The toolbar (right) provides fast facts on GSP imports and links to the 2012 state report and all state-related posts.

The map (left) shows select companies that import GSP-eligible products – and likely to face higher taxes if Congress doesn’t renew GSP before July 31. The records include company name, city, state, and congressional district, as well as the products imported and the source country.

We plan to add new companies to the list regularly, so if you import under GSP but aren’t on the map, add your name here and we’ll include you in our next update!

What Do We Do?

At the most basic level, we make sure they know that GSP is scheduled to expire on July 31.  Sounds obvious, but… Congress deals with many, many issues and if GSP importers don’t remind them about GSP, who will?

We also highlight some key facts and figures from our GSP Annual Report.

Most importantly, we show them the local impacts of GSP.  For both of today’s meetings, that involved our new 2012 Ohio report:

Since our meetings were on the House as opposed to the Senate side, we used the Panjiva import/export database to find constituent companies importing goods receiving duty-free treatment because of GSP.

For Ohio’s 16^th District, this includes well-known companies like Energizer, which imports batteries from Indonesia, and Moen, which imports faucet parts from Thailand and Turkey, as well as smaller companies like Zibex, which imports chemicals from India.  Here’s what the district-specific information for Ohio’s 12^th District looked like:

So when we set up meetings, drilling down to the most local level possible is always our goal.  Tomorrow, we’ll talk about why it is so important.

Wyoming companies imported an estimated $2.6 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.2%. South Africa was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 35 percent of the tariff savings. Sprockets and transmission parts were Wyoming’s top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 2.8% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Wyoming company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Wisconsin companies imported an estimated $146 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.3%. India was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 31 percent of the tariff savings. Cocoa paste was Wisconsin’s top import under GSP in 2011.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 8 in Wisconsin – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Wisconsin company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

West Virginia companies imported an estimated $17.9 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.5%. India was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 55 percent of the tariff savings. Generator parts were West Virginia’s top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 2.5% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 3 in West Virginia – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a West Virginia company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Washington companies imported an estimated $265 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.1%. Thailand was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 33 percent of the tariff savings. Crude oil was Washington’s top import by value under GSP in 2011.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 11 in Washington – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Washington company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Virginia companies imported an estimated $296 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.8%. India was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 38 percent of the tariff savings. Transmission shafts were Virginia’s top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 2.5% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 7 in Virginia – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Virginia company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Vermont companies imported an estimated $29.2 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.8%. Russia was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 53 percent of the tariff savings. Tires were Vermont’s top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 4% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Vermont company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Utah companies imported an estimated $41.2 million under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.9%. Thailand was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 25 percent of the tariff savings. Electrical conductors were Utah’s top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 2.6% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 3 in Utah – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you an Utah company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.

Texas companies imported an estimated $1.5 billion under GSP in 2011, saving them on average 3.9%. India was the most important source of GSP imports, accounting for about 25 percent of the tariff savings. Ceramic laboratory equipment was Texas’ top import under GSP in 2011 and would have faced average tariffs of 4% without GSP.

Yet GSP is set to expire on July 31, 2013, and companies could face tariffs higher tariffs starting on August 1 if Congress does not pass legislation renewing GSP. When GSP expired at the end of 2010, American companies paid nearly $2 million per day, every day, until Congress finally acted 11 months later!

This graphic shows just some of the negative impacts from the last GSP expiration. It also helps explain why more than 335 companies and associations – including at least 41 in Texas – joined the 2011 GSP Supporter List urging renewal of the program when it last expired.

Are you a Texas company that would be hurt by GSP expiration? If so, please take 30 seconds to let Congress know by adding your name to our free 2013 GSP Supporter List right now.