The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has published the list of products at risk of losing GSP benefits for exceeding “competitive need limits” in 2015. The list is based on import data from January to September and includes any product whose imports during that period: exceeded $110 million, or accounted for more than 42%...
Continue readingFab-Line Machinery, which has facilities in St. Charles, Illinois and Nashville, Tennessee, imports metal fabrication machinery from Turkey under GSP. The products, including hydraulic press breaks, hydraulic shears, and plasma cutting systems, are used by American manufacturers for domestic production. Based on its response to our new GSP renewal ...
Continue readingAfter a nearly 2-year expiration, Congress retroactively renewed GSP in June. During the expiration, some of the most powerful arguments for GSP renewal came from two surveys highlighting company-specific impacts (reports here and here). To start building the case now for GSP extension beyond 2017, we must show the positive impacts of GSP renewal a...
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