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Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic

Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic

Investigation No. 332-503
USITC Publication 4175

Summary

The Earned Income Allowance Program (EIAP) had initial beneficial effects on U.S. and Dominican textile and apparel industries, according to a newly released report by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC).

The EIAP program allows apparel manufacturers in the Dominican Republic who use U.S. fabric to produce certain apparel to earn a credit that can be used to ship eligible apparel made with non-U.S.-produced fabric into the United States duty free. The USITC is required to evaluate the effectiveness of the EIAP program and make recommendations for improvements annually under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, as amended.

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The Year in Trade 2009

The Year in Trade 2009

USITC Publication 4174

Summary

An outstanding resource for anyone working in or covering the field of international trade, the USITC’s The Year in Trade is one of the government’s most comprehensive reports of U.S. trade-related activities, covering major multilateral, regional, and bilateral developments.

The publication reviews U.S. international trade laws and actions under these laws, activities of the World Trade Organization (WTO), U.S. free trade agreements and negotiations, and U.S. bilateral trade relations with major trading partners.

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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: U.S. and EU Export Activities, and Barriers and Opportunities Experienced by U.S. Firms

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: U.S. and EU Export Activities, and Barriers and Opportunities Experienced by U.S. Firms

Investigation No. 332-509
USITC Publication 4169

Summary

Insufficient access to finance, complex regulations, and rising transportation costs are the top barriers to exporting identified by U.S. SMEs, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its newly released study on the export performance of U.S. SMEs.

The report compares the exporting activities of SMEs in the United States with those of SMEs in the European Union (EU); describes barriers and trade costs associated with exporting, as well as strategies to reduce these barriers and costs; and identifies the benefits to U.S. SMEs from improvements to the exporting environment resulting from free trade agreements (FTAs) and other trading arrangements.

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Recent Trends in U.S. Services, 2010 Annual Report

Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2010 Annual Report

Investigation No. 332-345
USITC Publication 4163

Summary

The United States remained the world's largest services market and also the world's leading exporter and importer of services in 2008, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its annual review of U.S. trade in services.

This year's report focuses primarily on infrastructure services and includes separate chapters on the competitive conditions and recent trade performance of the banking, electricity, insurance, retail, securities, and telecommunication services sectors, as well as the impact on these industries of the global economic downturn.

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