The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2006 unless extended by legislation.
On July 27, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 8039 to implement the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (BFTA), and for other purposes (e.g. certain technical changes, an apparel modification for the Singapore FTA, etc.)
The standard Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program (i.e., A, A*, and A) is scheduled to expire for non-African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries on December 31, 2006, unless extended by legislation.
The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2006 unless extended by legislation.
The standard Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program (i.e., A, A*, and A) is scheduled to expire for non-African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries on December 31, 2006, unless extended by legislation.
The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2006 unless extended by legislation.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a notice and warning list which provide interim 2006 import statistics - based on the first 8 months of 2006 - relating to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) for 154 country/tariff number combinations.
The standard Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program (i.e., A, A*, and A) is scheduled to expire for non-African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries on December 31, 2006, unless extended by legislation.
Shipper's NewsWire reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has issued a report backing the renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a trade program that extends duty-free treatment to certain goods imported from specific developing countries. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to increase its congressional lobbying with the aim of having renewal legislation passed before the end of the current congressional session. (American Shipper Pub 11/02/06, www.americanshipper.com)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Implementation Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written public comments by noon on October 20, 2006 for the annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to receive the benefits of the AGOA.