Written on April 19, 2015 in
Brazil
Yesterday we highlighted some of the early responses to our latest latest survey. With lots of trade action expected in Congress during the upcoming week, we need as many survey response ASAP. So no one thinks we’re only interested in responses from companies willing to go on-the-record, here are several more incredibly detailed and helpful.....
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Written on April 18, 2015 in
Brazil
With a new GSP bill introduced on Thursday, we launched a new survey yesterday to help show why swift passage of the GSP renewal legislation is critical for US businesses. We expect a number of trade hearings the week of April 20, so please answer the survey ASAP if you’re impacted by GSP expiration (and...
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Written on April 17, 2015 in
GSP
Yesterday bipartisan legislation to renew GSP was introduced in both the House and Senate. As noted, if approved the legislation would: reauthorize GSP through December 31, 2017 refund tariffs paid on most GSP-eligible imports (imports from Russia and Bangladesh would be precluded from refunds) The GSP provisions are part of a “preferences pa...
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