Imports of processed plastics in Brazil amounted to some 755 thousand metric tons in 2021. That same year, the South American country exported 310 thousand tons of processed plastics, the highest figure recorded since 2010. Meanwhile, the production of processed plastics in Brazil reached 7.1 million tons in 2021.
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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."
Figures have been rounded.
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Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, & Website (simpesc.org.br). (October 26, 2022). Imports and exports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, und Website (simpesc.org.br). "Imports and exports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, Website (simpesc.org.br). (2022). Imports and exports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, and Website (simpesc.org.br). "Imports and Exports of Processed Plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico & Website (simpesc.org.br), Imports and exports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Imports and exports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, & Website (simpesc.org.br), October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/571001/brazilian-processed-plastic-imports-and-exports/
