🇧🇷 Brazil— Cash & Currency
Receita Federal do Brasil — RFB (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service)
2026-04-25
Declaration Threshold
US$10,000
BRL
You must declare to customs if you are carrying cash, traveler's cheques, money orders, or negotiable bearer instruments totaling above this amount when entering or leaving Brazil.
What Must Be Declared
| Instrument | Declaration Required |
|---|---|
| Physical currency (any currency) | Yes, if above threshold |
| Traveler's cheques | Yes, if above threshold |
| Bank drafts / money orders | Yes, if above threshold |
| Bearer bonds / negotiable instruments | Yes, if above threshold |
| Credit cards / debit cards | Generally no |
| Electronic payment apps | Generally no |
Failure to declare
Carrying undeclared cash above the threshold can result in seizure of funds, fines, and in some jurisdictions criminal prosecution. When in doubt, declare.
Additional Country 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.