ANNOUNCEMENT 13 Jan 2012

In January 2012, the government of Brazil announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) press release of 13 January 2012 (in Portuguese): http://www.mdic.gov.br/sitio/interna/noticia.php?area=1&noticia=11239

Camex resolution no. 2 of 12 January 2012, Official Gazette of 13 January 2012 (in Portuguese): http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/01/2012&jornal=1&pagina=8&totalArquivos=112


Inception date: 13 Jan 2012 | Removal date: 12 Jan 2013

Import tariff

On 13 January 2012, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Council (Camex) reduced the import tariffs on 6 IT and telecommunication goods from 16% to 2%. The products have been labeled as ex-tarifários, i.e., products with a tariff exception to the Mercosur Common External Tariff. The measure was in force until 31 December 2012.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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