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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Coalition for GSP: GSP Helps American Manufacturers Compete
Tagged with: Coalition for GSP, GSP, manufacturing, preference programs, tariffs, taxes
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Import Articles Recap: June 10, 2012
Foreign-Trade Zones were key to auto recovery. "Like many other industries, automakers in the United States face the problem of “inverted tariffs.” While finished automobiles can be imported to the United States at the relatively low tariff of 2.5 percent,…
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Tagged with: Dan Griswold, Dan Ikensen, exports, global supply chains, manufacturing, MTB, tariffs
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AAFA’s Lamar on the MTB
This post from AAFA's Steve Lamar not only highlights the transparent process used to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, or MTB, but also the benefits. As stated by Lamar: we know that the MTB means U.S. jobs, often in the…
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Tagged with: AAFA, clothing, manufacturing, MTB, Steve Lamar
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AAFA’s Burke on Imports and Manufacturing
Another good post from AAFA President Kevin Burke's Corner Office Views blog that highlights not only the imported products, but also the import programs, used by American apparel and footwear manufacturers. For example: …certain cotton fabric used to make dress…
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WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy on Imports and Manufacturing
We were honored to learn that Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization and former Commissioner for Trade at the European Commission, would contribute to our Imports Work for America initiative. Mr. Lamy has advocated for changing the way…
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Chamber’s Murphy on the Importance of Imports to U.S. Manufacturing
We’re halfway through “Imports Work for America” week (see earlier posts on imports and jobs and how imports help American families stretch their budgets). While the Chamber has long argued that boosting exports is vital to our economy, imports are…
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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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