If you’ve been reading this blog or stumbled upon it, it’s probably because you care about GSP renewal. There are probably days when you think you’re the only one who does. You’re not! FYI, hundreds — more likely thousands — of other companies and others care about GSP renewal. – We’ve had more than 1...
Continue readingBeen down on Capitol Hill for meetings this week on GSP renewal with Congressional staff and one issue keeps popping up: retroactive renewal (i.e., refunds for tariffs paid to date). The thinking is that any renewal will be limited in duration based on the funding available. However, the question remains: given a limited GSP extension,...
Continue readingYesterday, the Ambassadors to the United States from nine GSP beneficiary countries sent a joint-letter to Congressional leadership urging GSP renewal. A copy of the letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus is available here. The Hill newspaper picked up on the story yesterday afternoon. The countries represent some of the lar...
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