ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Dec 2014

In December 2014, the government of Brazil announced a change in import tariff quotas.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



Camex, news item of 10 December 2014: http://www.camex.gov.br/noticias/ler/item/519

Camex resolution no. 115 of 9 December 2014, published in Official Gazette of 10 December 2014: http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=10/12/2014&jornal=1&pagina=5&totalArquivos=184


Inception date: 10 Dec 2014 | Removal date: 10 Dec 2015

Import tariff quota

On 9 December 2014, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Council (Camex) issued Resolution no. 115 introducing tariff rate quotas on the following goods:

  • Toner (Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) 3707.90.21): the import duty was reduced from 14% to 2% for a quota of 850 tonnes for registered imports made from 10 December 2014 until 9 June 2015 and 10 June 2015 until 9 December 2015.
  • Barium carbonate (NCM 2836.60.00): the import duty was reduced from 10% to 2% for a period of 12 months and a quota of 8.250 tonnes
  • Aluminium sheets and plates (NCM 7606.12.90): the import duty was reduced from 12% to 2% for a quota of 2.937 tonnes and a period of 12 months, starting 31 January 2015
  • Polyvinyl butyral (NCM 3920.91.00): tariff was reduced from 16% to 2% for a quota of 5.818.500 kg and a period of six months, starting 1 March 2015

 
The measure took effect on 10 December 2014 and lasts until 10 December 2015 at the latest.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
342 347 415 483

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
283620 283630 283640 283650 283660 283699 370790 390210 390220 390230 390290 760611 760612 760691 760692
(+ 5 more)