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Ref : EIC 413/3

6 February 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 109/2015

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 information technology and telecommunications goods classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) chapters 84-85, and 90 would benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 26 November 2014 until 31 December 2015.
  1. Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 73, 84-87, and 90 would benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 26 November 2014 until 30 June 2016.
  1. 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) 3707.90.21 Toner powder 1,700 2 14
  • 850 tonnes: 10 December 2014 - 9 June 2015;
  • 850 tonnes: 10 June 2015 - 9 December 2015
(ii) 2836.60.00 Barium carbonate 8,250 2 10 12 months from
10 December 2014
(iii) 7606.12.90 Aluminium Plate and Strip 2,937 2 12 12 months from
31 January 2015
(iv) 3902.91.00 Polyvinyl Butyral Film 5,818,500 kg 2 16 6 months from
1 March 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. 113/2014 (relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1315

Resolution No. 114/2014 (relevant to item (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1316

Resolution No. 115/2014 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1322.

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.