AMCHAM HOPEFUL FOR TPL EXTENSION FOR BAHRAIN THIS YEAR

The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain has told just-style he is working closely with the US Congress to secure a Tariff Preference Level (TPL) extension for the Gulf island kingdom this year. It would allow Bahrain exporters to continue selling apparel and textiles, among other goods, into the USA tariff-free.  Am Cham Bahrain president Qays Hatim Zu'bi said the chamber wants this extension written into the Trade Promotion Authority bill now under consideration in the US Congress. Bahrain exporters want the TPL extended – it came into ...


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