SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - More than 2,100 products will be exempt from the 25% tariff that will be applied by the United States government to Brazil from July 22nd. The list was released by the USTR (Office of the US Trade Representative) this Wednesday (15).
List of exemptions from Trump's new tariff has more than 2,100 items and includes meat, instant coffee and works of art
SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - More than 2,100 products will be exempt from the 25% tariff that will be applied by the United States government to Brazil from July 22nd. The list was released by the USTR (Office of the US Trade...
Most were already exempt when the investigation into Section 301 of the US Trade Law concluded in June, but after analyzing contributions from companies and associations in public hearings, the US government expanded the exclusions. The items are in addition to the exemptions for meat, coffee, oranges and orange juice and parts for the manufacture of...
- The items are in addition to the exemptions for meat, coffee, oranges and orange juice and parts for the manufacture of aircraft, important products for the Brazilian export agenda.
- Among the products included in the list are pig iron, soluble coffee without added flavor, organic honey, aluminum hydroxide, iron and steel scrap, certain seafood, leather, some wooden...
- The justification is that these items are important inputs for American industry, have little domestic supply or are difficult to replace by suppliers from other countries, so the surcharge...
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Most were already exempt when the investigation into Section 301 of the US Trade Law concluded in June, but after analyzing contributions from companies and associations in public hearings, the US government expanded the exclusions.
The items are in addition to the exemptions for meat, coffee, oranges and orange juice and parts for the manufacture of aircraft, important products for the Brazilian export agenda.
Among the products included in the list are pig iron, soluble coffee without added flavor, organic honey, aluminum hydroxide, iron and steel scrap, certain seafood, leather, some wooden products, medicines and pharmaceutical inputs, as well as antiques, works of art and used clothing.
The justification is that these items are important inputs for American industry, have little domestic supply or are difficult to replace by suppliers from other countries, so the surcharge could cause an increase in costs and disorganize production chains in the USA.
In several cases, the USTR argues that the United States depends on Brazilian supplies or that the application of the tariff would bring greater harm to the American economy than effective pressure on Brazil.
Not all exemption requests were accepted. The American government rejected requests submitted by sectors such as agricultural machinery, industrial machinery, clothing, footwear, electrical equipment, gardening tools, paper, organic sugar and various manufactured products.
Although companies alleged increased costs and difficulty in replacing Brazilian suppliers, the USTR concluded that these goods can be obtained in other markets or that the economic consequences do not justify an exception to the tariff.
The final text also tightened the initial proposal on some points. The agency removed high-purity cellulose from the exempt list, after receiving statements that Brazilian producers of the input would benefit from practices linked to illegal deforestation.
Furthermore, it restricted the exemption of certain chemical products to pharmaceutical applications only, maintaining the tariff charge when intended for other industrial uses.
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The 25% tariff comes into effect from July 22nd, but around 2,100 Brazilian products were left out of the measure. Exceptions include meat, coffee, oranges, orange juice and components for the aeronautical industry