SISCOSERV AND NBS
THE BRAZILIAN EFFORT IN
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MEASURING
ITS FOREIGN
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TRADE
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INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF FOREIGN TRADE IN SERVICES, INTANGIBLES AND
OTHER OPERATIONS THAT PRODUCE VARIATIONS IN THE CAPITAL
 A system that will allow the online measurement
of Brazil’s foreign trade in services and the
production of statistics for the formulation and
implementation of public policies.
 An initiative of the Brazilian government to
strengthen the country’s participation in
international trade in services.
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SISCOSERV - GOALS
Measure the
Brazilian foreign
trade in services,
generating
periodic and
disaggregated
statistics.
Provide support for the proposition,
monitoring and evaluation of public
policies.
Help the management of the support
mechanisms (credit and financial
incentives, trade promotion, etc.)
created at the Federal, State and Local
levels for the increase of service
exports.
Guide strategies of companies to export
services and intangibles.
Support international negotiations on
trade in services.
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Measures for development of Siscoserv:
 Cooperation: SCS/MDIC, RFB/MF e BACEN
• SISCOSERV COMMISSION
 Technical Group
• Subgroup 1: Legislation and Nomenclature
Integrantes: SCS / RFB / BACEN / IBGE
• Subgroup 2: System Development
Integrantes: SCS / RFB / SERPRO
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BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SISCOSERV
• Available on internet. Access: Digital Certificate.
• Classification of the operations: Brazilian Nomenclature of Services,
Intangibles and Other Operations that Produce Variations in the
Capital (NBS).
• It will never be used as license system by the government.
• The four GATS Modes will be easily identifiable.
• Periodical and customized reports will be available to the
responsible for the mechanisms that support services exports.
• Possibility of communication with other electronic systems of the
Brazilian Government in the future.
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SISCOSERV - MODULES
SALES
ACQUISITION
(Export)
(Import)
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SISCOSERV SUB-MODULES
• Commercial Sub-module
Will target the creation of more accurate statistics on services
under GATS Modes 1, 2 and 4 and will be administered by the
SCS/MDIC.
• Fiscal Sub-module
Will be administered by the Federal Revenue of Brazil and will
integrate gathered data with the other information provided by the
taxpayers, thus allowing for a better control over the taxes
involved.
• Commercial Presence Sub-module
Will target the creation of more accurate statistics on services
supplied under GATS Mode 3 and ultimately on foreign affiliates
trade in services (FATS).
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Frames Prototypes
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Accessing the System
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Including Registry
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Including Data on
Commercial Presence
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NBS
BRAZILIAN NOMENCLATURE OF SERVICES,
INTANGIBLES AND OTHER OPERATIONS THAT
PRODUCE VARIATIONS IN THE CAPITAL
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NBS
The NBS is a 9-digit classification that will identify the
services, intangibles and other operations that produce
variations in the capital of the entities.
Examples:
1 ) SERVICES: engineering services; web management services;
photographic services.
2) INTANGIBLES: licensing of patents and trademarks.
3) OTHER OPERATIONS THAT PRODUCE VARIATIONS IN THE CAPITAL OF
THE ENTITIES: food and beverage supplies; financial leasing.
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NBS
• It will have a neutral nature with respect to the:
• Tax laws;
• Economic laws;
• Other regulating norms of the Public Administration.
• It is possible that over time the NBS will be used (as has the
NCM) in a subsidiary manner by the Federal, State and Local
governments.
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NBS
• The NBS was developed jointly by:
• The Technical Group of the
SCS/MDIC, BACEN and IBGE);
SISCOSERV
(RFB/MF,
• Ministries and government agencies;
• Local governments;
• Public consultation.
• The United Nations Central Product Classification, Draft Version
2.0 (CPC 2.0), served as a starting point and the basis of the NBS.
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NBS
Structure of the NBS:
I. 6 Sections
II. 27 Chapters
Codifying (similar to the NCM):
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
Secretariat of Commerce and Services (SCS)
Maurício do Val
Director of Commerce and Services Policies
Telephone: (+ 55 61) 2027-7605
E-mail: decos.scs@mdic.gov.br
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