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Ref. : EIC 413/3
27 September 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 696/2023
Brazil : Removal of Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Medical Products
The Brazilian Government issued Resolution No. 516/2023 to announce removal of duty-free treatment for certain medical products classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) codes 9018.39.26 and 9018.39.91.
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 Resolution (in Portuguese) available at: https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-gecex-n-516-de-16-de-agosto-de-2023-503880340.
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3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Priscilla MOK)
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.
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.