As noted yesterday, GSP expiration cost American companies more than $56 million in September alone, and more than $110 million through the first two months. Not surprisingly, big states pay the most, but companies in all states are stuck paying higher taxes on previously duty-free goods. Here are the top 10 states ranked by the...
Continue readingBased on data released today by the U.S. government, GSP expiration cost U.S. importers $56.5 million in September – about $20,000 more than it cost in August. In those first two months, that works out to about $1.85 million for each day that GSP was expired. Today is the 110th day since GSP expired, so...
Continue readingA number of companies have responded to our survey on the importance of a retroactive renewal, but we wanted to highlight one comment made by a small manufacturer with operations in both Ohio and Texas. (If you haven’t answered the survey yet, be sure to do so here.) In just three short sentences, this person...
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