Brazil hails zero US tariff on aircraft exports

BRASILIA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's government ‌on Tuesday ​welcomed a ​decision by Washington to allow Brazilian aircraft to enter the United States duty-free, down from 10% previously, amid recent changes to ‌U.S. trade policy.

The move benefits Brazil's aerospace sector, led by ⁠planemaker Embraer , which had faced a competitive disadvantage to rivals such as Canada's Bombardier and France's ‌Dassault Aviation, whose jets already ‌entered the U.S. tariff free.

Aircraft were Brazil's third-largest export to the U.S. in 2024 and 2025, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade ​said in a statement, highlighting the sector's high value added and technological intensity.

Following the latest tariff adjustments by Washington, the ministry estimated that about ⁠25% of the country's exports to the United States, roughly $9.3 billion as of 2025, are now subject ​to a 10% global tariff, putting those Brazilian goods on equal footing with products from other countries.

Before the changes, around ​22% of Brazilian exports to the U.S. market ‌faced additional tariffs of 40% or 50%, the ministry said.

"In the agricultural sector, products such as fish, honey, tobacco ⁠and soluble coffee will also see tariffs fall from 50% to 10%, allowing them to compete under conditions equivalent to other international suppliers," the ministry said.

The government had ⁠previously welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs ​as it removed levies specifically targeting Latin America's largest economy.

According to the ministry, 46% of Brazilian exports to the U.S. in 2025 will no longer face any additional tariffs, ‌while 29% remain subject to duties imposed under Section 232, affecting sectors such as steel, aluminum, wood, copper and ‌furniture.

The United States is Brazil's second-largest trading partner after China, but unlike Brazil's large ⁠goods surplus with China, it ‌has posted a deficit ​with the U.S. for years, totaling $7.5  billion in 2025, according to the ministry.

(Reporting by Marcela Ayres; Editing by Chris Reese and ‌Lincoln Feast)

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