Remanufactured Goods: An Overview of the U.S. and Global Industries, Markets, and Trade

USITC Publication 4356
Investigation No. 332-525

Summary

The United States is the world's largest producer, consumer, and exporter of remanufactured goods, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its latest publication.

Remanufacturing is an important and growing activity in many industrial sectors and supports at least 180,000 jobs throughout the United States, according to the report. Remanufacturing is the industrial process of restoring end-of-life goods to original working condition.

Completed for the U.S. Trade Representative, the report provides an overview of the U.S. remanufactured goods industries and markets, including U.S. remanufacturing production and employment, estimates U.S. and global trade in remanufactured goods, and examines factors affecting trends in remanufactured goods trade.

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The Information Technology Agreement: Advice and Information on the Proposed Expansion, Part I

USITC Publication 4355
Investigation No. 332-532

Summary

The USITC has released the first of two reports on the proposed expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).

Submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the report:

• covers a draft list of information and communications technology (ICT) products, compiled by the USTR and included with his request letter, that could be considered for duty free treatment under the ITA;

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Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Drug Crop Eradication and Crop Substitution, Fifteenth Report, 2011

Investigatio No. 332-352
USITC Publication 4352

Summary

Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) imports during 2011 continued to have a negligible overall effect on the U.S. economy and consumers, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its biennial report on the program.

The agency also noted that the ATPA continued to have a small but indirect effect in reducing illicit coca cultivation and promoting crop substitution efforts in the Andean countries in 2011.

The report is the 15th in a series monitoring imports under the ATPA and the impact of the ATPA on drug crop eradication and crop substitution. Highlights include:

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Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic; Third Annual Review

Investigation No. 332-503
USITC Publication 4340

Summary

Three years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help boost the competitiveness of Dominican apparel exports in the U.S. market, as intended, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its newly released publication.

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 Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, as amended, requires the USITC to evaluate annually the effectiveness of the EIAP program and make recommendations for improvements.

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