# Duty imposed on glycine imports

> Geo Specialty Chemicals petitioned the US Trade Representative to remove glycine from the Generalized System of Preferences program. The removal subjects glycine to a 4.2 percent import duty. Geo says the move will block Chinese producers from routing glycine exports through GSP beneficiaries such as India and Thailand.

- Date: 2017-07-24 · published 2017-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70300-duty-imposed-on-glycine-imports
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

The duty affects a specialty chemical rather than a core feed ingredient, so the direct price impact on animal feed is limited. It is a trade policy move that could shift glycine import flows.

## Sources

- cen.acs.org: https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i30/Duty-imposed-glycine-imports.html

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