As the debate over GSP moves to the Senate, our focus has been on the state-level impacts of GSP expiration (as you may have noticed here and here). Below is our latest fact sheet showing how GSP expiration impacts different individual states. At some point there will be a “call to action,” but in the...
Continue readingThe latest trade data on GSP also allowed us to update our tariff costs by state (that were cited in the House GSP debate last week). We’ll be using this to update all of our GSP State Reports, but in the meantime wanted to provide some of the highlights by state. Keep in mind, these...
Continue readingImagine a world with no wailing solos from future Eric Claptons….or ballads from the next Stevie Wonder…or drum beats from….this kid. GSP might not teach kids how to play their instruments, but it does make them more affordable. In 2010, $84 million worth of musical instruments were imported duty free under GSP, waiving t...
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