Alcohol / Spirits 🇧🇷 Brazil
12 liters total duty-free; generous allowance
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Brazil?
12 liters total duty-free; generous allowance
12 liters total
50% import tax above allowance
- Receita Federal declaration form for quantities above 12 litres
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Travelers aged 18+ may bring 12 litres of alcoholic beverages duty-free into Brazil — typically split as 1 litre of spirits, 1 litre of fortified wine, and 10 litres of beer / wine. Quantities above attract IPI (federal industrial-products tax, 30%) plus ICMS state tax (18-25%). The Red Channel at GRU / GIG / VCP / BSB handles declarations; commercial-quantity imports require a SISCOMEX importer registration.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
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).
Standard duty-free allowance applies (typically 1L spirits + 1-2L wine + beer). Declare any quantity above; excise + 17% VAT computed at Receita Federal do Brasil — RFB (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service) Red Channel. Bring purchase receipts.
12 liters total
- Receita Federal declaration form for quantities above 12 litres
50% import tax above allowance
Brazilian Customs Regulation
This page covers destination customs rules in Brazil. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU