Brazil: Government of Paraná proposes tax changes to contain imports of powdered milk

To continue reading the article, log in with your account or register on MilkPoint. Get access to exclusive content! The Government of Paraná took two measures this Monday (04/08) to protect the state's milk producers in the face of competition from the import of powdered milk, used in the industrialization process, and mozzarella cheese. Both measures involve changes in the rules of the Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), a demand from the productive sector to protect local production in the face of the significant increase in the import of powdered milk since 2022. The first decision was the publication of Decree 5,396/2024, which changes the tax treatment when importing the two products. Furthermore, the Government sent a bill to the Assembly to amend the ICMS legislation (State Law 13,212/2001) on the import of powdered milk and mozzarella cheese. Until then, the import of inputs used in production ...