New U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will testify in front of the Senate Finance Committee today and the House Ways and Means Committee tomorrow on the Biden administration’s trade policy agenda. Ambassador Tai has given several recent speeches on new trade policy goals, including a recent interview where she was asked about trade rule...
Continue readingAccording to new research from the Coalition for GSP, expiration of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program cost American companies at least $88 million in March 2021. Congressional authorization for GSP expired on December 31, 2020. March was the most expensive month yet of GSP expiration: the $88 million in extra tariffs paid far...
Continue readingAmerican companies paid at least $70 million in tariffs in January 2021 due to GSP expiration. The map below shows estimated tariffs for products claiming GSP paid by state. The products facing the most new tariffs vary greatly by state: In Florida, roses faced more than $1.8 million in new tariffs due to GSP expiration...
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