ANNOUNCEMENT 01 Apr 2013

In April 2013, the government of Brazil announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



Presidential Decree no. 7.971 of 28 March 2013, published in Official Gazette of 1 April 2013: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2011-2014/2013/Decreto/D7971.htm


Inception date: 01 Apr 2013 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Import tariff

On 1 April 2013, the Government of Brazil announced an import tariff reduction on certain vehicles such as: ambulances, used vehicles, military and agro industrial vehicles and flex fuel vehicles.
 
In accordance with the decree, as of 1 April 2013, the applicable tariff rate for ambulances, battery cars and cars for funerals will be 0%. Tariffs for flex-fuel vehicles will be reduced to 37% and those for certain vehicles of national production for military and agricultural purposes to 39% in 2013. The decree includes a tariff reduction schedule until 2018.
 
The products subject to the tax reduction are classified under the following headings of the MERCOSUR Harmonized System: 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8706 and 8716.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
491

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
870120 870210 870290 870321 870322 870323 870324 870332 870333 870421 870422 870423 870431 870600
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