While American companies have come to rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program to lower costs for key imports, the original intent was to promote economic growth in developing countries around the world. Instead of traditional means to stimulate growth, such as providing direct foreign aid, GSP created an incentive for U.S. compa...
Continue readingMany people think imports are bad because they take business away from U.S. producers. Yet the reality is that many goods imported into the United States are used by American companies to manufacture, grow, or otherwise “make stuff” in the United States. This is certainly true for products imported duty-free under the Generalized System...
Continue readingThink products that are imported into the United States free of tariffs (taxes) under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program don’t matter to you? Think again. Previously, we’ve shown some of the products found around the house that people (and their pets) use every day. But that’s just the beginning: here’s...
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