Webinar Recording: Generalized System Of Preference

The RV industry relies on the Generalized System of Preferences, the longest running U.S. trade preference program, to import key product inputs duty-free. Since the program lapsed at the end of 2020, the RV industry has paid an estimated $1.5 million in duties each month.

The most important of these lapsed duty-free goods is Indonesian lauan, a type of thin, strong, and moisture-resistant plywood. Lauan is not domestically grown and no domestic substitute exists.

On Thursday, May 4 Senior Manager of Government Affairs Samantha Rocci walked webinar participants through the Generalized System of Preferences and why retroactive reauthorization is critical to the industry as a whole.

This will be one of the policy asks during the upcoming Advocacy Day and attendees will be driving this point home with personal stories, images, and examples of the importance and extensive use of lauan.

View the webinar slides here.