TARIFF TRACKER
USTR opens Section 301 investigation into Brazil trade and market practices
USTR initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil practices involving digital trade, tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, IP, ethanol market access and illegal deforestation. The notice requests public comments and schedules a public hearing.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Replaced
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Section 301
COUNTRIES
Brazil
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Autos/parts, Chemicals/plastics, Industrial machinery, Lumber/wood
COVERED GOODS
No HTS headings are listed. The investigation covers Brazil's acts, policies and practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, IP protection, ethanol market access and illegal deforestation, including examples involving motor vehicles and parts, minerals, chemicals, machinery, ethanol, agricultural products, lumber and wooden furniture.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
If your business is affected by Brazil market access, tariffs, ethanol, digital services, IP or deforestation-related trade, consider submitting comments or a hearing request by August 18, 2025. Monitor this docket because USTR has not imposed tariffs in this notice but is investigating whether action is appropriate.
SOURCES
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "July 15, 2025: The U.S. Trade Representative initiated the investigation." (source)
Countries: "the U.S. Trade Representative initiated a Section 301 investigation to examine whether Brazil's acts, policies, and practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services" (source)
Covered goods: "This preferential treatment applies to hundreds of products across multiple sectors, such as agricultural products, motor vehicles and parts, minerals, chemicals, and machinery." (source)
Covered goods: "The extent to which Brazilian products, including lumber and wooden furniture, are being made with timber harvested illegally and are being exported to the United States or other markets." (source)
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