🇧🇷 Brazil
AMERICAS
Receita Federal do Brasil — RFB (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service)
17%
12 L
200
≈ US$500
The official Receita Federal do Brasil — RFB (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service) allowance page could not be machine-fetched on 2026-09-06 (no allowance page could be located on the site); the figures shown come from our last editorial verification on 2026-07-01 and have not been re-checked against the live page. View source →
Duty-Free Allowances
| Category | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 12 L |
| Cigarettes | 200 |
| Personal goods value | ≈ US$500 |
For air travelers: USD $1,000 duty-free in general goods (raised from $500 in 2023); for land/maritime travelers: USD $500. Alcohol: 12 units (bottles/cans) of alcoholic beverages. Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 250g tobacco. Goods over the duty-free limit are taxed at a flat 50% rate (simplified tariff for personal goods).
Cash Declaration Threshold
US$10,000
Local currency equivalent: BRL
Travelers carrying cash, traveler's cheques, or negotiable instruments above this threshold must declare them at customs on arrival.
Special Notes
- 01Brazil has high import taxes — Import Tax (II) + IPI (industrialized products tax) + PIS/COFINS + ICMS (state VAT) stack up, making total tax burden very high (can exceed 100% for some goods).
- 02Brazil is part of Mercosur (with Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) which has a common external tariff.
- 03SISCOMEX (Integrated Foreign Trade System) is Brazil's customs system.
- 04Brazil signed an FTA framework with the EU (Mercosur-EU), though ratification was still pending as of 2025.
- 05E-commerce reform (Remessa Conforme) changed the de minimis and simplified tariff rules in 2023.
- 06ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency) oversees food, drugs, and cosmetic imports.
- 07IBAMA handles environmental licensing for wildlife products.
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