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Role of Congress
Congress first authorized GSP in Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 and has reauthorized the program
repeatedly on a time-limited basis. The current authorization expires December 31, 2020. The
President must notify Congress of any designations of countries as BDCs or of termination of GSP
Status. GSP rep rting requir  ements also include an annual report to Corig ess on the status of
internationally-recognized worker rights within each BDC,


,0LBCs
     Beeviitrciar>


Overview


20 9
GSPImot


$20.8

    Billion
  GSP imports
  of all BO)CS


$2 ..1
  Billion

of LDBDCs


.....42,.7%

   Eligible  pot

duty-free treat ment6


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India was the largest
GSP beneficiary
before losing GSP
status In 2018,
U.S. GSP imports
($6.3 billion from
India was the highest
among BDCs.


   ARGENTINA
     ECUADOR
SOUTH AFRICA
      TURKEY
   CAMBODIA6
   PHILIPPINES
       BRAZ L
   INDONESIA
     C iNDIA
     THAILAND


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$20b


$40b


$60b


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3,800+
pro ducts may receive
duty-fPee treatment
under GSR

1,500
additional products
are elIgible for GSP
benefits for LDBDCs.


       GOLD NECKLACES
    TRAVEUSPORTS BAGS
      PLASTIC HANDBAGS
    GLOVES AND M-FENS
LEATHER HANDBAGS > $20
     CERTAIN FRUITJUICE
     PLATINUM JEWELRY
     CHRISTMAS LIGHTS


AIR, CONDITIONER PARTS
BEVERAGE SWEETENERS


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$0         $200m         $400m


2 19


MAY 17
Turkey's GSP
de',iqnatinn formally
tetrminated based
on sufficient level
of economic
development
84 FR 23425


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p JUNE 6


   terminated for lackof
   market access,

   84 FR 263 23

* OCT 30
   Ukraine's benefits
   partially restored after
   the President
   determined the country
   is providing adequate
   iPR protection.
   84 FR 58567

 i ..2020


MARCH 2
TPSCs GSP Subcornmittee
begins 2020 annual review,
8.5 FR 12381

MARCH 5
(Onmonq t 06)
COUNTRY PRACTICE
REVIEWS
Azerbaiian, F, uador,
Georgia, Indonesia
Kazakhstan,'Thailand, South
Africa, and Uzbekistan,
COUNTRY
DESIGNATION REVIEW
Laos,

APRIL 25
Thailand's benefits to be
partially suspended for
worker riqhts violations.
84 FR 58567

DEC. 31
Current authorizati n of
GSP expires

Traudr' Comnission Lu ssset
and Us'.s', , , USA
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irformnitoo so> 0R5 Repo't RL336, Geoneralized System o  rreferemnQe, (4SP}: Ovrview and ksues for Conqress, by Vivian C jons.


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