Category: GSP

The Tip of the Iceberg

Written on April 20, 2011 in GSP

As of this morning, the GSP Supporter List reached 174 organizations. Since launching at the end of March, we’ve added an average of about 3 new names per day (including weekends).  Beyond the statistics, it’s just as interesting to take look at how those companies and associations ended up on the list. The Coalition for...

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Fair Trade Importer Laments GSP Expiration

Written on April 19, 2011 in Florida

Typically, we focus solely on the impacts of GSP expiration on American companies.  Yet the story below shows not only the problems caused at home, but also the negative repercussions felt in developing countries.  Even worse, the existence of options for exporting duty free to the United States has become a major consideration for Americ...

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If Not GSP Countries, Then Where?

Written on April 15, 2011 in GSP

On Wednesday, we showed that 73 percent of the top imports under GSP lost market share in the first two months of 2011 compared to one year earlier.  Across the board, general trends showed a shift away from GSP imports in favor of imports from other countries/under other programs.  Since company examples are always better...

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