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21 August 2014
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 771/2014
Brazil : Modification of Import Tariffs 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:
- Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) codes 8517.62.39 Ex003, 8517.62.41 Ex001 and 8542.39.19 Ex002 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 23 June 2014 until 31 December 2015.
- Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under NCM chapters 84, 85 and 90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 1 July 2014 until 31 December 2015.
- Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 84-86 and 90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 23 June 2014 until 31 December 2015.
- Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 73, 84-87 and 90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 1 July 2014 until 31 December 2015.
- Duties for the following products will be revised with effect from 8 July 2014:
| Item |
Mercosur
NCM Code
|
Product |
Tariff Rate (%) |
| (i) | 1516.20.00 | hydrogenated castor oil | 20 |
| (ii) | 1516.20.00 Ex001 | hydrogenated castor oil | 10 |
| (iii) | 2710.19.91 | vaseline or paraffin oil | 20 |
| (iv) | 2836.30.00 | sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) | 20 |
| (v) | 3823.19.00 | ricinoleic acid | 20 |
| (vi) | 3823.19.00 Ex001 | ricinoleic acid | 2 |
| (vii) | 8457.10.00 | machining centres | 20 |
| (viii) | 8483.40.10 | reducers, multipliers, gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | 20 |
| (ix) | 2008.70.90 | peaches | 35 |
| (x) | 2523.29.10 | ordinary cement | 4 |
| (xi) | 4011.50.00 | tyres of a kind used on bicycles | 16 |
| (xii) | 4802.57.91 | uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used to print paper money | 6 |
| (xiii) | 6907.90.00 | technical porcelanate | 12 |
| (xiv) | 9023.00.00 | instruments, apparatus and models designed for demonstrational purposes (e.g., in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses | 16 |
- Tariff rate quotas were established or amended 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) | 2921.11.21 | dimethylamine | 12,226 | 2 | 12 | 23 July 2014 - 22 July 2015 | |
| (ii) | 2921.19.23 | monoisopropylamine | 26,282 | 14 | |||
| (iii) | 2929.10.30 | dichlorophenyl | 6,500 | ||||
| (iv) | 3904.30.00 | vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers | 2,500 | ||||
| (v) | 3907.40.90 | polycarbonate | 35,040 | ||||
| (vi) | 7606.12.90 | aluminium plates | 563 | 12 | 31 July 2014 - 30 January 2015 | ||
| (vii) | 7607.11.90 | aluminium foil | 563 | 12 | |||
| (viii) | 8538.90.90 | copper-tin metal plate | 72 | 16 | 23 July 2014 - 22 January 2015 | ||
| (ix) | 3002.10.37 | human serum albumin | 600,000 bottles containing 10g | 0 | 4 | 23 July 2014 - 22 July 2015 | |
| (x) | 2933.71.00 | 6- hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam) | 32,000 | 2 | 12 | 23 July 2014 - 28 April 2015 | |
| (xi) | 7208.51.00 | carbon steel flat-rolled products | 18,500 | 28 July 2014 - 27 January 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. 43/2014 (relevant to items (a) and (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1221
Resolution No. 44/2014 (relevant to items (c) and (d) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1222
Resolution No. 54/2014 (relevant to item (e) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1240
Resolution No. 56/2014 (relevant to items (f)(i)-(x) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1245
Resolution No. 57/2014 (relevant to item (f)(xi) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1248.
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.
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