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Ref : EIC 413/3

14 October 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 895/2014

Brazil : Modification of Import Tariffs and Establishment of Tariff Rate Quota 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, 84-87, and 89-90 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 28 July 2014 until 31 December 2015.
  2. Certain capital goods classified under NCM code 9018.90.40 Ex001 will benefit from free duty treatment from 28 July 2014 until 31 December 2015.
  3. Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under NCM chapter 85 will benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 28 July 2014 until 31 December 2015.
  4. Duties for the following products will be revised with effect from 1 August 2014:

    Item Mercosur
    NCM Code    		 Product Tariff Rate (%)
    (i) 3808.93.29 certain herbicides 0
    (ii) 2826.12.00
    Ex 001    		 aluminium fluorides 2
  5. 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) 7601.10.00 unalloyed aluminium 300,000 0 6 18 August 2014 -
    17 August 2015
    (ii) 0303.53.00 frozen sardines 60,000 2 10 - 1 October 2014 - 31 March 2015 (30,000 tonnes);
    - 1 April 2015 - 30 September 2015 (30,000 tonnes)
    (iii) 3206.11.19 titanium dioxide 120,000 2 12 - 12 August 2014 - 11 December 2014 (40,000 tonnes);
    - 12 December 2014 - 11 April 2015 (40,000 tonnes);
    - 12 April 2015 - 11 August 2015 (40,000 tonnes);
    (iv) 3907.60.00 and 3907.60.00 Ex 001 certain poly(ethylene terephthalate 20,000 2 14 12 August 2014 - 11 August 2015
    (v) 5504.10.00 certain viscose rayon staple fibres 4,800 2 12 12 August 2014 - 11 August 2015
    (vi) 8705.10.90 and 8705.10.90 Ex 001 certain special purpose motor vehicle 2 units 2 35 12 August 2014 - 11 February 2015
    (vii) 2926.90.91 certain adiponitrile (1,4-dicyanobutane) 34,000 2 12 31 May 2014 - 30 May 2015
    (viii) 7208.51.00 certain carbon steel flat-rolled products 18,500 2 12 28 July 2014  - 28 April 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. 58/2014 (relevant to items (a) and (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1249

Resolution No. 59/2014 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1250

Resolution No. 60/2014 (relevant to item (d) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1251

Resolution No. 61/2014 (relevant to item (e)(i) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1252

Resolution No. 62/2014 (relevant to item (e)(ii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1253

Resolution No. 63/2014 (relevant to item (e)(iii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1254

Resolution No. 64/2014 (relevant to items (e)(iv) - (viii) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1255.

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.