A container ship sits at the port of Santos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in mid-July. Brazilian exports to the United States totaled $21 billion between January and July 2026, down $2.9 billion from the same period in 2025, Photo by Isaac Fontana/EPA
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Brazilian exports to the United States fell 12.2% in the first seven months of the year, as U.S. tariffs that ranged from 25% to 37.5% weighed heavily on trade flows, according to data from AmCham Brazil.
Brazilian exports to the United States totaled $21 billion between January and July 2026, down $2.9 billion from the same period in 2025, according to the latest edition of AmCham Brazil's U.S.-Brazil Trade Monitor. The decline brought Brazilian exports to the United States to their lowest level in three years.
The drop was even sharper among products subject to the highest additional tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the report said. Exports of those products have fallen 31.5% so far this year to $3.2 billion from $4.6 billion last year.
"The figures show a significant loss of momentum in bilateral trade, with a more pronounced impact on products subject to the highest tariffs. As long as the current tariff environment persists, the trend is for trade between the two countries to continue losing momentum, to the detriment of both economies," AmCham Brazil President Abrão Neto said.
