On May 7, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice requesting comments [Docket No. USTR-2020-0019] on the petitions submitted in connection with the 2020 GSP Annual Product Review for further review. USTR has decided to accept for review several petitions seeking to add or remove products from GSP eligibility for all GSP beneficiary countries. USTR posted a list of petitions and products accepted for review on the USTR website at: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/IssueAreas/gsp/2020_GSP_Annual_Review-Petitions_Accepted_for_Review.pdf under the title “2020 GSP Annual Review – Petitions Accepted for Review.
Due to COVID-19, the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee will foster public participation via written submissions rather than an in-person hearing. The notice includes the schedule for submission of comments and responses to questions from the GSP Subcommittee, on all petitions that USTR accepted for the 2020 GSP Annual Product Review:
- May 27, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for submission of written comments on petitions accepted for the 2020 GSP Annual Product Review.
- June 16, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for the GSP Subcommittee to pose questions on written comments.
- June 30, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for submission of commenters’ responses to questions from the GSP Subcommittee.
- July 10, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for replies from other interested parties to the written comments and responses to questions.
- July 22, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for the GSP Subcommittee to pose additional questions on written comments.
- August 5, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT: Deadline for submission of responses to any additional questions from the GSP Subcommittee
