Sophia Foods is a family-owned specialty food distributor founded in 1991. It strives to bring specialty products from around the world to consumers at low prices. GSP is vital in allowing Sophia Foods to keep prices competitive. Sophia Foods was forced to lay off workers each of the last two times Congress allowed GSP to...
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This week 15 more organizations (1 association, 14 companies) signed up for the 2017 GSP Supporter List. The new organizations, which follow the 10 new companies from last week, are all listed below. *** Tariffs on GSP imports are scheduled to go up on January 1. By the time that feels “close,” it may be...
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Written on February 22, 2017 in
Alabama
In December 2016, the GSP program saved American companies $62 million on about $1.6 billion in imports. GSP imports were up by 11 percent – and tariffs savings up by 14 percent – compared to December 2015. Overall, GSP saved U.S. companies $729 million in 2016, an increase of over 10 percent from 2015. Some...
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