The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) distributed a statement to the professional press this Wednesday (22), clarifying that the information that China had imposed a new tax on Brazilian meat imports this month is false. At the end of last year, the Chinese government had announced the decision to apply a 55% tariff on Brazilian beef imports exceeding the quota established for each country. In the case of Brazil, this condition has not yet been met. This is a specific safeguard measure for all beef imports from China that exceed the quota established for each country. Brazil was granted the largest quota, of 1.106 million tons, with an import tariff of 12%, equally applied to the volume of quotas destined for other countries. According to the latest official update from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM), 80% of the quota allocated to Brazil has been used. It should be noted that the 55% surcharge will only be applied to the volume exceeding the quota defined for each of the countries exporting beef to China. Therefore, the publication circulating on social media presents the information incorrectly, as it is not a specific tax on sales from Brazil to that country.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.