Brazil Adopts New Procedure for Verifying Origin Compliance
Brazil recently adopted a “special procedure” to determine whether an import is not complying with its non-preferential origin rules, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported April 22. The procedure will be carried out after a complaint by Brazilian authorities,…
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who will examine the origin information provided by the parties and any related documents, conduct “technical visits to domestic producers of like products” and on‑site verifications at production plants and the offices of foreign exporters and Brazilian importers, the report said. Authorities will also send a questionnaire to the producers to request the origin information, HKTDC said, adding that the Brazilian importer will be responsible for any information the producer submits. If Brazil determines there is “no proof of the declared origin,” the importer “must adopt the origin determined” by authorities.