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Trade Regulations Feb, 11, 2020 0

Trade balance for first week of February ended with surplus of US$1.160 billion

Brazil’s trade balance registered a US$1.166 billion surplus, and a total trade flow of US$8.151 billion in the first week of February 2020, resulting from exports worth US$4.656 billion and…
Trade Regulations Feb, 06, 2020 0

China to cut import tariffs by half on certain US imports

On Thursday, February 6, China affirmed it would cut the additional tariffs applied to 1,717 US products last year by half, after the signing of Phase 1 of the agreement…
Trade Regulations Feb, 05, 2020 0

Government opens public consultation on new drawback scheme

The Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of the Economy (Secex / ME) opened a 60-day public consultation on new customs regulations on a drawback scheme which aims to exempt…
Trade Regulations Feb, 04, 2020 0

Brazilian officials positive about growing trade relations with China

The commercial relationship between Brazil and China was the central theme of the meeting between Minister Tereza Cristina (Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) and the Chinese ambassador Yang Wanming, this Tuesday…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Feb, 04, 2020 0

Brazil’s soy exports predicted to recover sustantially in February

Brazilian soy exports in February are predicted to pick up substantially after a weak month in January, as the oilseed harvest is reported to have gained strength.  On January 31,…
Trade Regulations Feb, 02, 2020 0

Foreign trade via Chile’s ports fell 8.2% in 2019

According to a report by the Chilean Maritime and Port Chamber (Camport), in 2019 foreign trade via Chile’s ports reached 115.1 million tons, 8.2% less than the previous year. There…
sugar / açúcar
Trade Regulations Feb, 02, 2020 0

Arab countries were third largest Brazilian export destination in 2019

Arab countries became the third largest destination for Brazilian exports last year, according to data from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. In 2018, the region occupied fifth place in…
Trade Regulations Jan, 29, 2020 0

Trump replaces NAFTA with the USMCA trade agreement

On Wednesday January 29, Donald Trump signed a law that promulgates the USMCA trade agreement between the USA, Mexico and Canada. The new agreement replaces NAFTA, the North American Free…
Trade Regulations Jan, 27, 2020 0

Brazil considers dropping complaint logged with WTO over India’s sugar subsidies

On a visit to India, President Jair Bolsonaro hinted at a possible turnaround in Brazil`s dispute with India logged with the WTO (World Trade Organization).  The issue is regarding subsidies…
Trade Regulations Jan, 23, 2020 0

ANTAQ and German agency collaborate to help protect ports from climate change effects

Yesterday (22/01), at ANTAQ (National Waterway Transport Agency) in Brasilia, the director general of the organ , Mário Povia, Brazilian director of the German Technical Cooperation Agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für…