USTR Seeks Comments on 2018 GSP Product Eligibility Review, GSP Benefits for Thailand
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing July 18 on potential product admissions, removals and waivers being considered in its 2018 Generalized System of Preferences review, it said in a notice. The agency is considering petitions to add GSP eligibility for nine products, remove country-specific eligibility for five country-product pairs, re-designate eight country-product pairs as GSP-eligible and grant five waivers for country-product pairs to remain eligible for GSP (see 1805240023). Pre-hearing comments on the review and requests to participate at the hearing are due July 3, and post-hearing briefs are due Aug. 8, USTR said. Any modifications to GSP proclaimed as a result of the review will take effect Nov. 1.
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USTR in the same notice also formally announced the beginning of a country eligibility review for Thailand, based on allegations the country is violating GSP reviews by blocking market access for U.S. pork producers (see 1805170036). USTR will consider Thailand’s eligibility alongside that of Kazakhstan, India and Indonesia at a hearing already scheduled for June 19 (see 1804260043). Pre-hearing comments and requests to appear at the hearing on USTR’s country review of Thailand are due June 12. Post-hearing briefs are due July 17, USTR said.
(Federal Register 05/30/18)