G/SCM/N/342/BRA  
 
9 April 2019 
(19-2289) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT U NDER  
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE  AGREEMENT  
BRAZIL 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 July -31 December 2018 from 
Brazil . 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: BRAZIL1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT O F COUNTERVAILING DUT Y ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY -31 DECEMBER 2018 
Original Investigations  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measures  No final 
measures / 
termination  Other  Trade data  
(from published 
report(s) ) Countervailed programme(s)  
Definitive 
duty Undertaking  
Description;  HS 
6-digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; 
ID number;  
(*) if 
investigation of 
>1 country  Date;  
period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization  
I-injury)  Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
duties; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates 
if different, 
reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
Reason  Date, 
explanation  Import 
volume or 
value (units 
/ currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different 
from cols. 
2/ 3 Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the subsidy programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
India Grinding balls  
NCM 7325.91.00  
ID 1701361  02/10/2017  
S: 01 -12/2016  
I: 01/2012 - 
12/2016  PD: 08/05/2018  
Affirmative 
preliminary 
determination . - - - 20/09/2018  
6 months  
exten sion 
of the 
investigation  
(as of 
02/10/2018)  13,732.00t  95.5% of total 
imports.  Advanced Authorization Scheme (AAS)  
Export promotion Capital goods scheme 
(EPCG)  
Export oriented units (EOU)  
Special economic zones (SEZ)  
Duty free import authorization (DFIA)  
Duty entitlement passbook scheme (DEPB)  
Export and trading houses (ETH)  
Status holder incentive scrip (SHIS)  
Focus product scheme (FP S) 
Duty drawback scheme (DDS)  
Section 80IC  
Assistance to states for developing 
infrastructure and allied activities (ASIDE)  
Market Access Initiative (MAI)  
Marketing development assistance (MDA)  
Merchandise exports incentive scheme 
(MEIS)  
Scheme of assistance to mega/innovative 
projects  
Schemes for assistance to critical 
infrastructure projects  
Gujarat special economic zone act  
Exemption from electricity duty  
Refund of Octroi/Entry tax in Lieu of Octroi  
Waiver of stamp duty  
Mega projects  
                                                
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available : http://www.mdic.gov.br/ . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.    
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- 3 - Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results /  
determination  Final results  Revocation 
of Measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not 
affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade Data  
(if available from published 
report(s) on  proceeding)  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; ID number;  
(*) if investigation of 
>1 country  Date, Type 
of Review or 
Procedure 
(code), 
Period 
Covered  Effective  date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
indivi dual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices; or 
other outcome 
(code) Date, 
Reason  Date,  
explanation  Import volume 
or value (units 
/currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from  
cols. 2 / 3  Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
 
Nil 
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  
n/a – not available  
LDR – Lesser duty  
SNR – Sunset review  
EXP – Measure expired without review  
P – Publication date  
C – Date of commencement of duty collection  
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVA ILING MEASURES IN FO RCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
China  Hot-rolled steel *  
ID 1601160  
NCM 7208.10.00, 
7208.25.00, 
7208.26.10, 
7208.26.90, 
7208.27.10, 
7208.27.90, 
7208.36.10, 
7208.36.90, 
7208.37.00, 
7208.38.10, 
7208.38.90, 
7208.39.10, 
7208.39.90, 
7208.40.00, 
7208.53.00, 
7208.54.00 
7208.90.00, 
7225.30.00 , 
7225.40.90  
 Duty 21/05/2018  
Resolução CAMEX 
34/2018  
 
India Pet Film  
ID 1401361  
NCM 3920.62.19 
3920.62.91 
3920.62.99  
 Duty 22/04/2016  
Resolução CAMEX  
36/2016  
 
* Duty in force but suspended.  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASU RES DURING THE PERIO D 
1 JULY  THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2018  
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
Nil 
 
 
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