Legal basis:International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (IEEPA).
Effective date:7 August 2025
Tariff rate
- 40% tariff (plus 10% Reciprocal Tariff, for a total effective
minimum tariff of 50%), effective as of 12:01 a.m. (EST) on August
7, 2025.
- The 50% rate is additive, ie, apart from the exceptions noted
for Reciprocal Tariffs (eg, Section 232 tariffs), the 50% duty rate
applies on top of existing duties payable for any given article
from Brazil
Carve-outs
Exceptions for (i) articles that are exempt under 50 U.S.C.
§ 1702(b); and (ii) articles listed in Annex I to EO 14323,
including "certain silicon metal, pig iron, civil aircraft and
parts and components thereof, metallurgical grade alumina, tin ore,
wood pulp, precious metals, energy and energy products, and
fertilizers".
