VOA常速英语:Expansion of Trade Preferences for Nepal(翻译)

The United States Trade Representative’s office announced on July 7th, the Annual Product Review under the Generalized System of Preferences program.This measure adds new duty-free status for travel goods – such as luggage, backpacks, handbags, and wallets – for Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Countries, including Nepal.
美国贸易代表办公室于7月7日宣布，根据一般特惠制计划实施年度产品品质评估。这一办法使旅游产品——如皮箱、背包、手提包或者钱包——享受免税地位，涉及包括尼泊尔在内的最不发达的受惠发展中国家。

The new rule makes these products eligible for duty-free status beginning July 1st.U.S. imports of travel and luggage goods products totaled almost $10 billion in 2015.
7月1日新规实行后这些产品就成为免税产品。2015年美国进口旅游产品和皮箱类产品的总额为100亿美元左右。

In 2015, Nepal ranked second, after Cambodia, of all Least Developed Countries exporters of luggage products to the United States. Nepal’s exports of these products have grown seven percent since 2014, totaling $1.8 million in 2015.
2015年，尼泊尔仅次于柬埔寨，在所有向美国出口皮箱产品的最不发达国家中总量位列第二。尼泊尔出口该类产品的总额已经有所提高，自2014年起已经上涨7%，2015年总计为180万美元。

U.S. trade preference programs provide opportunities for many of the world’s poorest countries to use trade to grow their economies and climb out of poverty.At 40 years old, the Generalized System of Preferences program, or GSP, is the largest and oldest U.S. trade preference program.
美国贸易优惠计划为世界上许多最贫困的国家提供了机会，让它们可以通过贸易来发展经济，摆脱贫困。一般特惠制计划（简称GSP）如今已走过了40年的历史，它目前是美国规模最大、时间最久的贸易优惠计划。

Under GSP, the United States provides duty-free treatment for many imports from beneficiary developing countries,and additional products for Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Countries. About 5,000 products from 122 beneficiary developing countries and territories, including 43 least-developed countries,are eligible for duty-free treatment when exported to the United States under the GSP program. Nearly 1,500 of these products are reserved for duty-free treatment for Least Developed Beneficiary Developing Countries only.
根据一般特惠制计划，美国给来自受惠发展中国家的许多进口产品提供免税待遇，同时其他一些来自最不发达受惠发展中国家的附加产品也享受这一待遇。来自122个受惠国家和地区的（其中有43个最不发达国家）5000余件产品，根据GSP计划规定，在出口至美国时都可以享受免税待遇。其中约1500件产品的免税待遇只有最不发达的受惠发展中国家才能享受。

“This is a tremendous opportunity for Nepali businesses to expand their exports to U.S. markets,” said U.S. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz.“A strong commitment to open-market policies, a stable and transparent legal environment that secures property rights,policies that foster dynamic entrepreneurial activity, and strategic infrastructure investments will help Nepal make the most of this opportunity.”
“这对发展尼泊尔的贸易来说是一个绝佳的机会，他们可以向美国市场扩大出口，”美国大使阿莱娜如是说道。“这是一个对开放市场政策强有力的承诺；是一个稳定且透明的法制环境，可以保护产权、制定相关政策从而开展动态企业活动。而战略性基础设施建设投资将帮助尼泊尔充分利用这一机会。”