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Venezuela has started, without prior notice, to charge an import tax on Brazilian products that were traditionally exempt upon presentation of a certificate of origin. The measure, as published by Folha BV, has generated uncertainty among representatives of the sectors involved in commercial operations between the two countries.
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The president of the Brazil-Venezuela Chamber of Commerce, Eduardo Ostreicher, told the publication that there is still no clarity whether the charge was the result of an order from the Venezuelan government aimed at Mercosur countries or a system failure. "We are drafting a letter to the Brazilian embassy in Caracas with the information already gathered on the subject," he declared. According to Folha BV, Venezuela has been, since 2019, the main trading partner of the state of Roraima. In 2024, the state exported to the neighboring country US$ 144.6 million (approximately R$ 799 million), with a focus on flour, cocoa, margarine, and sugarcane. All these items are entitled to tax exemption, guaranteed by trade agreements. In the absence of this recognition, Venezuelan taxation can vary between 15% and 77% per item. The Federation of Industries of the State of Roraima (Fier), also heard by Folha BV, informed through a statement that "it has started internal investigations to ...
Source: Agrolink
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