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Regulatory shifts, corridor signals and entry notes for Mercosur ⇄ EU operators — written by the same people who route the cases.
The EU's €2 handling fee changes parcel economics again on 1 November
Brazilian online sellers face a second fixed border charge on distance-sale imports into the EU. Unlike the temporary €3 duty, the new fee reaches shipments above €150 and is not refunded after the customs declaration is accepted.
Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min
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PFHxA limits reach Brazilian consumer goods on 10 October
The EU's PFHxA restriction is about to move from a distant REACH amendment to a market-access test for clothing, footwear, cosmeti…
Oct 5, 2026 · 5 min
Brazil adds an INMETRO licence check for microphones in children's audio devices
A new Brazilian tariff code now carries product-catalogue and licensing controls for certain microphones used in children's audio …
Oct 2, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil will reject parcel declarations with invalid NCM or cClassTrib data from 1 October
Siscomex Remessa is adding two hard data checks for express and postal imports. EU sellers should align product classification wit…
Sep 30, 2026 · 4 min
Selo Verde Brasil opens a practical evidence route for bio-based exporters
Brazil is consulting on the conformity rules behind Selo Verde Brasil until 18 October. The current draft gives renewable-ethylene…
Sep 23, 2026 · 5 min
EU customs reform puts distance-sale sellers in the importer’s seat from 2028
The EU’s new customs code changes who carries the border burden for online sales. From July 2028, Brazilian sellers and platforms …
Sep 21, 2026 · 5 min
Brazil’s road imports: test CCT and Duimp before the planned December switch
Road manifests are now available in production, with exclusive CCT/Duimp processing planned from 1 December 2026. EU suppliers usi…
Sep 18, 2026 · 4 min
CBAM is moving towards finished metal goods: map the exposure before 2028
The European Parliament wants CBAM extended far beyond basic steel and aluminium. Brazilian manufacturers of finished goods have t…
Sep 16, 2026 · 5 min
Brazil’s new RASOE strengthens the EUDR evidence pack — but does not replace it
Brazil has made RASOE an official socio-environmental report for agricultural exports. It can give EU buyers stronger government-s…
Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min
INMETRO introduces a dedicated import licence for factory-made product sets
From 8 September 2026, qualifying product sets subject to INMETRO registration use LPCO I00207. EU suppliers should confirm where …
Sep 4, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil moves the legacy-DI cut-off for bulk imports to 11 October
Brazil has postponed the end of legacy DI filings for imports declared with the ‘Granel’ packaging type from 31 August to 11 Octob…
Aug 28, 2026 · 5 min
CBAM verification: book the verifier before the 2026 data closes
The EU has now set out how CBAM verifiers will accredit, inspect installations and issue reports through the Registry. Brazilian p…
Aug 26, 2026 · 6 min
INMETRO's new Siscomex fields: update the product catalogue before the deadline
Brazil is making new INMETRO fields mandatory in the Siscomex Product Catalogue for selected electrical and refrigeration goods. I…
Aug 21, 2026 · 6 min
CBAM data for 2026: the EU has now told Brazilian producers how to prepare it
The European Commission has published ten definitive-period CBAM guides for producers outside the EU. For Brazilian steel, alumini…
Aug 19, 2026 · 6 min
EU-Mercosur tariff cuts: how to actually qualify for them
The cuts making headlines apply only to goods that clear the agreement's rules of origin — a documentation exercise, not a formali…
Jul 22, 2026 · 6 min
The US tariff on Brazil is now signed, not proposed — and the exemption list moved
The Section 301 measure we covered as a June proposal is now a final rule, taking effect on 22 July. Some exemptions shifted betwe…
Jul 21, 2026 · 6 min
Four ways into Brazil — and why you cannot simply ship in your own name
A European company cannot be the importer of record in Brazil, nor sell there, without a Brazilian tax presence — its own or a par…
Jul 19, 2026 · 8 min
The EU and Brazil now recognise each other's data laws — what adequacy actually removes
Since late January 2026, personal data moves between Brazil and the EU without standard contractual clauses. It is the most compre…
Jul 17, 2026 · 6 min
The EU's €3 parcel duty: the €150 exemption Brazilian sellers relied on is gone
Since 1 July 2026 every parcel entering the EU carries a flat €3 customs duty per item — the €150 duty-free threshold that made di…
Jul 16, 2026 · 6 min
Brazil's MAPA circular: tighter meat controls, but relisting is the separate lock
Brasília has answered the 3 September antimicrobial cut-off with a MAPA circular ordering EU-approved plants to prove their contro…
Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min
The EU's new steel safeguard: a halved quota and a 50% wall for Brazilian exporters
Since 1 July 2026 the EU has run a much tighter steel safeguard — the duty-free quota cut by almost half and the out-of-quota duty…
Jul 13, 2026 · 7 min
The US Section 301 tariff, and the case for a second corridor
Washington faces a 15 July deadline to act on a proposed 25% Section 301 tariff on Brazilian goods. For an exporter exposed to it,…
Jul 13, 2026 · 6 min
REACH: why a Brazilian chemical exporter needs an address in Europe
A Brazilian chemical maker cannot register its own substances in Europe, and leaving that job to your importers quietly hands them…
Jul 11, 2026 · 6 min
Mercosur ratification is stalled. The tariff cuts are not.
The European Parliament has parked the agreement at the Court of Justice for the best part of two years. That has almost no bearin…
Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min
ANVISA registration, and why you cannot hold it yourself
If your product touches health, hygiene or the body, INMETRO is not your gate — ANVISA is. And a foreign manufacturer cannot hold …
Jul 8, 2026 · 7 min
Landed cost in Brazil: why four cascading taxes reshape your price
Brazil layers import duty, IPI, PIS/COFINS and state ICMS on top of one another — and each tax becomes the base for the next. The …
Jul 7, 2026 · 7 min
Brazil opens the cannabis export door: what it actually takes to reach the EU
ANVISA's RDC 1.023/2026 lets Brazil export home-made cannabis ingredients and finished products for the first time. It is a genuin…
Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min
EUDR 2026: the rules got simpler, the deadline did not move
The Commission's May 2026 simplification review trimmed scope and paperwork. It did not touch the date. For Brazilian exporters, 3…
Jun 25, 2026 · 5 min
CBAM is now paying: what the EU carbon levy means for Brazil's steel and fertiliser
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive, paying phase on 1 January 2026. The bill lands on the EU impor…
Jun 19, 2026 · 7 min
The EU's antimicrobial delisting: Brazil's animal exports lose access on 3 September
From 3 September 2026 the EU closes its market to Brazilian beef, poultry, eggs, aquaculture, honey and more — not over a tariff, …
Jun 15, 2026 · 6 min
EU-Mercosur is live: what the tariff phase-down actually changes
The Interim Trade Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 May 2026. Tariffs are falling — but on a schedule that runs up …
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min
INMETRO certification: whoever holds it holds your market
The single most expensive mistake European manufacturers make entering Brazil is letting the distributor register the product. Her…
May 28, 2026 · 6 min
EUDR: what actually changes for Brazilian exporters
The EU Deforestation Regulation reshapes due diligence for coffee, cocoa, soy, beef and timber. For Brazilian producers it is less…
May 19, 2026 · 7 min
How to vet a Brazilian distributor before you commit
The wrong distributor costs 6–12 months and burns relationships you only get to make once. A short, unglamorous checklist beats ch…
May 7, 2026 · 5 min