Last week 23 more companies signed up for the 2017 GSP Supporter List (see graphic below). The companies are headquartered in 12 states and 23 different congressional districts. Nearly all are small businesses with fewer than 100 employees. NOTE: Tariffs on GSP-eligible may increase on January 1. Show Congress that GSP renewal is important to...
Continue readingXpres LLC is a manufacturing and decorating enterprise based in North Carolina. In business for more than 25 years, Xpres imports blank ceramic mugs from Thailand that are customized at its Winston-Salem headquarters. Without GSP, these ceramic mugs face import taxes of 10 percent, putting Xpres at a disadvantage to lower-cost mugs customized and i...
Continue readingEVCO International is a small business in Manalapan, New Jersey that imports marble kitchenware and bath accessories from Indonesia and India and kettles from Thailand. When GSP expired and EVCO tried to raises prices, sales fell. Higher costs impacted both EVCO’s US sales and its exports from New Jersey to South America, Europe, Canada. As.....
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