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BrazilAdopted, according to its latest notice

Table, kitchen – Brazil

Official title

Ministerial Act n 265, 23th May 2012 (15 pages, in Portuguese).

Brazil issued an addendum on 22 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/BRA/497. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 August 2012. The comment period closed on 20 October 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Metal Cooking Pots for Home Use (HS 7323.9)

HS codes
  • 73 · Iron or steel articles
    • 73239 Other:
Notifying member
Brazil
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/BRA/497Latest notice: G/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.7

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 October 2025
Proposed adoption
Upon publication in the Official Journal after received comments have been taken into account
Proposed entry into force
To be determined in the final text

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.7⁩, 22 September 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Ordinance 555, 11 September 2026

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 499, 20 December 2021, which approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Metal Cooking Pots – Consolidated.

The Act establishes criteria for the program of conformity assessment for Metal Cooking Pots for Home Use in order to use the Conformity Identification Label. Its focus is on safety in the use of the product, targeting the prevention of accidents consumption.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.7

    Ordinance 555, 11 September 2026

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology amends Inmetro Ordinance No. 499, 20 December 2021, which approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Metal Cooking Pots – Consolidated.

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  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.6

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 October 2025

    Public Consultation No. 25, 19 August 2025

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro amends Ordinance No. 499, 20 December 2021 approves the Conformity Assessment Requirements for Metal Pans - Consolidated. Criticisms and suggestions should be presented on the Participa + Brasil Platform:

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  3. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.5/Corr.2

    Rectification of Annex I of Inmetro Ordinance No. 499, 20 December 2021, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on 29 December 2021, pages 40 to 50, section 1.

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  4. CorrigendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.5/Corr.1

    Rectification of Annex I, in subitems 4.1.1.2 and 4.2.1.1 of Inmetro Ordinance No. 499, on 20 December 2021.

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  5. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.5

    Consolidation of the technical quality regulation and conformity assessment requirements for metal pots.

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued Ordinance No. 499, 20 December 2021 that consolidates technical quality regulation and conformity assessment requirements for metal pots. The aim of the consolidation of the regulation is to attend decree no. 10.139 of 28 November 2020. Inmetro Ordinance no. 499 revokes the following acts within 24 (twenty-four) months, the effective date of this Ordinance; - Inmetro Ordinance no. 398 of 31 July 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 1 August 2012, section 1, pages 66 to 67; - Inmetro Ordinance no. 419 of 6 July 2012, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette of 13 August 2012, section 1, page 55, previously notified through G/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.1; and - Inmetro Ordinance no. 21 of 14 January 2016, published in the Official Gazette of the 15 January 2016, section 1, pages 47 to 48.

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  6. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.4

    Public Consultation - Technical Quality Regulation and Compliance Assessment Requirements for Metal Pots.

    National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, issued Public Consultation No. 14, 07 April 2021, which proposes the amendment of Technical Quality Regulation and Compliance Assessment Requirements for Metal Pots, published by Inmetro Ordinances No. 398 of July 31, 2012, and No. 419, of August 9, 2012, respectively. Criticisms and suggestions should be forwarded in the spreadsheet model available at: preferably in electronic form to the following addresses: - National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro Conformity Assessment Directorate - Dconf Av. Nossa Senhora das Graças, nº 50/Xerém ZIP Code 25.250-020 – Rio de Janeiro/RJ - E-mail: dconf.consultapublica@inmetro.gov.br Comments should be made until 10 June 2021.

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  7. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.3

    This addendum aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO, issued the Ordinance Nº 21, 14 January 2016, in order to make some amendment on Conformity Assessment Requirements for metal pans. Revokes Ordinance nº 328/2008 in 13 October 2021 and keep others provisions in Ordinance nº 419/2012. The full text is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:

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  8. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.2

    This addendum aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - Inmetro, issued the Ordinance Nº 408, 21 August 2015, in order to make some adjustments in Conformity Assessment procedures for Metal Cooking Pots for Home Use, issued by Ordinance Nº 419, 09 August 2012 (G/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.1). The full text is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:;

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  9. AddendumG/TBT/N/BRA/497/Add.1

    This addendum aims at informing that the Conformity Assessment Procedure issued by National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology and notified under G/TBT/N/497 (Ministerial Act Nº 265/2012), which has proposed conformity assessment procedure for Metal Cooking Pots for Home Use was adopted as a final text and published in the Brazilian Official Journal in 13 August 2012 by Ministerial Act Nº 419/2012.; The full text of this measure is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:; h

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  10. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/BRA/497

    Comment deadline: Closed on 25 June 2012

    Ministerial Act n 265, 23th May 2012 (15 pages, in Portuguese).

    The Act establishes criteria for the program of conformity assessment for Metal Cooking Pots for Home Use in order to use the Conformity Identification Label. Its focus is on safety in the use of the product, targeting the prevention of accidents consumption.

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Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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