The DOU (Official Gazette of the Union) made official this Tuesday (28), through the GECEX Resolution No. 697, the revocation of new ex-tariffs for capital goods and IT and telecommunications goods.
Among them, three were revoked investors: one 3 kW single-phase off-grid and two large on-grid string, one 110 kW and the other 136 kW.
“These revocations were the result of the Public Consultation of November 14, 2024 and are due to low usage. In other words, there was no manifestation of equivalent national production”, explains Wladimir Janousek, sSecretary of Industry and Commerce of RING (National Clean Energy Institute).
Considering the speed with which the exclusion of these former tariffs occurred (about a month and a half after the public consultation was held), the executive considers that there should have been no objections from interested companies.
Most likely, these companies considered that it was not worth the effort to try to appeal the measure, since their equipment could be obsolete or they would already be working with another product in its place. “For these reasons, they should have been revoked,” he said.
What are ex-tariffs?
Basically, ex-tariffs are customs measures adopted by the Brazilian government with the aim of stimulating the development of strategic sectors of the national economy.
These measures consist of the temporary reduction of import tariffs on certain products that are not sufficiently manufactured in Brazil or that are essential for the modernization and competitiveness of local industries.
By removing taxes on imported products, ex-tariffs make these products more accessible to Brazilian industries, allowing them to acquire technologies and equipment without high costs.
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The Ex Tariff is a State Policy and is not possible for any products, only for BK, BIT, and automotive and railway items. Last year, many customers in the photovoltaic solar market asked me if the Ex Tariff would end, driven by misinterpretations of news articles, and the answer is: it will not end. The Ex for items that are similar to those manufactured here are being revoked. Many Ex were revoked due to duplication or triplicity, as there was more than one Ex for an identical description. At any time, new Ex may be requested in the NCM for solar panels. The analysis will be rigorous (it always has been) and will take into account the similarity offered by assemblers located in Brazil, PPB PADIS, which will be consulted.
A possible reissue of quotas for importers is also expected.
If companies in the sector, manufacturers and importers need to guarantee benefits before this, there are also, within the scope of the MDIC's International Negotiations Department, the TEC/BK and TEC/BIT Exception Lists, which allow for a temporary reduction in the burden, renewable every 6 months, in addition to the permanent changes to the TEC in Mercosur, which must be requested to the Brazilian team, for presentation and approval by all member countries.
In the past, 2004, strategically important equipment for the NG/Biogas generation and cogeneration segment, Generators above 210 KVA and BroLi Absorption Chillers, received benefits in TEC-Mercosul, with permanent Zero tariff, still in force.
The best thing the government could do would be to stand up to the energy concessionaires' lobbyists and revoke all taxes and fees on photovoltaic production!