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Doing Business in the United States

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Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and 11 uninhabited or sparsely inhabited territories, which are mostly small islands. Products include petroleum, steel, high-tech, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications equipment, electronics, chemicals, consumer goods, food, lumber and mining products.

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5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Jones Act

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While President Trump issued a 10-day waiver of exemption on the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, debate about the century old protectionist shipping act raged on. Mainly that it should repealed for good as it inhibits aid in the worst of times and increases the cost of consumer goods to some U.S. Virgin Islands are not.