Prohibited Products

Prohibitions

ANVISA

Check the ANVISA website to confirm whether the desired product can be imported, clicking here .

IRS

The items below are prohibited from entering Brazil through international shipping:

• goods intended for resale or to be subjected to an industrialization process, when imported by an individual, except for imports carried out by rural producers, artisans, artists or the like;
• counterfeit and/or pirated products;
• merchandise that violates morals, good customs, health or public order;
• narcotic substances or drugs;
• cash currency; It is
• products prohibited by health administrative control bodies, metrology, public safety, environmental protection, sanitary, phytosanitary and zoosanitary controls.

To find out which goods are prohibited by administrative control bodies, seek information from the body responsible for control. The list of sites for each body can be accessed here .

The import of firearms, their accessories and parts, ammunition and their components, by postal shipment, is also expressly prohibited ( Decree nº 9,847/2019 ).

Restrictions

The following goods cannot have their respective customs clearance carried out through the Shipping Import Declaration (DIR):

• goods subject to import licensing at Siscomex Importação by the Army Command and the Federal Police Department of Brazil (see Prohibitions )
• alcoholic beverages, due to the prohibition of application of the RTS;
• tobacco and tobacco products, due to the prohibition of application of the RTS, except samples without commercial value of goods classified in code 2402.20.00 and position 2401 of the NCM, intended for carrying out technical analyzes, in imports promoted by an industrial establishment that maintains a special registration in the RFB, under the terms of art. 330 of Decree No. 7,212/2010 ;
• wildlife animals;
• wildlife vegetables;
• NCM position 7102 diamonds;
• used or refurbished goods, except for personal use and consumption, luggage goods, return of goods temporarily exported by natural persons, physical means comprising integrated circuits, semiconductors and similar devices, recorded with content equivalent to documents, books, other printed matter, photographs and documents, artistic objects and antiques; It is
• products restricted by health administrative control bodies, metrology, public safety, environmental protection, sanitary, phytosanitary and zoosanitary controls.

Goods whose customs clearance cannot be carried out through Siscomex Remessa may be dispatched through Siscomex Importação, as long as there is no impediment in specific legislation and all requirements established therein are met.

To find out which goods are restricted by administrative control bodies, seek information from the body responsible for control. The list of sites for each body can be accessed here .

Import by International Shipment of Goods Intended for Resale or to be Subjected to an Industrialization Process

Import clearance through DIR by a legal entity relating to goods intended for resale or to be subjected to industrialization operations is permitted as long as the goods do not require Simplified Import Licensing (LSI), in accordance with General Administrative Treatment - TSP Research Group, available on the Siscomex Portal on the Internet, and the total value of the operations does not exceed US$ 100,000.00 in the calendar year.

Currency, Checks and Traveler's Checks

As a rule, the import of currency, checks and traveler's checks by international remittance is prohibited. For more informations Click here .