Written on October 1, 2020 in
USA
On September 24, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Committee Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced S.4729, which would extend GSP’s authorization through April 30, 2022. Grassley refiled the bill on October 1 as S.4784, but it remains a 16-month extension without other changes. The Grassley legislation is a welcome first step in trying to renew GS...
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Written on September 29, 2020 in
Florida
Vtronix in Miami Gardens, Florida provides custom-designed, UL-approved control panels to small- and medium-sized American manufacturers of air conditioning and heating equipment. It has 5 employees and several contract warehouse workers in Florida. GSP eliminates $25,000 to $30,000 in tariffs annually on panels designed in the United States and ma...
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Written on September 24, 2020 in
India
dZi, Inc. in Easthampton, Massachusetts was founded in 1990 to provide a market for products made by the Tibetan refugee community in India. A founding member of the Fair Trade Federation, which is dedicated to helping marginalized artisan communities in developing countries, today dZi’s purchases support over 1,000 artisans in Nepal and Indi...
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