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Export duties on Brazilian wet blue increased

21/12/2006

The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade has re-instated the export duty on wet blue to 9%, from the current level of 7%. The increase had been requested by the Brazilian Association of Tanners of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (AICSul) in an attempt to encourage the production of higher added-value leather, which would generate jobs and increase revenues.

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