by Andrea | Aug 4, 2013 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
As of August 1st (2013), importers who rely on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preference program have lost those benefits. As I explained in previous posts the GSP program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United...
by Andrea | Jul 5, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In an earlier post, we described the eligibility criteria and benefits of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which provides duty-free access for about 5,000 products from eligible developing countries. The program is reviewed annually, as a result of...
by Andrea | May 10, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
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...
by Andrea | Mar 22, 2013 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, World Trade Organization
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...
by Andrea | Mar 8, 2013 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, Trade and Development
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...
by Andrea | Nov 9, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
“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...
