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Ref : EIC 413/3
7 September 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 883/2015
Brazil : Modification of Import Tariffs on Various Products
The Brazilian government has modified the import tariffs of a number of products. A summary of the changes is set out as follows:
- Certain capital goods classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) chapters 84, 85 and 90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 22 June 2015 until 31 December 2016.
- Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under NCM chapter 85 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 22 June 2015 until 31 December 2015.
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:
Resolution No. 54/2015 (relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1410
Resolution No. 55/2015 (relevant to item (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1411
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3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1. The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.