Category Archives: Growing exports from developing countries

Ms. Sandler has worked directly in more than 65 developing countries with federal and regional governments, companies, sector associations, chambers of commerce, artisans, microfinance institutions, and women-owned enterprises to increase their exports in a sustainable manner. Her assistance has ranged from identifying the most marketable products and recommended target companies for those products in new markets – to helping explain to producers customs, consumer safety, and agricultural import regulations. As a result of Ms. Sandler’s analytical and outreach efforts, tangible export increases have occurred from countries in which she has been involved.

A Tariff Break-out Success Story: Making Trade Really Happen!

For the first time, the United States Government will separately monitor the import of refined copper wire of less than 3 millimeters (3mm) in cross-sectional diameter. This change will go into effect on July 1, 2012. Why is this important? … Continue reading

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Sandler Trade LLC is helping women artisans in Timor-Leste to export their products to the U.S. market

Located in Southeast Asia, between Indonesia and Australia, Timor-Leste is a country with a long history of being controlled by external influences. In 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became a sovereign state. This year Timor-Leste celebrates the 10thanniversary of … Continue reading

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Teleconference on Friday, Dec 7 at 1p EST on Children’s Products Safety Standards and Third-Party Testing Exemptions

Safety-related regulatory changes will go into effect on Dec 31 concerning all children’s products that will be available for sale.  These changes could have had very difficult impacts on children’s products and apparel produced in and imported from developing countries. Congress, … Continue reading

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“The International Internship Initiative at Sandler Trade LLC is The Place to Be”

Today’s Post is written by Prince Mbanefo, Sandler Trade LLC’s Global Trade Advisor Intern: Thinking or looking for where to get a practical feel of what it really means to be involved in projects dealing with trade and development issues? … Continue reading

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GSP Passes in the Senate!

Great news! The U.S. Senate passed the GSP/Trade Adjustment Assistance bill by a final vote of 70-27.  Sixteen Republicans voted with all Senate Democrats present to pass the bill. The GSP/TAA bill must be approved once more by the House because their first passage of the … Continue reading

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Ambassadors Urge Senate to Pass GSP Renewal This Week

The U.S. Senate is due to begin its consideration of the bill to extend GSP this evening by voting on cloture to limit debate. The bill recently passed the U.S. House on a voice vote. The Ambassadors of the Coalition … Continue reading

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House Passes GSP as GSP-Eligible Imports Continue to Decline

U.S. imports eligible for GSP from January through July 2011  continue to drop. For all GSP-eligible items from the 129 GSP countries, imports are down 20.1 percent as compared to the same period last year. This, again, is in stark … Continue reading

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Ambassadors Urge House to Pass GSP Renewal

The Ambassadors of the Coalition of GSP Countries (Fiji, Indonesia, Kosovo, Mongolia, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, Thailand, and Uruguay)  have just transmitted this letter to all Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to pass H.R. 2832, which will renew … Continue reading

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The Global Thread of Expanding Markets through Exporting

What do Yemen’s MFI Association, IFAD’s fisher/farmer assistance in Nigeria, and Opportunity International’s Community Economic Development strategies in Nicaragua share? In the past week, Sandler Trade LLC conducted interviews about Africa, Latin America, and the Gulf region as part of the research … Continue reading

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Sandler Trade Using New Media to Boost Kosovar Exports

As part of our ongoing export expansion consultancy with the Embassy of Kosovo, we have met with Washington-based wine reviewer Warren Richard about his upcoming July 27 tasting of two wines produced by StoneCastle Vineyards and Winery (http://www.stonecastle.com/en/).  Mr. Richard … Continue reading

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