The national citrus export sector has tariff relief.

The citrus export sector has gained an important tariff relief in recent days. For orange juice, the United States government removed, at the end of the first half of November, the additional 10% tariff, applied broadly to imports in April of this year and which still weighed on the product. As for by-products, in an executive order announced last Thursday (20), essential oils, therapeutic by-products, and orange pulp had their 40% tariffs zeroed, but continued to be overtaxed at 10%. According to researchers from Cepea, this movement represents another good news for the sector, which is facing a period of slowness in international juice shipments. Agents consulted by Cepea emphasize that the tariff exemption preserves the competitiveness of Brazilian juice in the North American market, a factor considered essential for the balance of exports in this season. However, for the U.S., the tariff of $415 per ton of FCOJ, which already existed before ...