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Ref : EIC 413/3

18 June 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 556/2015

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 85 and 90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 30 April 2015 until 31 December 2015.
  2. Certain capital goods classified under NCM chapters 84-85, 87, and 90 to benefit from a reduced duty of 2% from 30 April 2015 until 30 December 2016.
  3. Tariff rate quotas were modified on certain imports which would enjoy reduced import tariff treatment.  A summary of the changes is set out as follows:
Item Mercosur NCM Code Product Quota Tariff Rate (%) Out-of Quota Tariff Rate (%) Effective Period
(i) 5503.30.00 acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres 3,744 tonnes 2 16 12 months from 26 June 2015
(ii) 5501.30.00 acrylic or modacrylic filament tow 7,920 tonnes 2 16 12 months from 21 May 2015
(iii) 2904.90.14 4-chloro-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-3,5-dinitrotoluene 4,404 tonnes 2 14 24 months from 21 May 2015
(iv) 8539.39.00 discharge lamps 23,918,190 units 2 18 12 months from 23 July 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. 29/2015 (relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1380

Resolution No. 30/2015 (relevant to item (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1381

Resolution No. 43/2015 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1396.

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.