Therefore, it not only decided to eliminate the import tax rate for 61 more products used in the fight against/prevention of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but also temporarily suspended measures. antidumping against disposable syringes and plastic tubes for blood collection.
Therefore, continuing the measure taken last week (March 19, 2020), which already reduced and eliminated import tax on 50 products, such as gloves, masks, and other medical-hospital products, the executive management committee (Gecex) and the Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) decided to extend these decisions, making the new rate valid until at least the end of September.
Among the products included on the list are those containing coronavirus test kits, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and immunoglobulin.
Thus, together with the National Health Surveillance Agency, the Ministers of Economy and Health defined which products will have a zero tariff.
Therefore, in the face of the pandemic that has been ravaging the world's population, these actions by the federal government have been gaining prominence in recent days, helping not only in the fight against the virus, but also facilitating activities in international trade.
News commented on by Rebeca Ayres, Lawyer, graduated in Law in Graduated in 2017 from the Baiana Faculty of Law/BA, specializing in Customs Law and Foreign Trade from Univali-Itajaí.. Areas of Expertise: Customs Law, Tax Law, and Maritime Law. OAB/BA 57.313 and OAB/SC 52.845.
