Written on June 19, 2017 in
exports
Aid Through Trade is a leader in the fair trade fashion industry. Founded in 1993, today it supports over 200 women artisans in Nepal – one of the poorest countries in the world – in addition to its staff in Maryland. GSP expiration in 2013 had a snowball effect familiar to many small business users...
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Written on June 14, 2017 in
Alabama
In April 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $66 million on about $1.7 billion in imports. GSP imports were up by 8 percent – and tariffs savings were up by 11 percent – compared to April 2016. Some states such as Kentucky and Virginia saw much larger increases in GSP imports and savings compared...
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Chicago-based Golden Country imports over 4,000 different food products from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. GSP has allowed Golden Country to continue serving the tremendous growth in demand for international food products while keeping costs low. When GSP expired in 2013, Golden Country raised prices to reflect the new tariffs and saw sales drop...
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