ANNOUNCEMENT 27 Dec 2010

In December 2010, the government of Brazil announced a change in import tariff quotas.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



CAMEX Resolution n? 91, from December 27th 2010. Available at: http://www.mdic.gov.br/arquivos/dwnl_1293629736.pdf


Inception date: 28 Dec 2010 | Removal date: 28 Dec 2011
Still in force

Import tariff quota

On December 27th 2010, the Brazilian government announced a temporary tariff reduction on the ad-valorem import duty from 12% to 2% for the product code 3206.11.19 and from 16% to 2% for the product codes 8535.21.00 and 8547.10.00, classified under the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).
 
The tariff reductions are limited to the following quotas:
- item 3206.11.19 - limited to a quota of 95,000 tons;
- item 8535.21.00 - limited to a quota of 64 units;
- item 8547.10.00 - limited to a quota of 54 units.
 
It is important to note that this tariff reduction was implemented for reasons of shortage
 

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
343 369 372 462 469

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
320611 320619 320620 320641 320642 320649 853521 853529 853530 853540 853590 854710 854720 854790
(+ 4 more)