A Pro-Import Policy Agenda: Renew GSP Today Posted on May 10, 2013 by gspdan Throughout the week, we’ve written about how GSP supports American jobs, reduces costs for families (whether they know it or not), improves the competitiveness of American manufacturers,…
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Coalition for GSP: A Pro-Import Policy Agenda: Renew GSP Today
Coalition for GSP: GSP Promotes Global Development
GSP Promotes Global Development Posted on May 9, 2013 by gspdan So far, we have focused on how the GSP program benefits the United States, whether we’re talking about American jobs, families, or manufacturing. But we need to remember the primary…
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Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, economic development, GSP, preference programs
Posted in Imports Work for Economic Development, View All
Posted in Imports Work for Economic Development, View All
Coalition for GSP: GSP Helps American Manufacturers Compete
GSP Helps American Manufacturers Compete Posted on May 8, 2013 by gspdan Yesterday, we showed some everyday household items (plates, picture frames….wine) that receive duty-free treatment under GSP and reduce costs for American families in the process. Yet while families often…
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Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, GSP, manufacturing, preference programs, tariffs, taxes
Posted in Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Posted in Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Coalition for GSP: GSP Savings Hit Home (Mine and Probably Yours)
Original Post: GSP Savings Hit Home (Mine and Probably Yours) Posted on May 7, 2013 by gspdan GSP provides clear benefits to American families by eliminating taxes on a variety of food products and home goods. In 2012, GSP eliminated nearly…
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Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, Families, GSP, tariffs, taxes
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Posted in Imports Work for American Families, View All
Import Articles Recap: July 10, 2012
Trade vs. aid: Pakistan wants lower tariffs, but U.S. gives money instead. "USAID has spent millions on small-scale job-creation projects in Pakistan: Teaching 200 youths to weave on traditional looms. Helping 1,500 farmers grow better mangos. Giving 22 trout farmers…
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Tagged with: Africa, AGOA, clothing, Families, GSP, Lesotho, Pakistan, retail, ROZs, shoes, sugar, tariffs
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
AAFA’s Burke Presents a Forward-Looking Import Agenda
In his latest post, AAFA President Kevin Burke presents a variety of ways for "Congress and the Obama Administration to continue their work with industry stakeholders and seize opportunities to put imports to work for America." The prospective agenda items…
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Tagged with: AAFA, agenda, AGOA, GSP, Kevin Burke, MTB, tariffs, TPP
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Posted in Imports Work for American Families, Imports Work for Economic Development, Imports Work for U.S. Jobs, Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
Coalition for GSP on Trade Agenda
The Coalition for GSP closes out Imports Work for America Week with a singular recommendatin: a long-term renewal of the GSP program. They highlight the cost to American companies and workers when GSP expires and sum of the overall theme…
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Coalition for GSP on How GSP Works for Development
The latest post on Renew GSP Today from the Coalition for GSP gives a brief overview of how the program works for development. It shows that many of the top GSP exporter countries are still quite poor: For example, per…
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Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, economic development, GSP, LDCs, preference programs
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Posted in Imports Work for Economic Development, View All
Coalition for GSP on Imports and Manufacturing
In a new post this morning, the Coalition for GSP shows how the Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP) program helps American manufacturers remain competitive. The article highlights the fact that about 65% of GSP imports in 2011 were industrial supplies,…
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Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, GSP, manufacturing, steel
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Posted in Imports Work for U.S. Manufacturing, View All
GSP Works for American Jobs
From the Coalition for GSP: The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a U.S. trade program that eliminates the tariffs (i.e., taxes) paid by American companies when they import certain products from about 130 developing countries around the world. GSP…
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