Lobster Monika Borys/Unplash The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture released on Tuesday (21) a complete list of fish and crustaceans that were taxed at 25% by the USA and those that were exempt. ??Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send to g1 The new tariff came into force this Tuesday (22), after an investigation by the Donald Trump government concluded that Brazil adopts practices that "encumber or restrict" trade with the USA. Examples cited include the PIX payment system and the regulation of digital platforms. In the fish and shellfish sector, exempt products represent 89.2% of the value exported to the United States in 2025. The list includes some of the main items on the export list, such as tilapia, tuna, swordfish and frozen lobster. Exempt products Fresh or chilled Albacore-slab; Fresh or chilled mandolin albacore; Fresh or chilled mackerel; Fresh or chilled swordfish; Fresh or chilled tilapia; Frozen whole tilapia; Fresh or chilled tilapia fillet; frozen lobster; Other frozen fish, such as croaker, hake, snapper, toadfish, grouper, mullet and grouper. Taxed products Flours, powders and fish pellets unfit for human consumption; Other fish from the Bregmacerotidae, Gadidae and other families; Frozen tilapia fillet; Other frozen fish fillets; Other fish meat, fresh, chilled or frozen; Live, fresh or chilled lobsters; Algae suitable for human consumption; Other fresh, chilled, frozen or dried seaweed. Read also: US tariff: additional fee of 25% comes into effect this Wednesday; see questions and answers Trump's tariff: government is still studying how to react to the taxation that begins this Wednesday Trump's 25% tariff on Brazilian products comes into force