Between February 24 and June 23, 2026, the Brazilian foreign trade authority, Siscomex, plans to allow 445,469 metric tons (mt) of finished steel products to be imported into the country at regular tax rates, the same volume allowed during the previous round of quotas.
As of April 1, the quotas have reached a 50 percent average utilization rate, up from 35 percent rate reported March 11. Current rates are as follows:
· Plates in coils: 19 percent from 1,284 mt, unchanged
· HRC: 18 percent from 36,120 mt, against 12 percent previously
· CRC: 44 percent from 84,203 mt, against 19 percent previously
· Zinc Coated: 61 percent from 144,285 mt, against 43 percent previously
· Galvalume: 57 percent from 147,038 mt, against 48 percent previously
· Wire rod: reviewed numbers shows a 16 percent utilization of 32,534 mt.
Volumes exceeding the quotas during the period will be subject to 25 percent import tariff.
The Brazilian steel industry claims the adoption of quotas remain insufficient to reduce steel imports at alleged dumping conditions, as most of the imports are made via the tax-free zone of Manaus, even when the products are subsequently moved to other regions.
