Latin America
BrazilChina sourcing guide
Plan your purchase from China, with supplier checks, import paperwork and delivery considered before shipment.
Discuss your sourcing needsPlan your first order
- Confirm the product's NCM and whether any anuente applies.
- Verify importer habilitation and who will act as the legal representative.
- Build the product-catalog record with the required attributes before the first shipment.
- Gather invoice, packing list, origin proof, and any agency-specific documents.
- Simulate federal taxes plus state ICMS before quoting landed cost.
- Check whether the shipment date falls under the current DI-to-DUIMP transition milestones.
Import requirements
Brazil imports now center on Portal Único workflows, with DUIMP, LPCO, NCM classification, and agency controls shaping the buying process.
- Portal Único
- DUIMP / LPCO
- NCM
- Agency controls
DI shutdown dates keep moving
Last fact-checked: October 8, 2026 (DI migration). The October 2 calendar marks the listed April sea/air scopes as already shut down; August 31 air-duty-free-shop and non-regular-flight milestones have also passed. These scopes remain subject to the table's exclusions. Sea Granel packaging is scheduled for October 11. December 10 covers remaining operations in Siscomex Importação; it is a future milestone, not a blanket DI ban today.
Siscomex DI shutdown calendarPIS/Cofins-Importação changed on April 1, 2026
Siscomex said the new apportionment rules took effect on April 1, 2026, and DUIMP calculations now run automatically through the TTCE module.
Siscomex Importação nº 025/2026Portal Único rollout is still not finished
Sistemas nº 015/2026 expects road imports to use CCT Importação + Duimp exclusively from December 1, 2026. The calendar also schedules Radar Limitado, ZFM/ALC/AOC and SUFRAMA scopes for that date, subject to exclusions. Check the official simulator before filing: pre-shutdown administratively controlled LI and operations still unavailable in Duimp retain LI/DI exceptions; multiple agencies or tax regimes follow the last applicable milestone. Future dates may be revised.
Siscomex Sistemas nº 015/2026The simplified route is narrow
The federal service page says DSI is only available in the cases defined by Receita rules, so Brazil is not a default casual parcel-import market.
Gov.br import declaration serviceFrom order to delivery
Pre-booking
Match supplier paperwork to the NCM, confirm whether an anuente is involved, and verify the correct import route before cargo leaves origin.
Portal filing
Create the product record, submit LPCO if needed, and register the DUIMP in Portal Único with the commercial file attached.
Customs review
Track risk screening, respond to exigências quickly, and complete the tax and clearance steps required by the assigned channel.
Post-release
Archive the import file and document corrections so the next order moves through the same playbook.
Market context
Brazil is best treated as a formal import market, not a parcel-first shortcut. It rewards committed small retailers and repeat importers who can run a disciplined Portal Único, DUIMP, and LPCO workflow before cargo moves.
It fits organized buyers
Brazil expects habilitation, classification, and document discipline, which makes it a better fit for repeat buyers than for one-off parcel shoppers.
The control stack is still moving
Portal Único migration is operation-specific and continues beyond September 2026, with October 11, December 1, and December 10 milestones in the Siscomex calendar updated on October 2, 2026.
Compliance is the competitive moat
Buyers who pre-check taxes, agency controls, and product data are in a much stronger position to source steadily and avoid delays.
Choosing your sourcing partners
- Choose a broker or operator with real DUIMP and LPCO experience, not only legacy DI handling.
- Ask for NCM and attribute validation before the purchase order is issued.
- Prefer partners who can manage product-specific anuentes, not just generic freight.
- Make sure they offer pre-clearance document review and post-entry support.