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Ref : EIC 413/3

29 May 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 509/2014

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 capital goods classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) chapters 82, 84-86 and 90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 10 April 2014 until 31 December 2014.
  1. Tariff rate quotas were established on certain imports. 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) 1513.29.10 palm kernel oil 99,332 2 10 17 April 2014 – 17 October 2014
(ii) 2836.60.00
Ex 001
 		 certain barium carbonate  4,125 10 11 April 2014 – 10 October 2014
(iii) 2902.43.00 p-Xylene 160,000 0 4 31 May 2014 – 30 May 2015
(iv) 2926.90.91 adiponitrile (1,4-dicyanobutane) 30,700 2 12 31 May 2014 – 30 May 2015
(v) 3910.00.90 Ex 001 certain medical grade polydimethylsiloxane gel 132 14 11 April 2014 – 10 April 2015
(vi) 5402.46.00 partially oriented polyester filament yarn 40,400 18 11 April 2014 – 10 October 2014
(vii) 7607.19.90 Ex 001 certain etched capacitor foil 3 million square meters 12 11 April 2014 – 10 April 2015
(viii) 2933.71.00 6-Hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam) 16,000 12 180 days with effect from 28 April 2014

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. 23/2014 (relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1203

Resolution No. 31/2014 (relevant to items (b)(i) to (vii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1211

Resolution No. 33/2014 (relevant to item (b)(viii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1213.

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

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.