The longer GSP remains expired, the more permanent the damage. While Congress seems to view “retroactive” legislation as good enough, companies – especially small businesses – don’t have the same luxury. Instead, they face very real and action-forcing deadlines that can be as simple as a lease renewal. The “tempo...
Continue readingIn the first half of 2021, imports from China increased by $47 billion, while combined imports under GSP from 80+ countries rose by just $760 million. Imports from China aren’t just growing more, they’re growing at a much faster rate too. Those should be sobering facts for all the Members of Congress and the Administration...
Continue readingLast week, we wrote about how American companies have paid about $800 million in extra tariffs due to recent GSP country terminations but there has been no progress on any of the issues raised in country reviews. There are lots of new proposed eligibility criteria, and policymakers want to create an environment where those criteria...
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