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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Overview of Participation in U.S. Exports

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Overview of Participation in U.S. Exports

Investigation No. 332-508
USITC Publication 4125

Summary

U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounted for about 30 percent of known U.S. merchandise exports between 1997 and 2007, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its newly released report.

The most heavily exported goods were computer and electronic products, machinery, and chemicals, with the biggest share of merchandise exports going to Canada and Mexico, according to the report.

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Certain Textile Articles Containing Rayon and Other Manmade Fibers: Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules or Origin for Goods of Canada and Mexico and Certain Textile Articles Containing Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers: Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules of Origin for Goods of Canada

Certain Textile Articles Containing Rayon and Other Manmade Fibers: Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules or Origin for Goods of Canada and Mexico and Certain Textile Articles Containing Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers: Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules of Origin for Goods of Canada

Investigation Nos. NAFTA-103-023 and NAFTA-103-0234
USITC Publication 4119

Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has released public versions of its two reports concerning proposed modifications to North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules of origin.

As requested, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, provided advice on the probable effect of proposed NAFTA rules of origin modifications on U.S. trade and on domestic production for certain textile products.

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Use of the “First Sale Rule” for Customs Valuation of U.S. Imports

Use of the "First Sale Rule" for Customs Valuation of U.S. Imports

Investigation No. 332-505
USITC Publication 4121

Summary

Approximately 2.4 percent of total U.S. imports during a recent period were valued using the “first sale rule” in determining the transaction value of imported goods, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its report Use of the “First Sale Rule” for Customs Valuations of U.S. Imports.

The USITC an independent, nonpartisam, factfinding federal agency, recently concluded a review of the “first sale rule” as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The report was submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means and the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Finance on December 23, 2009.

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India: Effects of Tariffs and Nontariff Measures on U.S. Agricultural Exports

India: Effects of Tariffs and Nontariff Measures on U.S. Agricultural Exports

Investigation No. 332-504
USITC Publication 4107

Summary

U.S. farmers and food manufacturers lose millions of dollars each year in lost sales to India because of high tariffs and a wide array of nontariff measures (NTMs) that substantially raise the cost or effectively prohibit U.S. agricultural exports to the world's second most populous country, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its most recent general factfinding investigation.

Completed at the request of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the report provides an overview of Indian agricultural production, imports, and consumption during 2003–08; Indian tariffs and NTMs; the Indian food marketing and distribution system; and Indian government regulations relating to the agricultural market, including foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights policies. The study also provides economic modeling analysis of the effects of Indian tariffs and certain NTMs on U.S. agricultural exports. The USITC found:

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