Archive for: April 2011

Happy Easter from Renew GSP Today

Written on April 22, 2011 in California

This Sunday, millions of children will wake up with a basket full of candy, eggs, and other goodies.  According to the National Confectioners Association, Easter is the second biggest holiday of the year for confectionery purchases (after only Halloween).   In fact, 90 million chocolate bunnies and 16 billion jelly beans are made each yea...

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CORRECTED: Steel Producers Pay Millions in New Tariffs in 2011

Written on April 21, 2011 in Albania

Contrary to popular belief, most products imported under GSP are not finished consumer goods – they are raw materials, components, and other industrial goods used by American manufacturers for domestic production. Ferroalloys, which are used to produce steel, have seen the biggest increase in “imports under GSP” in the beginning o...

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Need Products Not Made in the US? Too Bad…Pay the Tariffs

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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