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Ref : EIC 413/3

16 May 2017

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 390/2017

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:

  1. Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) chapters 84, 85 and 90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% until 30 June 2018.
  2. Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 73, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90 and 94 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% until 30 June 2018.
  3. Goods classified under NCM code 8431.31.10 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% until 31 December 2017.
  4. Goods classified under NCM code 8602.10.00 to benefit from duty-free treatment until 31 December 2017.

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. 107/2016 and No. 113/2016 (relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1745-resolucao-n-107-de-31-de-outubro-de-2016

http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1757-resolucao-n-113-de-23-de-novembro-de-2016

Resolution No. 108/2016 and No.114/2016 (relevant to items (b), (c) and (d) above):
http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1743-resolucao-n-108-de-31-de-outubro-de-2016

http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1758-resolucao-n-114-de-23-de-novembro-de-2016

ENQUIRIES

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. Membership of Venezuela has been temporarily suspended since 2 December 2016.

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.