More than 10,000 American companies export to Colombia, including 8,ooo small and medium sized businesses. Today, these companies export at a huge disadvantage, over a billion dollars in needless tariffs that make our products less competitive.
The Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement removes these tariffs, opening new markets to American workers and boosting our economy when we need it the most.
THE BEST STIMULUS IS GOOD BUSINESS. APPROVE THE U.S. -COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT
The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement helps our economy and our workers. Under current law, Colombian products in general enter America duty-free. Meanwhile, Colombia imposes significant tariffs on American-made goods, from tractors to audio products to computers.
The Trade Promotion Agreement eliminates these duties, levels the playing field for American workers, and gives our businesses the same advantage that Colombians enjoy when exporting to the U.S. By any measure, this agreement is a win for America.
CEA's Nationwide "America Wins With Trade" Tour
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® celebrated the beneficial impact of trade on the U.S. economy and American workers this year with a nationwide tour. The America Wins With Trade tour featured a traveling tour bus that visited communities across the nation to demonstrate the vital role of global commerce in U.S. economic leadership.
Click the map below to learn where the tour went, and find details about how trade impacts your state. Also read blogs from the road.
Help us by writing Congress now and spreading the facts on free trade.
Total CE Sector Exports: The annual dollar value of goods and services produced by the CE sector and exported to customers in foreign markets. Total Employment: The number of full-time and part-time jobs because of the CE sector, averaged over the year. Labor compensation: The wages, salaries and benefits paid to employees.
The State results presented above are derived using the IMPLAN model — a well known modeling system for estimating economic impacts and is based on the same methodology as the Regional Input-Output Modeling System developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The underlying study can be viewed in its entirety at www.CE.org/economics.
