In August, the GSP program saved American companies $75 million on about $1.8 billion in imports. Those figures are notable for several reasons: That is the highest reported monthly savings since October 2008. GSP imports were up by 17 percent – and tariffs savings were up by 21 percent – compared to August 2016. Year-to-date...
Continue readingRoyal Chain Group is a family-owned importer and distributor of fine jewelry. Based in New York City, it supplies jewelry to retailers throughout the United States. Royal Chain imports gold and silver jewelry from Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey under GSP. While GSP was expired, Royal Chain paid more than $2 million in new tariffs. It...
Continue readingIn July 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $73 million on about $1.8 billion in imports. GSP imports were up by 18 percent – and tariffs savings were up by 23 percent – compared to July 2016. (NOTE: that likely understates savings, as U.S. government data show no claimed GSP benefits for imports of...
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