Area
Brazil
Commodity Group
Milk and dairy products
Commodity
Dairy products
Date
01/04/2013
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Tariff rate quota
Description
Established a tariff rate quota (TRQ) on lactose products for 4 476 tonnes, subject to an import duty of 2 percent. The out-of-quota import tariff remains 16 percent. The preferential tariff quota, introduced to help alleviate the high production costs facing Brazils swine and dairy industry, is valid for a 12-month period.
