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.
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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.