BRAZIL

Havaianas, the 58-year-old footwear maker, which took flip-flops global, opened its first Hong Kong office in May last year. Now, after building up a worldwide reputation, which sees 240 million pairs of Havaianas sold in more than 100 countries each year, the Brazilian brand – owned by the Sao-Paulo-based footwear company, Alpargatas – is putting its best foot forward in a bid to make its rubber flip-flops a must-have lifestyle accessory throughout the Greater Bay Area. More

Brazil has announced the addition of 248 items to a list of foreign capital goods and IT and telecom goods that benefit from duty-free treatment under the Ex-Tarifario regime, down from 14 or 16 percent. Additionally, Brazil has made a number of changes to the list of auto parts that qualify for a duty exemption under the special import regime for such products. More

Latin American countries continue to take trade-related actions in an effort to respond as effectively as possible to the COVID-19 pandemic. More

Topics: Argentina Suspends AD Duty Order on Plastic Syringes; Brazil Announces Schedule for AD Sunset Review on S-PVC Resins. More