https://renewgsptoday.com/2011/01/28/gsp-renewal-finds-itself-in-a-pickle/ A resource from the Coalition for GSP Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://renewgsptoday.com/2011/01/28/gsp-renewal-finds-itself-in-a-pickle/#comment-9 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:39 +0000 http://renewgsp.wpengine.com/?p=91#comment-9 […] When imports enter the United States, they often face tariffs – taxes – collected by the U.S. government.  Some of these tariffs are pretty high: 13.5% for inexpensive silver jewelry, 12.5% for flashlights, and 10.0% for coffee mugs.  Everyday food products are often worse: 17.9% for nuts and seeds, 15.0% for Parmesan cheese, and 9.6% for pickles. […]

]]> https://renewgsptoday.com/2011/01/28/gsp-renewal-finds-itself-in-a-pickle/#comment-8 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:06:50 +0000 http://renewgsp.wpengine.com/?p=91#comment-8 […] The highest savings result from GSP imports of products with high tariffs, such as jewelry and food products.  Savings for each of these categories exceeded $70 million last yet.  Yet as we note in a new […]

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