FACTBOX-Some key Brazilian exports spared from Trump's new 40% tariff

By Brendan O'Boyle

July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday imposing a 40% tariff on Brazilian exports, bringing the country's total tariff amount to 50%. Some of Brazil's major exports, however, were exempted from the tax.

Notable exemptions include products already covered by other specific tariffs, like passenger vehicles, iron and steel products, and a large number of parts and components used in civil aircraft.

Below is a list of the products exempted from the tariff hike:

PRODUCTS ALREADY SUBJECT TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SECTORAL TARIFFS

Iron and steel (raw and derivatives)

Aluminum products (raw and derivatives)

Passenger vehicles (sedans, SUVs, minivans, etc.) and light trucks

Parts for passenger vehicles and light trucks

Semi-finished and intensive copper derivative products

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS

Brazil nuts

Orange juice (frozen and not frozen) and orange pulp

CIVIL AIRCRAFT, PARTS, AND COMPONENTS

Civil aircraft, including airplanes, helicopters, unmanned aircraft (drones), balloons, and gliders

Aircraft engines (piston, turbojets, turbopropellers) and their parts

New, retreaded, and used pneumatic tires for aircraft

Undercarriages and other aircraft parts

Aircraft seats

Navigational instruments, radios, and radar apparatus for aeronautical use

A wide range of other components specified for civil aircraft use

ENERGY AND MINERAL PRODUCTS

Crude petroleum, various petroleum oils, and fuel products

Natural gas (liquefied and gaseous)

Coal and related products (lignite, peat, coke, tars)

Electrical energy

Iron ore and tin ores

Silicon metal and metallurgical grade alumina (aluminum oxide)

Crude mica and worked building stone

METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS (GENERAL EXEMPTION)

Nonalloy and alloy pig iron

Ferroalloys, including ferronickel and ferroniobium

Tin waste, scrap, oxides, and chlorides

PRECIOUS METALS

Silver bullion and dore

Gold bullion and dore

WOOD AND PAPER PRODUCTS

Various types of chemical and semi-chemical wood pulp

Sawn or chipped tropical wood

Paper and paper pulp products

CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

Various mineral or chemical fertilizers

A specific list of industrial chemicals, including potassium hydroxide and certain chlorinated hydrocarbons

OTHER GENERAL EXEMPTIONS

Donations intended to relieve human suffering (e.g., food, clothing, medicine)

Informational materials (e.g., publications, films, music, artworks)

Binder or baler twine made of sisal or agave fibers