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Ref : EIC 413/3
24 December 2014
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 1082/2014
Brazil : Establishment of Tariff Rate Quota on Various Products and Modification of Import Tariffs
The Brazilian government has established tariff rate quotas on certain imports, and modified the import tariffs of a number of products. A summary of the changes is set out as follows:
- The tariff rate of the following products were revised:
| Item | Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) Code | Product | Original Tariff Rate (%) | Reivsed Tariff Rate (%) | Effective Date |
| (i) | 2926.90.91 | adipodinitrile (1,4-dicyanobutane) | 12 | 2 | 30 October 2014 |
| (ii) | 3911.90.27 | hexadimethrine chloride | 14 | 2 | 30 October 2014 |
| (iii) | 8543.70.99 | LED lamps | 12 | 18 | 24 November 2014 |
| (iv) | 2933.69.14 | simazine | 2 | 12 | 1 December 2014 |
- Tariff rate quotas were established or modified on certain imports which would enjoy reduced or zero import tariff treatment. A summary of the changes is set out as follows:
| Item | Mercosur NCM Code | Product | Quota (tonnes) | Tariff Rate (%) | Out of Quota Tariff Rate (%) | Effective Period |
| (i) | 2815.12.00 and 2815.12.00 Ex 001 | caustic soda | 360,000 | 2 | 8 |
12 months from 14 November 2014 |
| (ii) | 2916.12.20 | ethyl acrylate | 7,000 | 2 | 12 |
6 months from 24 February 2015 |
| (iii) | 2902.43.00 | p-Xylene | 80,000 | 0 | 4 |
1 December 2014 - 29 May 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. 101/2014 (relevant to items (a)(i) and (ii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1298
Resolution No. 104/2014 (relevant to items (b)(i) and (ii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1306
Resolution No. 111/2014 (relevant to item (a)(iii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1313
Resolution No. 112/2014 (relevant to items (a)(iv) and (b)(iii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1314.
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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 Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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.