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GSP

Also known as: Generalised System of Preferences, Generalised Scheme of Preferences

A unilateral preferential tariff regime under which developed countries grant lower duty rates to imports from designated developing countries.

GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) is a unilateral programme — not a reciprocal FTA — through which developed economies grant reduced or zero tariffs on selected imports from designated developing-country beneficiaries. Major GSP schemes have lapsed or shrunk in the past decade: the US GSP programme has expired and not been renewed; the EU GSP remains active for ~75 beneficiaries; the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme replaced its GSP in 2023. Where a GSP scheme has lapsed, importers fall back to MFN rates unless an FTA applies.

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