Knowledge of shipping to Brazil
Passionate Brazil in your impression may be football, the Rio Olympics, samba and look down on the living Jesus statue, in fact, as the largest country in South America, it also has a very important maritime position. After reading this technical post, exporting to Brazil is no longer a problem.
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1. To show freight charges on the bill of lading
Brazilian Customs requires that all charges (both prepaid and collect), and their details, be clearly listed on the bill of lading / the words "Freight as per agreement" are not permitted. The local Brazilian Customs require that all shipments imported into Brazil must be subject to Freight Duty.
2. Telex release bill of lading is not accepted by Brazil customs clearance
AWAY bills of lading, telex release bills of lading, Duy bills of lading, negotiable bills of lading (to order) are not accepted. When the goods exported from China to Brazil are cleared in Brazil, the original bill of lading can only be cleared, and the Brazilian customs does not accept other forms of bill of lading. Telex release of bills of lading is considered tax evasion by Brazilian customs. In addition, almost all shipping in South America is prohibited from telex release.
3. Pay attention to the bill of lading filling
(1) Ensure that the container number and seal number are accurate
(2) Weight can only be correctly displayed in meters
(3) The description of the goods should correctly reflect the goods contained in the container (including the number of pieces/packages).
(4) The company information on the bill of lading is true and complete
(5) The address of the consignee/notifier must be in Brazil and no consignee outside Brazil is accepted.
(6) The goods description is not allowed to fill in the value statement
4. CNJP/CPF/NCM shown on the bill of lading
Brazilian Customs clearance requires the display of CNJP/CPF/NCM on the bill of lading. CNPJ and CPF are the identification numbers of Brazilian companies and individuals, i.e. the tax number; NCM, which is the cargo identification number, equivalent to the HS code in our country, must be displayed on the bill of lading. NCM (Harmonised cargo code) number, at least the first four digits must be filled in (FAK and GD are not allowed to be used as cargo description).
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1. Apply for free period of destination port before shipment
Customs clearance time in Brazil is generally longer, and demurrage for shipowners at Brazilian ports is very expensive. Therefore, in order to avoid the high demurrage cost at the destination port, it is necessary to apply for the destination port exemption period to the shipping company in advance before shipment, and the general exemption period is 21-30 days.
2.careful use of NOR container (cold instead of dry container)
Some shipping companies will provide NOR container (cold dry container) service, although NOR container in the sea freight will be relatively cheap, but in the destination port of freezers free period will be much shorter than ordinary container, shipping companies generally do not accept freezers free period application; In addition, the demurrage charge for freezers in Brazil is much higher than that for ordinary container. Taking CS Shipping Company as an example, freezers generally have only 4 days free time in Brazil, while demurrage is as high as USD170-260 per day.
The process of customs clearance
1. 48 hours before the cargo arrives at the port, the agent needs to enter the basic information of the cargo (information on MBL, HBL) into the Brazilian Customs Information System (SISCARGA). It should be noted that if the cargo is to SANTOS, but the first port of call of the ship is RIO DE JANEIRO, then the agent needs to enter the information 48 hours before the cargo arrives at RIO DE JANEIRO.
2、After the goods arrive at the port, TERMINAL staff will notify the agent that the goods have arrived at the port, and at the same time compare the information of the goods on the system of the shipping company (information on MBL), if the information of SISCARGA that we have entered is not in accordance with the information, we need to pay USD2,800 to make changes!
3, if the information is correct, TERMINAL will send LIBERATION NO. to CUSTOM BROKER, for IMPORT DECLARATION ( PAY TAX ).
4, tax (tax rate according to the goods of the NCM NO. (customs code) query).
5. After paying all the taxes, go to SISCOMEX (Brazilian Customs Clearance System) to apply for D.I NO. (DECLERAÇÃO DEIMPORTAÇÃO) with the proof of payment.
6. Check the customs clearance channel according to the D.I NO.
Provide the relevant documents, direct release
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verification of documents
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verification of documents, random inspection of goods
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need to wait 3-6 months
Customs clearance is a gray situation, which generally appears in the case of large differences between the goods and the documents, resulting in low tax returns, and the customs considers it to be tax evasion.
7. After customs clearance is completed, and the destination port fee of the shipping company is paid off, as well as the TERMINAL STORAGE fee, make an appointment for trailer pickup.
Others
1. Brazil does not accept CFS goods.
2. Exchange rate risk, especially in the months before and after the presidential election. Therefore, it is recommended that the contract lock the exchange rate floating range, followed by T/T payment method, try to avoid credit.
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