Iraq Will Soon Be Eligible For GSP Benefits
President Bush issued a proclamation today that, among other things, designates Iraq as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). U.S. Imports of qualifying Iraq-origin products will no longer be subject to import duties on September 22, 2004.
Customs and Border Protection will soon issue an Administrative Message providing instructions on the filing of GSP claims for goods originating in Iraq.
The President's proclamation can be reviewed at the following link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040907-5.html.