Fittings, such as those seen to the right, are used in a variety of industries to connect pipes and tubes. Last year, the US imported nearly $300 million worth of copper alloy fittings. Most of these imports came from non-GSP countries like China (nearly 40%) and Taiwan (10%), but about $33 million entered duty free...
Continue readingNearly $80 million worth of gelatin sheets and derivatives entered the United States duty free in 2010 under GSP, accounting for 44% of total U.S. gelatin imports. GSP saved American manufacturers $3.5 million last year, about the same as 2009. Brazil, Argentina, and India are the top GSP supplier countries, although Colombia also expor...
Continue reading…and Wikipedia. Apparently, Congress first created a holiday for government offices in Washington, DC in honor of George Washington in 1880. Five years later, the holiday was expanded to cover all federal workers, and for the next 85 years government workers took off February 22, Washington’s birthday. In 1971, Congre...
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