Tag Archives: Duty-free trade preferences

Sandler Trade LLC Chosen by The Asia Foundation to Complete Baseline Market Study and Offer Recommendations to Strengthen Exports and Product Sales of Timor Leste’s Women Weavers

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Marideth

In May of this year, Marideth Sandler and Anna Rose Ott of Sandler Trade LLC began work on a baseline market study with The Asia Foundation. The overall project, Women Weaving a Better Future through Better Business, is funded by … Continue reading →

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ATTEND OUR FEBRUARY 18 SEMINAR: ADVOCATING YOUR GOVERNMENT’S POSITION TO U.S. AGENCIES

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Marideth

Sandler Trade LLC is pleased to offer our Advocacy Seminar on strategies to promote your Government’s position most effectively to U.S. agencies. The Advocacy Seminar will be on Wednesday, February 18, from 10a to noon (EST) at the Churchill Embassy … Continue reading →

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Sandler Trade LLC reaches out to Nigerian exporters

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Marideth

The difference between airport services at Dulles International Airport and Port-Harcourt International Airport was not hard to miss as I arrived at the airport in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. From the wave of heat that hit me in the face when I … Continue reading →

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The Latest Projects at Sandler Trade LLC – Making International Trade Really Happen!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Marideth

What’s new “by us”? We don’t let the grass grow under our feet, as they say. Here are a few of our trade-expansion projects that may pique your interest. We welcome your thoughts or questions! Please email Marideth Sandler at … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of your Tariff Refunds when GSP is reinstated?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Marideth

A quick update on recent good news on U.S. imports from emerging markets: 1. Congress reauthorized through July 2013 the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. This means that eligible exports from 129 developing countries will begin to enter the U.S. duty-free. 2. Congress … Continue reading →

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GSP Passes in the Senate!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Marideth

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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House Passes GSP as GSP-Eligible Imports Continue to Decline

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Marideth

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

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Marideth

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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House of Representatives to consider GSP renewal on Wed, Sept 7!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Marideth

We are starting the Labor Day weekend with very good news. The House will move swiftly when it returns next week to consider renewal of GSP through July 31, 2013 (HR 2832) . The bill is sponsored by House Ways … Continue reading →

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GSP-less Trade Spells Disaster for the Poor

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Marideth

When the world’s developing countries export 20% less while total exports into the U.S. increase by 17%, Sandler Trade LLC needed to take a closer look. Congressional inaction on GSP renewal is clearly spelling trade disaster and loss of hard-won … Continue reading →

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