In a press release published on July 15, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was imposing a 25% Section 301 tariff on certain goods of Brazilian origin.

This action was taken after an investigation into “Brazilian measures related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable and burden or restrict the commerce of American farmers, workers, innovators, and exporters.”

Certain Brazilian goods such as specific beef products, oranges, coconuts, pineapples, coffee, pharmaceuticals, aerospace products, and more are exempted from the Section 301 tariff.

These Section 301 duties will apply to goods from Brazil that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2026.

Brazilian goods that were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit in the final mode of transportation may be cleared under a transit exemption provided that the goods are loaded prior to July 22, 2026, and are entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption no later than 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2026.

USTR’s Press release and link to the Federal Register Notice can be found here:
https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/july/ustr-section-301-action-brazils-unreasonable-acts-policies-and-practices