Xpres 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 readingIn February 2017, the GSP program saved American companies $53 million on about $1.4 billion in imports. GSP imports were down by 3 percent – and tariffs savings down by 2 percent – compared to February 2016. (Though it should be noted that 2016 had one extra day because of the leap year.). Despite the...
Continue readingPolySource is a value-added distributor of thermoplastic resins and compounds. Headquartered in Missouri, it also has warehouses in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Its customers are primarily American manufacturers of global consumer goods (e.g., autos, aerospace products), though it also exports to Ca...
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