JG - Japão

Exports:

Japan in 2007 was the biggest market for Brazilian exports of nickel cathodes (39.2% of total exports); raw aluminum (38.4%) and chicken (13.7%); second largest importer of iron ore (11.5%), third highest foralcohol (10.6%), the fourth largest for niobium (10.1%), coffee (8.1%) and orange juice (6 4%) and seventh for chemical pulp, wood (3.9%).

Imports:

Imports in Japan are regulated and managed based on the"Customs Law" on "Customs Tariff Law" and "Temporary Tariff Measures Law". The Japanese law stipulates that the country's commitment to international conventions and bilateral agree ments have precedence over domestic laws and regulations.

Giciane Delabeneta