On Wednesday, February 8th, was held in Foz do Iguaçu/PR the launching ceremony of the RTU which counted with the participation of the Secretary of the Federal Revenue of Brazil, Carlos Alberto Barreto and other authorities of Brazil and Paraguay.

In his speech, the Secretary of the RFB emphasized that the objective is to facilitate the border trade between Brazil and Paraguay, whose trade relations are significant within a wider project, of the Mercosur.

The Secretary also emphasized that the RTU seeks to create the opportunity for the lawful exercise of foreign trade for the Brazilian and Paraguayan micro entrepreneurs which favors the formalization of trade in the border region of Foz do Iguaçu/Ciudad del Este.

The RTU allows the import of certain goods from Paraguay by land, bordering Ciudad del Este/Foz do Iguacu by the unified payment of federal tax under the single rate of 25% in addition to the ICMS with the simplified customs clearance. The list of products allowed in the RTU regime includes goods of the electronic industry – computer science, telecommunications and electronic material.

The only ones to qualify for imports under the RTU terms are he micro-enterprise (company with annual gross income up to R$ 360,000,00) and the individual micro – entrepreneur – MEI (with annual gross income of R$ 60,000,00), who have chosen for “Simples National”.

Flávio Antonio Araújo
Correspondent

Nilton Tadeu Nogueira
Dirin/Corin/RFB

Participants of the RTU Launching Ceremony

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