Last night, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation terminating GSP for Turkey. The decision took effect immediately (May 17), following the March 4 notification of intent to terminate after at least 60 days. That 60-day minimum period ends on May 4. “We know who this will hurt – small but growing American businesses that dep...
Continue readingEvidence continues to grow that the nearly year-long trade war is pushing companies to source more from GSP countries such as India, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Turkey. The May 10 increase in tariffs on $200 billion in imports from China – and announcement that new tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in imports could come...
Continue readingA key finding of the recent report on GSP termination impacts was that over 30% of companies would look to source more from China if GSP benefits went away. That was about the same share of companies reporting they would source more from any of the approximately 120 remaining GSP countries, and much higher than...
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