BRAZIL
Since May 2010
Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services |
Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Decree No. 7.174 of 12 May 2010 - Regulates the Procurement of Computer and Automation Goods and Services by the Federal Public Administration, Directly or Indirectly, by Foundations Established or Maintained by the Public Authority, and by Other Organisations under the Direct or Indirect Control of the Union (Decreto No. 7.174 de 12 de Maio de 2010 - Regulamenta a Contratação de Bens e Serviços de Informática e Automação pela Administração Pública Federal, Direta ou Indireta, pelas Fundações Instituídas ou Mantidas pelo Poder Público e pelas Demais Organizações sob o Controle Direto ou Indireto da União)
Art. 5 of Decree 7.174 of 12 May 2010 requires federal agencies and parastatal entities to give preferential treatment to domestically produced computer products and goods or services with technology developed in Brazil based on a price/technology matrix.
Coverage ICT goods and services
BRAZIL
N/A
Pillar Telecom infrastructure & competition |
Indicator Functional/accounting separation for operators with significant market power
Requirement of accounting and functional separation for dominant network operators
It is reported that Brazil mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market.
Coverage Telecommunications sector
BRAZIL
ITA signatory?
I
II
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Indicator Effective tariff rate on ICT goods (applied weighted average)
Effective tariff rate to ICT goods (applied weighted average)
9.49%
Coverage rate of zero-tariffs on ICT goods (%)
24.23%
Coverage: ICT goods
Sources
- http://wits.worldbank.org/WITS/
- https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/brief_ita_e.htm#:~:text=ITA%20participants%3A%20Australia%3B%20Bahrain%3B,%3B%20Jordan%3B%20Korea%2C%20Rep.
- https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/ita20years_2017_full_e.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220120054410/https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2016/april/tradoc_154430.pdf
- https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/itscheds_e.htm
BRAZIL
N/A
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Indicator Participation in the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and 2015 expansion (ITA II)
Lack of participation in the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and in ITA Expansion Agreement (ITA II)
Brazil is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).
Coverage ICT goods
Sources
- https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/brief_ita_e.htm#:~:text=ITA%20participants%3A%20Australia%3B%20Bahrain%3B,%3B%20Jordan%3B%20Korea%2C%20Rep.
- https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/ita20years_2017_full_e.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220120054410/https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2016/april/tradoc_154430.pdf
- https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/itscheds_e.htm
- Show more...
BRAZIL
Since December 2007, until November 2029
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Indicator Antidumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard measures on ICT goods
Resolution No. 66, dated 11 December 2007 (Resolução No. 66, 11.12.2007)
In December 2007, the Brazilian authorities resolved, under Resolution No. 66, to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of loudspeakers (HS codes 8518.2100, 8518.2200, and 8518.2990) originating from China. This measure was subsequently reviewed and renewed in November 2013, and again in November 2019 and November 2025, each time for a further five-year period. The applicable duty rate is an ad valorem charge amounting to 78.3% of the CIF value.
Coverage Product: Loudspeakers (HS Codes 8518.21.00, 8518.22.00, and 8518.29.90)
Country: China
Country: China
Sources
- https://www.gov.br/mdic/pt-br/assuntos/comercio-exterior/defesa-comercial-e-interesse-publico/medidas-em-vigor/medidas-em-vigor
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260203154537/https://www.gov.br/mdic/pt-br/assuntos/comercio-exterior/defesa-comercial-e-interesse-publico/investigacoes/investigacoes-de-defesa-comercial/alto-falantes-r...
- http://i-tip.wto.org/goods/Forms/TableViewDetails.aspx?mode=modify
- Show more...
BRAZIL
Since December 2025, until December 2030
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Indicator Antidumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard measures on ICT goods
GECEX Resolution No. 837 of 19/12/2025 (Resolução GECEX Nº 837 DE 19/12/2025)
Under Resolution No. 837, the Brazilian authorities have imposed a definitive anti‑dumping duty on imports of certain fibre‑optic cables (HS subheading 8544.70.10) originating from China. The duty applicable to imports from China has been established at USD 2.42 per kilogram. This definitive measure shall remain in force for a period of five years.
Coverage Product: Certain fibre‑optic cables (HS subheading 8544.70.10)
Country: China
Country: China
BRAZIL
Since December 2025, until December 2030
Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods |
Indicator Antidumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard measures on ICT goods
GECEX Resolution No. 829 of 19/12/2025 (Resolução GECEX No. 829 DE 19/12/2025)
Under Resolution No. 829, the Brazilian authorities imposed a definitive anti‑dumping duty on imports of certain optical fibres (HS subheading 9001.10.11) originating from China. The duty applicable to imports from China has been set at USD 47.46 per kilogram. This definitive measure will remain in force for a period of five years.
Coverage Product: Certain optical fibers (HS code 9001.10.11)
Country: China
Country: China
BRAZIL
Since April 2021
Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services |
Indicator Exclusion from public procurement
Law No. 14.133, dated 1 April 2021 – Procurement Process and Administrative Contract Law (Lei No. 14.133, de 1º de abril de 2021 - Lei de Licitações e Contratos Administrativos)
Art. 26.7 of the 2021 Procurement Law stipulates that the procurement of information technology and communications systems considered strategic by the Federal Government may be limited to technologies that are developed and manufactured within Brazil.
Coverage Strategic information technology and communications systems
BOLIVIA
Since August 2000
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Indicator Threshold for ‘De Minimis’ rule
Regulations to the Customs Law - Supreme Decree No. 25870 (Reglamento de la Ley de Aduanas, Decreto Supremo No. 25870)
According to Art. 195 of the Supreme Decree No. 25870, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 100, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). This regime only applies to shipments imported through the "Empresa de Correos de Bolivia" (ECOBOL), the designated postal operator. Parcel post and express shipments may be imported through ECOBOL, free of customs duties. These shipments are defined as those containing goods that are not sent by commercial companies, whose importation is neither prohibited nor subject to prior authorisation, and which meet the specified value threshold.
Coverage Horizontal
BOLIVIA
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Indicator Framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce
Lack of comprehensive consumer protection law applicable to online commerce
Bolivia lacks a framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce.
Coverage Horizontal
BOLIVIA
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Indicator Ratification of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Lack of signature of the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
Bolivia has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.
Coverage Horizontal
BOLIVIA
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Indicator UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce
Bolivia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.
Coverage Horizontal
BOLIVIA
N/A
Pillar Online sales and transactions |
Indicator UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Lack of adoption of UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures
Bolivia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.
Coverage Horizontal
BOLIVIA
Since September 2014
Since October 2014
Since October 2014
Pillar Quantitative trade restrictions for ICT goods and online services |
Indicator Other import restrictions, including non-transparent/discriminatory import procedures
Bi-Ministerial Resolution No. 007
Regulatory Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA-TL-LP No. 1833/2014
Regulatory Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA-TL-LP No. 1833/2014
According to Bi-Ministerial Resolution No. 007, prior import authorisation is required for radar apparatus, other radio-navigation apparatus and radio remote-control apparatus under HS heading 8526, specifically national tariff subheadings 8526.10.00.00, 8526.91.00.90 and 8526.92.00.00. Under Arts. 7 and 9 of Regulatory Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA-TL-LP No. 1833/2014, the authorisation must be obtained before shipment and is issued individually by the Telecommunications and Transport Regulation and Oversight Authority (ATT), following verification of the required documentation and submission of a valid ATT type-approval certificate.
Coverage Radio navigation equipment
