Orange juice is exempt from the new 25% US surcharge, says CitrusBR.

The main products exported by the Brazilian orange juice supply chain were excluded from the 25% surcharge announced by the United States government in the early hours of Thursday, July 16th. The measure, resulting from a USTR trade investigation based on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, includes frozen concentrated orange juice, non-frozen concentrated orange juice, non-concentrated orange juice, as well as orange pulp and orange essential oils in the exemption list. “Brazil and the United States maintain an interdependent relationship in the orange juice market. The Brazilian product is fundamental to complementing the North American supply and guaranteeing market supply, especially given the sharp reduction in Florida's production. At the same time, the United States is a strategic market for the Brazilian sector. This relationship benefits producers, industries, and consumers in both countries,” states the executive director of CitrusBR, Ibiapaba Netto. In the 2025/2026 harvest, the United States consolidated its position as the main destination for Brazilian orange juice, accounting for 48% of exports. During this period, the country imported 355,800 tons of FCOJ equivalent, generating revenue of US$ 1.08 billion. According to the executive, dialogue, cooperation, and respect for international trade rules are the best ways to preserve the predictability and stability of trade relations. "It's worth remembering that Brazil already pays a tariff of US$ 415 per ton to access the US market. Excluding these products avoids, at this time, the application of the additional tariff on important items in the Brazilian citrus chain's export portfolio," Netto points out. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.