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Trade Regulations Jan, 06, 2021 0

Camex zeroes import tax on needles and syringes

GECEX (the Executive Management Committee of the Chamber of Foreign Trade) decided to reduce the import tax to 0% for five more products used to combat Covid-19, including syringes and…
Trade Regulations Jan, 04, 2021 0

Ministry of Economy suspends export of syringes and needles

The Ministry of Economy’s Foreign Trade Secretariat restricted the export of syringes and needles by including the products among those that need a special license to be exported. According to…
Trade Regulations Jan, 02, 2021 0

Camex extends zero tariff for importing medicines and supplies to combat Covid-19

CAMEX (the chamber of foreign trade) extended the validity of Resolution No. 17/2020, which reduced the Import Tax rate to zero for products considered essential to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Trade Regulations Dec, 30, 2020 0

A summary of Brazil’s foreign trade solutions to combat the pandemic in 2020

In terms of foreign trade, the year 2020 has been marked by a series of innovative solutions to circumvent the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Below are the main…
Trade Regulations Dec, 23, 2020 0

Mercosur to sign treaties with Canada and Lebanon in 2021

Negotiations for free trade agreements – between Mercosur and Canada, and between Mercosur and Lebanon – must be successfully concluded in 2021. The information is provided by the Foreign Trade…
Ministerio da Economia (Secex)
Trade Regulations Dec, 23, 2020 0

Ministry of Economy unifies rules on export quotas

The Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy (SECEX / ME) unified regulations on allocating and controlling the use of export quotas granted by other countries to Brazil. These…
Shipping Dec, 08, 2020 0

Chamber approves basic text of cabotage bill ‘BR do Mar’

In the early hours of Tuesday, December 8, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies was unable to complete the vote on Bill 4199/20, to encourage cabotage, known as BR…
Other Cargo Dec, 07, 2020 0

Customs offices worldwide prepare for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Initiation of the distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 has required a lot of customs planning worldwide. Important to contain the pandemic, the vaccines need to be cleared quickly by customs…
exportação total de ovos / Brazilian egg exports
Trade Regulations Nov, 25, 2020 0

Mexico approves health certificate for imports of Brazilian eggs

A joint note released by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Food Supplies reports that the Mexican authorities approved the proposed International Animal Health Certificate for the export…
A produção de açúcar no Brasil
Trade Regulations Nov, 20, 2020 0

Brazil suspends concessions on Costa Rican imports in protest against surcharge on its sugar exports

The Brazilian government suspended concessions on imports of certain products from Costa Rica on November 17. The measure will represent a 27.68% surcharge on imports of Costa Rican products such…