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Ref : EIC 413/3

25 April 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 372/2014

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 information technology and telecommunication goods classified in Southern Common Market (Mercosur ) Common Classification (NCM) chapters 84-85 and 90 would benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 17 March 2014 to 31 December 2015.
  2. Certain information technology and telecommunication goods classified in NCM codes 8528.49.21 Ex 002 and 9030.89.90 Ex 013 would benefit from duty-free treatment from 17 March 2014 to 31 December 2015.
  3. Certain capital goods classified in NCM chapters 73, 82, 84-87, 89 and 90 would benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 17 March 2014 until 31 December 2015.
  4. Import tariffs of 282,500 tonnes of methanol under NCM code 2905.11.00 would benefit from duty-free treatment from 5 April 2014 to 2 October 2014.  Imports exceeding the quota will be subject to the normal tariff rate of 12%.
  5. Import tariffs of 80 units of certain fire engines under NCM code 8705.30.00 Ex 001 would benefit from duty-free treatment from 17 March 2014 to 16 March 2015.  Imports exceeding the quota will be subject to the normal tariff rate of 35%.

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) available at:

Resolution No. 19/2014 (relevant to items (a) and (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1199

Resolution No. 20/2014 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1200

Resolution No. 21/2014 (relevant to items (d) and (e) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1201.

ENQUIRIES

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.