Brazilian Increase Ceramic Tile Tariffs From 15% to 35%(9/13/2011)

We have post reported China ceramics export South America in Argentina and Peru and other countries of the anti-dumping investigation. And Brazil, also appear the symptom anti-dumping, now, this "signs" end into reality. Recently, Brazil foreign trade commission announced a series of measures and will be adopted to restrict imports in order to protect domestic industry.

These measures include improving seven kinds of manufactured goods import duties, and to a batch of import product implementation anti-dumping sanction. In seven kinds of products raise tariffs, 5 kinds of food imports from China, including ceramic tile (from 15% to 35%), bicycle (from 20% to 35%), air conditioning system (from 18% to 35%). Analytic personage points out, the Brazilian government take these trade protection measures, it is obvious that the Chinese products as the main target for.

Brazil department of trade and industry officials say, the government is still in a large number of anti-dumping investigation for imported products , so the future will also have some foreign products by sanctions.

Affected by Global economic downturn, this year Brazil's economy growth is slowing, especially the industrial production slow down significantly. According to statistics, Brazil June industrial production fell 1.6% month-on-month, July although annulus comparing grew by 2.2%, but still fell by 9.9% year-on-year.

Economists think that Brazil industry shrinking with Real excessive appreciation obviously. Government, aid in trade protection measures in the weakness intervention of the exchange rate of cases. Economists expect, along with external economic environment deterioration, Brazil protectionism practice may be intensified.

(Author Mosaic and Tile, China Leiyuan 9/13/2011)

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