Brazil’s Foreign Trade Chamber has approved anti-dumping measures against six countries, also applying to flat glass, used in the auto, civil construction, decoration and furniture industries.
The Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade has approved anti-dumping measures against six countries.
One of the products on which the anti-dumping duty will be levied is flat glass, used in the auto, civil construction, decoration and furniture industries. The measure applies to products imported from China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, the US and Mexico. The surcharge ranges from USD 17.40 to USD 334.35 per tonne, for the next six months.
Anti-dumping duties will also be levied on China on imports of glass used in home appliances, ceramic filters used for filtering liquid metals, and porcellanite for flooring. The anti-dumping surcharge on glass for appliances will range from USD 2.74 to USD 5.45 per sq.m., depending on the exporting company at hand. For filters, the surcharge will be USD 6.06 per kilogram of product, valid for up to five years. For porcellanite, the surcharge ranges from USD 3.01 to USD 5.73 per sq.m. and will remain in effect for up to six months.
The right to apply anti-dumping duties may be granted permanently or temporarily. Provisional authorizations occur whenever probes uncover signs of dumping. They are valid for up to six months and may be converted into permanent authorizations. The latter occur following more thorough probes and is valid for up to five years.
The Camex also approved the inclusion of six products on the Exception List to the Mercosur Common External Tariff (Letec). The list contains up to 100 products. When a product is added, its Import Tax rate can be raised or lowered in relation to the one applied by the Latin American bloc’s countries.
The rate levied on the products added to the list has been raised. The rates have gone from 4% to 25% for white mineral oils such as Vaseline and paraffin; from 10% to 25% for sodium bicarbonate; from 10% to 30% for fats and vegetable oils; from 2% to 30% for linoleic acid; and from 14% to 25% for machining centres and reducers. The rate for peach has been lowered from 55% to 3