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Ref : EIC 413/3

19 March 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 210/2015

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 tiamulin fumarate classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) code 2941.90.92 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 12% from 30 January 2015.
  1. The scope of certain litho sheet of aluminium alloys classified under NCM code 7606.12.20 for enjoying the current 2% reduced duty have been modified from 30 January 2015.
  1. Certain information technology and telecommunications goods classified under NCM chapters 84-85, and 90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 2 February 2015 until 31 December 2015.
  1. Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 84-87, and 89-90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 2 February 2015 until 30 June 2016.
  1. Certain capital goods classified under NCM code 8477.10.29 Ex 005 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 2 February 2015 until 30 June 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. 6/2015 (relevant to items (a) and (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1347

Resolution No. 7/2015 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1348

Resolution No. 8/2015 (relevant to items (d) and (e) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1349.

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.