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Ref : EIC 413/3
18 May 2017
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 395/2017
Brazil : Establishment of Tariff Rate Quota on Various Products
The Brazilian government has established tariff rate quotas on certain imports which would enjoy reduced or zero import tariff treatment. A summary of the changes is set out as follows:
| Item | Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) code | Product | Quota | Tariff Rate (%) | Out of Quota Tariff Rate (%) | Effective Period |
| (a) | 5402.47.10 | Elastomultiester (non-textured filament yarn of elastic polyester) |
2,200 tonnes | 2 | 18 | 12 months from 10 November 2016 |
| (b) | 5501.30.00 |
Filament tow of acrylic or modacrylic
|
4,800 tonnes | 2 | 16 | 12 months from 10 November 2016 |
| (c) | 3002.10.37 | 10-gram human serum albumin |
556,080 vials
|
0 | 4 | 12 months from 10 November 2016 |
| (d) | 2929.10.10 |
Diphenylmethane diisocyanate
|
23,000 tonnes | 2 | 14 | 12 months from 11 January 2017 |
| (e) | 2929.10.30 | 3,4-dichlorophenyl isocyanates | 1,000 tonnes | 2 | 14 | 12 months from 19 January 2017 |
| (f) | 5403.31.00 | Viscose rayon yarn | 625 tonnes | 2 | 18 | Six months from 22 February 2017 |
| (g) | 3302.20.29 |
Hepatitis A vaccines
for retail sale |
2.25 million doses | 0 | 2 | Six months from 10 May 2017 |
| (h) | 3302.20.29 | Human Papillomavirus 6, 11, 16, 18 (recombinant) vaccines for retail sale |
3 million doses | 0 | 2 | Six months from 22 February 2017 |
| (i) | 3302.20.27 | Vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (acellular) for retail sale |
2.5 million doses | 0 | 2 | Six months from 22 February 2017 |
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. 109/2016 (relevant to items (a), (b) and (c) above):
http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1749-resolucao-n-109-de-08-de-novembro-de-2016
Resolution No. 123/2016 (relevant to item (d) above):
http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1751-resolucao-n-123-de-23-de-novembro-de-2016
Resolution No. 1/2017 (relevant to items (e) – (i) above):
http://www.camex.itamaraty.gov.br/component/content/article/62-resolucoes-da-camex/em-vigor/1779-resolucao-n-1-de-19-de-janeiro-de-2017
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1 The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Membership of Venezuela has been temporarily suspended since 2 December 2016.
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