by Andrea | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, international trade rules, US-Caribbean trade
As of December 31, 2020, importers who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program have lost those benefits. GSP has expired – again! The GSP is the largest US trade preference program, allowing over 5000 products from over 100 developing countries to...
by Andrea | Nov 23, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, US-China Trade Relations, World Trade Organization
The Trump trade policy has been characterized by a protectionist America-first agenda. Featuring unilateralism and isolationism, its hallmarks have included a repudiation of multilateral trade agreements and negotiations, a unilateral trade war with China, and a...
by Andrea | Oct 20, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, Trade and Development
The following is an excerpt that was taken from the front page of the October 19th publication of the Latin America Advisor. “The Caribbean is better positioned than any other region in the world to take advantage of the “blue economy,” Valerie Hickey, a...
by Andrea | Sep 14, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, International Trade, international trade rules, Trump on Trade, US-Caribbean trade
The Caribbean Basin Trade Preferences Act (CBTPA) and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programs which give products from developing countries duty-free and other preferential access to the US market expire this year. It is time to renew US trade...
by Andrea | Jul 20, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, tools for exporters, tools for importers
On June 5, 2020, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) issued proposed rules to modernize the regulation of US customs brokers. CBP invites comments through the submission of written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of the proposed rule on or...
by Andrea | Jul 6, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, international trade rules
Andrea Ewart interviewed Tamica Solomon, the Acting Director of the United States-Mexico Canada (USMCA) Center. A summary of the interview follows. The interview can be heard in its entirety here. The USMCA Center was recently opened by the U.S. Customs and Border...
