Imports at Suape break record in August at over US$ 900 million

Imports by the Port of Suape once again broke a record in terms of the amount generated. In August, it reached US$900.6 million, 27% higher than the previous month (which had already been a record at US$ 706 million), and more than double the figure in August 2019, before the pandemic, when the amount was US$380 million in imports. The figures are from the Regional Superintendence of the Federal Revenue in the 4th Fiscal Region, which encompasses the States of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte.

“Suape has registered successive records in handling, even with the difficulties imposed by the pandemic. This year, for example, we experienced a very significant bounce back in container operations, with a an 11% increase compared to the same period last year. We also observed significant growth in the automotive sector, which was up 150%, and in several other types of cargo arriving at Suape”, explained the director of Port Management, Paulo Coimbra.

The sectors that are doing the best on the import side are the automotive, and oil and gas industries, with the top three imported products being fuels (42% of imports), vehicles and vehicle parts (14% of imports), and electrical machines and appliances (6.7% of imports). Regarding the origin of the products, the countries that exported the most to Pernambuco were the United States (35%), Saudi Arabia (9.3%) and Italy (8.6%).

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