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Ref : EIC 413/3

30 July 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 607/2013

Brazil: Modification of Import Tariffs and Establishment of Tariff Rate Quotas on Various Products

The Brazilian government has modified the import tariffs of a number of products, and established tariff rate quotas on certain imports. A summary of the changes is set out as follows:

  1. Certain pharmaceutical products classified under Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR1 ) Common Classification (NCM) code 3002.10.39 Ex 019 would benefit from duty-free treatment from 31 May 2013 until 31 December 2013.
  1. Certain pharmaceutical products classified under NCM codes 3002.10.29 Ex 001, 002 and 003, 3002.10.39 Ex 026, 3004.90.69 Ex 036 and 3004.90.79 Ex 023, would benefit from duty-free treatment from 31 May 2013.
  1. Import tariffs of certain products would benefit from a six-month reduced duty of 2% from 31 May 2013:
NCM Code Product Description Quota Out of Quota Tariff Rate
3920.20.19
Ex 001		 Polypropylene film 480 tons 16%
3206.11.19 Certain colouring matters 47,000 tons 12%
  1. Import tariffs of certain products would benefit from a twelve-month reduced duty of 2% from 31 May 2013:
NCM Code Product Description Quota Out of Quota Tariff Rate
2833.11.00
Ex 001		 Disodium sulphate 735,000 tons 10%
2833.27.10 Barium 10,000 tons 10%
2924.19.22 N,N-dimethylformamide 5,300 tons 14%
2926.90.91 Adiponitrile 30,700 tons 2%
3002.20.29
Ex 001		 Vaccines for human 1.5 million doses 2%
2902.43.00 p-Xylene 160,000 tonnes 4%
  1. Certain capital goods classified in NCM Chapters 82, 84-86 and 90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 4 June 2013 until 31 December 2014. This duty reduction does not apply to used, remanufactured, reconditioned and renovated goods.
  1. Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under NCM codes 8517.62.72, 8517.62.77, 8517.70.10, 8517.70.99, 8536.90.40, 8543.70.99 and 9030.40.90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 4 June 2013 until 31 December 2014. This duty reduction does not apply to used, remanufactured, reconditioned and renovated goods.

2.For details of the Brazilian measures and the products involved, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the relevant Brazilian Resolutions (in Portuguese) which are available at:

(relevant to items (a) and (b) above):
Resolution No. 37/2013 – http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1070

(relevant to items (c) and (d) above):
Resolution No. 38/2013 – http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1071

(relevant to item (e) above):
Resolution No. 39/2013 – http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1074

(relevant to item (f) above):
Resolution No. 40/2013 – http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1073.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy Cheng)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

1 The Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.



Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.