If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email   In my last posts, I wrote about the “GSP” – Generalized System of Preferences — program. That is just one of the many acronyms that we use in the international trade arena. I’m starting a series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for some key acronyms in the world of international business...

If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email The GSP program about which I wrote in my last post is currently set to expire on July 31, 2013. This won’t be a first as the program has expired and been renewed in the past. In fact, GSP periodically expires and must be renewed by Congress to remain in effect. GSP Expirations & Renewals The challenge for importers and exporters who rely on the program has been the...

If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email The letters “GSP” can refer to a surprising number of things, most famously to the device that we increasingly rely on for directions to new destinations. This post provides directions for those new to importing or who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP, Program allows about 5,000 products from...

If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email The IntlawGrrls blog which was on hiatus for some months has been relaunched on March 8, 2013, International Women’s Day. In honor of International Women’s Day, I invite you to visit IntLawGrrls and read my article, The Gender Agenda in Trade. This title speaks to the theme for 2013 International Women’s Day — The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum....

If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email “Second Opportunity” reads this headline from La Vanguardia, one of Spain’s leading daily newspapers, the morning after President Obama was re-elected to a second term. This theme was repeated in the coverage of U.S. election results which received front page attention worldwide. The Foreign Policy featured its top ten front pages from around the world. What are...

If you liked this post, please share or recommend! Email In another example of how our globalized economy makes the concept of U.S. vs. “them” obsolete, recent news broadcasts have announced that it may soon become more expensive to get our clothes dry-cleaned. Why? The cost of steel wire hangers may soon go up. Why? The United States is considering placing increased taxes, known as anti-dumping duties, on wires being...