In May 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $72 million on about $1.8 billion in imports. GSP imports were up by 14 percent – and tariffs savings were up by 16 percent – compared to May 2016. Some states such as New Hampshire and New Mexico saw much larger increases in GSP imports and...
Continue readingChicago-based Golden Country imports over 4,000 different food products from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. GSP has allowed Golden Country to continue serving the tremendous growth in demand for international food products while keeping costs low. When GSP expired in 2013, Golden Country raised prices to reflect the new tariffs and saw sales drop...
Continue readingIn March 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $62 million on about $1.6 billion in imports. GSP imports were down by 2 percent – though tariffs savings were up by 1 percent – compared to March 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, GSP imports were basically flat by value and up about 2...
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