Continue readingGSP is scheduled to expire in a little over 3 months – and Congress will not be in Washington for most of that time. The Coalition for GSP is launching a new effort to collect video testimonials from companies sharing why they need Congress to renew GSP. Our first video comes from Xpres LLC in...
Continue readingIn late April, the United States suspended duty-free treatment for about 1/3 of Thailand’s imports under GSP. Lost GSP for Thailand cost importers up to $17 million in extra taxes from May to July; another burden for American GSP importers hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic and recession. New data suggests cloth face masks are the...
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