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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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