According to the Brazilian foreign trade agency Siscomex, as of November 19, 445,469 tons of steel product quotas allowed for import at normal steel import rates had been used by 54 percent.
The quotas were approved on October 24, 2025 and are valid for use until February 23, 2026.
The total volume of the new quotas corresponds to the volume of the previous quotas.
The product disposal was as follows:
•Slabs in bays: 12 percent of 1,284 tons•HRC: 7 percent of 36,120 tons•CRC: 44 percent of 84,203 tons•Zinc coating: 60 percent of 144,285 tons•Electroplating: 75 percent of 147,038 tons•Wire rod: 86 percent of 32,534 tonsVolumes exceeding quotas are subject to a 25 percent import tax, which is expected to be increased to 50 percent, according to local press reports.
Local steel producers continue to argue that the current measures do not sufficiently restrict imports of steel, which, according to them, is often dumped. Most of these imports come through the tax-free zone of Manaus without paying import taxes, even when shipped to other states.
Most executives of Brazilian steel companies report that the main problem facing the sector is steel imports at dumping prices, especially from China.
