In 2019, imports of processed plastics in Brazil amounted to nearly 14 billion Brazilian reals (around 3.54 billion U.S. dollars), up from 12.3 billion reals a year earlier. Imports of processed plastics in Brazil reached nearly 771 thousand metric tons that year.
Imports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019
(in billion Brazilian reals and U.S. dollars)
The source provides the following additional information: "For foreign trade of plastic, Chapter 39 of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) must be considered. Some plastic goods may be classified under other specific categories such as plastic auto-parts, synthetic fabrics, etc. The proportion of plastic goods classified under Chapter 39 is 80 percent; the remaining 20 percent is distributed among other classifications."
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.
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Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, & Website (simpesc.org.br). (September 3, 2020). Imports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019 (in billion Brazilian reals and U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/743715/processed-plastic-import-value-brazil/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, und Website (simpesc.org.br). "Imports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019 (in billion Brazilian reals and U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743715/processed-plastic-import-value-brazil/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, Website (simpesc.org.br). (2020). Imports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019 (in billion Brazilian reals and U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/743715/processed-plastic-import-value-brazil/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, and Website (simpesc.org.br). "Imports of Processed Plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019 (in Billion Brazilian Reals and U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/743715/processed-plastic-import-value-brazil/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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