https://renewgsptoday.com/2011/06/10/us-chamber-tells-congress-to-renew-gsp/ A resource from the Coalition for GSP Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://renewgsptoday.com/2011/06/10/us-chamber-tells-congress-to-renew-gsp/#comment-133 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:56:53 +0000 http://renewgsp.wpengine.com/?p=1062#comment-133 A great comment! Thanks so much. The Coalition of GSP Countries is also urging Congress to renew GSP as quickly as possible. Their letter, signed by nine Ambassadors, can be found at http://sandlertrade.com. It includes an appendix of country-specific examples of the vital importance of the GSP. The Coalition is comprised of a geographically and economically diverse group of GSP users – Indonesia, Kosovo, Mongolia, Nepal, Paraguay, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Uruguay. The impacts of no GSP in these countries are tangible and visceral. Hard-won U.S. markets are being lost, as illustrated by the fact that U.S. imports of GSP-eligible items are down by 24 percent (Jan-April 2011) as compared to the same period last year. This is in stark contrast to the 18 percent for all U.S. imports. A bad disparity calling for urgent action!

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