KATHMANDU, Oct 11: US Ambassador to Nepal, Aliana B Teplitz, has said that the clock is ticking for Nepali exporters and businesses to take advantage of the trade preference program offered by the US. Speaking at a workshop on ‘Enhancing Nepal-US Trade by Utilizing Trade Preference Program’ jointly organized by Pavilion Group and the US Embassy in Nepal, she said that the program enacted through Nepal Trade Preferences Act allowing preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal to the US was ‘a good deal’ for the two countries toward further strengthening the economic ties.