According to The Government, The Reduction of IPI on Cars Is An Attempt to Boost Sales, Which Fell 40% From December to January
According to the new Decree No. 10,979 from the Federal Government signed by President Jair Bolsonaro, since the first day of March, the Industrialized Products Tax (IPI) has been reduced by up to 25% on various items. Regarding cars, the benefit for the sector was 18.5%, however, the difference will not have significant effects on consumers’ pockets.
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The decrease in the Industrialized Products Tax on new cars varies according to the size and power of the engine, as shown in the Federal Government’s table known as the Tax Incidence Table on Industrialized Products (TIPI). For this reason, the TIPI number indicated in the table’s code shows the tax rate for each model.
Reduction of Tax on Cars with 1.0 Engine
For cars that have a 1.0 engine, the tax was reduced by the Government from 7% to 5.7%. Thus, the total price of the 1.0 car fell by 1.3% compared to the previous price. On the other hand, manufacturers end up making adjustments that, unfortunately, compromise the visibility of this difference within dealerships.
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For a better understanding, check out the schematic explanation made by André Schaun in the original article for the Autoesporte website:
Old IPI: 7% = 0.07
Reduction of IPI: 0.07 – 18.5% = 0.01295 = approximately 1.3%
Current IPI: 7% – 1.3% = 5.7%
Total Price Reduction: 1.3%
In addition to engine size, there are also other elements to be analyzed for the tax reduction, such as the total weight of the car in running order and the energy efficiency in megajoules per kilometer (MJ/km). Thus, the percentage to be reduced may vary even for the same engine model. See in the following table, provided by the Federal Government, the expected results for the average of each division:
IPI Reduction 2022
| Engine Type | Current IPI Rate | Previous IPI Rate | Reduction |
| Displacement up to 1,000 cm3 | 5.7% | 7% | 1.3% |
| Displacement 1,000 cm3 to 2,000 cm3 (flex) | 8.9% | 11% | 1.8% |
| Displacement 1,000 cm3 to 2,000 cm3 (gasoline) | 10.6% | 13% | 2.4% |
| Above 2,000 cm3 (flex) | 14.7% | 18% | 3.3% |
| Above 2,000 cm3 (gasoline) | 20.4% | 25% | 4.6% |
According to the Special Secretariat of the Federal Revenue, this new measure will result in an impact of R$ 19.6 billion this year. The proportional reduction of tax rates enables productivity growth, a lower inter-sectoral tax gap, and greater efficiency in resource use. This small decrease in tax on car prices is an effort to boost sales, which are in constant decline in Brazil.
With this in mind, in January of this year only 116,601 cars were sold, while in the same month last year, the number was 162,531, a difference equivalent to 28.2%. The volume of cars registered in the first month of 2022 compared to December 2021 represents a reduction of about 40%.
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