ITC Launches Final Study on Small Business Exports
December 11 , 2009
World Trade/Interactive
The International Trade Commission has launched the third of three investigations of the characteristics and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises. As requested by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, this report will:
• examine U.S. SMEs engaged in providing services, including the characteristics of firms that produce tradable services, the growth in these services exports and the differences between SME and large services exporters;
• identify how data gaps might be overcome to further enhance the understanding of SMEs in services sector exports;
• for both goods and services exports, identify trade barriers (including tariffs and non-tariff barriers) that may disproportionately affect SME export performance, as well as possible linkages between exporting and SME performance; and
• provide insights on the degree to which SMEs operate as multinationals, affiliate firms or contributors of indirect exports to international trade through sales to larger exporting firms.
The ITC will hold a public hearing in this investigation Feb. 9, 2010. Requests to appear at this hearing are due by Jan. 26 and pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed by Jan. 28. Post-hearing briefs and statements are due by Feb. 9 and final written submissions are due by May 28. The ITC anticipates transmitting its report to USTR by Oct. 6.
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