Thális Andrade
Thális Andrade is a trained lawyer who works in foreign trade analysis for the Brazilian government and also lectures on international trade law and customs legislation.
He is a master in International Law and Economics at World Trade Institute (Bern, Switzerland).
Over the last decade, he worked with antidumping investigations, WTO dispute settlements in trade remedies, import tariff exemptions, duty drawback regimes, import licensing procedures.
He also has published many papers related to international trade and customs. Recently released the book "Curso de Direito Aduaneiro: jurisdição e tributos em espécie" (title in English: Customs Law Course: jurisdiction and taxes).
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Import taxes administered by customs: a short overview
Collection of import taxes is one of the main tasks of customs. What are the import taxes in various countries? What is the basis of their calculation? In this article, we overview the taxes in Brazil, the EU, and Ukraine. The provided examples of imported goods reveal that, in some...
EU-Mercosur Association Agreement: the opportunities for European products in Brazil
On July 7, 2021, Brazil disclosed its tariff elimination schedule embodied in the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement announced on June 28, 2019, in Brussels (Belgium). The official documents will only be binding after the ratification in each Member-State. However, the disclosed Annex gives an idea to European traders and practitioners of...
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Import taxes administered by customs: a short overview
Collection of import taxes is one of the main tasks of customs. What are the import taxes in various countries? What is the basis of their calculation? In this article, we overview the taxes in Brazil, the EU, and Ukraine. The provided examples of imported goods reveal that, in some...
EU-Mercosur Association Agreement: the opportunities for European products in Brazil
On July 7, 2021, Brazil disclosed its tariff elimination schedule embodied in the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement announced on June 28, 2019, in Brussels (Belgium). The official documents will only be binding after the ratification in each Member-State. However, the disclosed Annex gives an idea to European traders and practitioners of...