Yesterday we published new data showing state-by-state GSP tariff savings for the first half of 2020, and how savings changed from the first half of 2019. As noted, there have been widespread declines, but NOT resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, as many might assume. Instead, declines stem primarily from GSP country suspensions, which cost Americ...
Continue readingGSP saved American companies over $400 million in the first half of 2020. GSP benefited companies in every state – and the map below shows the overall value of January-June 2020 GSP imports (in blue) and tax savings (in red) by state. The top states by GSP savings have been fairly consistent over the years....
Continue readingAccording to new research from the Coalition for GSP, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program saved American companies $407 million from January to June 2020. Total imports under GSP were about $7.6 billion. Though figures were down sharply from the first half of 2019, when GSP eliminated about $555 million in tariffs on $11.7...
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