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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 12:40 UTC

Tag: Camex

  • Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:38 UTC

    Brazil opens to tariff free rice, following price complaints from consumers

    Up until now, all rice imports from outside the Mercosur bloc faced a 12% import duty on milled rice and a 10% duty on paddy rice

    Brazil’s Executive Secretary of the Foreign Trade Board, “CAMEX,” voted on Wednesday to provide duty-free access for up to 400,000 tons of paddy and milled rice from all origins, effective this week through December 31, 2020. The measure was officially published in Brazil’s Official Gazette of the Federal Government and responds to growing consumer complaints about the retail price of rice, which with beans are staple for a majority of Brazilians.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2013 - 05:49 UTC

    Brazil finishes trade liberalization proposal for Mercosur/EU negotiations

    EC Industry commissioner Tajani is expected this week in Brasilia

    The Brazilian government National Trade Council, Camex, approved the contents of a proposed trade liberalization offer to be made by Brazil involving negotiations for a wide ranging cooperation and trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.