We serve companies, professional entities and governmental entities, assisting them in complex consultative and litigation cases arising from the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in addition to other international treaties and their internal regulation in Brazil.
Our performance is diverse and multidisciplinary, so we are ready and able to deliver complete solutions to clients that carry out imports and exports, or that seek greater competitiveness in the domestic or international market.
We understand the complex nature of international trade transactions and have extensive experience dealing with a variety of issues, such as trade defense proceedings, tariff modification claims, international trade contracts, as well as tax, customs and regulatory issues related to foreign trade operations.
Our services include:
Acting in trade defense proceedings (antidumping, subsidies/compensatory measures, safeguards, public interest assessments and verifications of origin) in Brazil and abroad
Filing of or answer to requests for permanent or temporary modification of import tax rates, including “ex-tariffs”, CT-1, List of Exceptions to Common Tariff (LETEC), shortages and other mechanisms
Consulting services on multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements, as well as their effects on Brazilian laws, including tariff and non-tariff issues
Advisory and litigation services on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Mercosur and other international treaties, including risk assessments and market opening efforts via negotiations and the use of dispute settlement mechanisms
Legal advice on foreign trade transactions, including customs matters, valuation and tax classification of goods, registrations, licensing procedures, rules of origin, drawback, special regimes, among others
Advice on the regulation applicable to the production and sale of goods in Brazil, as well as on the regulation of trade in services and investments
Preparation and filing of claims to government authorities regarding matters related to international trade, according to the specificities of each case, including International Trade Chamber (CAMEX), Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), Ministry of International Affairs (MRE), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO), ANVISA, other consenting agencies of foreign trade and the Federal Revenue of Brazil
Consulting services on contracts involving the export and import of goods and services, including international purchase and sale contracts, agency, distribution, letters of credit, charter, among other contracts
Trade compliance advice, including the analysis and mitigation of risks related to regulatory issues, export and import controls and trade sanctions.
