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THE 50% tariff imposed by the Donald Trump government excludes 44.6% of Brazilian exports in value to the United States, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC) announced last Wednesday (31). The ministry calculated the impact of the list with about 700 exceptions for products that were excluded from the surcharge.
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Those 700 items, including airplanes, cellulose, orange juice, oil and iron ore, will continue to pay the tariff of up to 10% defined in April. According to the ministry, the measures announced on Wednesday (30) will only affect 35.9% of Brazilian exports to the United States.
There are still 19.5% of sales subject to specific tariffs, adopted by the Donald Trump administration based on national security arguments. Among these products are auto parts and automobiles from all countries, which have been paying 25% to enter the United States since May.
Steel, aluminum and copper pay a rate of 50%, but, according to the Mdic survey, they are within the 19.5% because the tariffs were defined based on national security arguments in February, with entry into force in March.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MDIC), 64.11 TP4T of Brazilian exports continue to compete on equal terms with products from other countries in the US market. This percentage is the sum of the 44.61 TP4T of sales excluded from the tariff hike and the 19.51 TP4T of exports subject to specific tariffs.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Trade's Secretariat, the survey is preliminary and was prepared based on Brazilian exports.
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to the United States in 2024. The Brazilian government is awaiting some clarification on whether certain product specifications are excluded from the exception list.
The ministry clarified that products in transit to the United States will not be affected by the additional tariffs. The decision, issued on Wednesday (30), excluded from the tariff increase goods that were shipped in Brazil up to seven days after the date of the executive order, subject to the conditions provided.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MDIC) released a table showing the impact of the tariff hike and the list of exceptions on Brazilian exports to the United States, based on sales figures for 2024:
