Category: Missouri

7 New Organizations Call on Congress to Renew GSP

Written on September 10, 2013 in Arizona

With Congress returning to DC and companies beginning to feel the sting of expiration, more and more American organizations are calling for immediate renewal of the GSP program.The map below shows the 20+ companies and associations – based in 16 states – have joined the supporter list since GSP expired, including the seven new additions...

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GSP Renewal Makes for Strange Bedfellows

Written on June 10, 2013 in GSP Supporter List

Two more companies joined our GSP Supporter List today and…they could not be more different.  One sells a wide range of products to customers like you and me.  The other supplies specialized packaging products like intermodal sea bulk container liners. One has tens of thousands of U.S. employees; the other has three.  One...

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GSP and Missouri: Fast Facts

Written on January 14, 2013 in GSP

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program eliminates U.S. tariffs (i.e., taxes) on certain imports from developing countries. GSP imports in 2011 totaled $18.5 billion and the program saved American companies more than $700 million. GSP saved Missouri companies an estimated $8.8 million in 2011. Missouri companies imported an estimated $2...

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