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These are general guidelines, and are subject to change without previous notice.
For up-to-date information, please call 617-542-4000 and ask for visa department, or
e-mail cgbos@consulatebrazil.org .
When entering with baggage in
Brazil, US and other non-Brazilian citizens can avail themselves of the following customs
regimes:
A - A DUTY FREE regime for:
1) accompanying baggage of TOURIST and other visa bearers, the
contents of which are limited to:
- personal belongings, such as apparel,
toiletries and other strictly personal items;
- books, leaflets and periodicals;
- newly purchased foreign goods worth a
total of US$500.00;
- further US$500.00 worth of goods
acquired on arrival in airport duty free shops.
2) unaccompanied baggage of PERMANENT visa bearers moving to
Brazil or returning to the country after having lived abroad for at least one year,
comprising of used and new, personal, professional and household effects, personal
computers, film and photo equipment and bulky items intended only for personal use of
immigrant and family, such as non-motor powered crafts for land and water transportation.
While motor powered crafts for land, water and air transportation can be introduced by
paying import duties under regime D, it is altogether excluded to import automobiles as
personal baggage.
Customs require a list in twofold of the contents of
unaccompanied baggage, specified by quantity, type of article (brand, model and year of
manufacture) and price. Consularization of the list is no longer necessary.
Unaccompanied baggage seeking free entry should reach Brazil
during a timeframe extending from three months prior to and six months after the permanent
resident's arrival and should pass customs no later than six months after its owner's
arrival.
B - A short term TEMPORARY ADMISSION (and duty waving) regime for:
- instruments, implements or tools of trade, occupation or
employment entered as baggage of TEMPORARY visa bearers granted stays of up to 90 days
(extendible in Brazil to a yearly total of 180 days), such as computing equipment;
commercial samples; tools for installing, testing and repairing machinery; scientific
equipment for research; media and professional film production equipment; sports gear and
assets for performing arts;
- bulky or expensive items entered as baggage by TOURIST
or TEMPORARY visa bearers, such as amateur photo and film equipment and motor powered craft
for land, water and air transportation, with the exception of automobiles;
- automobiles entered as baggage solely by TOURIST visa
bearers.
Customs require a statement in twofold that fully identifies the
traveler and lists the items intended for provisional duty waiving, the withdrawal of
which must be certified to occur on departure of the traveler. Legalization of the
statement by the Consulate is not compulsory, although it can be useful. At customs'
discretion, a signed commitment or a money deposit to guarantee withdrawal of temporary
admitted baggage could be required at arrival in Brazil.
Articles entered under a TEMPORARY ADMISSION regime are admitted
for the duration of stay granted to the visa bearer. Any extension of the latter must
entail extension of the former.
To terminate a TEMPORARY ADMISSION regime at departure and
recover any money deposit made, the traveler must present customs the second copies of all
documents pertaining to his/her temporary admitted baggage.
C - An extended TEMPORARY ADMISSION regime for:
- unaccompanied personal, professional and household effects
entered as baggage by TEMPORARY visa bearers granted stays of 180 days and over.
Procedures are the same as under a short-term TEMPORARY ADMISSION
regime, except that the statement identifying traveler, listing items to be admitted and
certifying withdrawal requires legalization by the Consulate (consular fees run at US$
20.00 per statement).
D - A regular IMPORT DUTY regime for:
- all baggage contents that do not comply with the previous
importation regimes or are not considered to be part of a traveler's baggage.
Items must be declared to customs who will indicate the rate of import
duties to be levied.
For
more information visit the Federal Taxes Department of Brazil: Departamento da Receita Federal. |
