Digital platform tax reinstated
Until recently, online purchases under US$ 50 were exempt from import taxes. This practice was considered unfair by ABICALÇADOS, which also warned that it endangered jobs in the sector.
However, at the end of last May, the Chamber of Deputies again implemented a tariff, this time of 20%, an initiative that must now be reviewed by the Federal Senate and subsequently approved by the president, according to the association.
Both ABICALÇADOS and ASSINTECAL welcomed the measure but deemed it insufficient to create a competitive balance. The supplier association reported an indirect impact due to the decline in footwear industry production, ASSINTECAL reported.