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Regulatory shifts, corridor signals and entry notes for Mercosur ⇄ EU operators — written by the same people who route the cases.
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 formality. Here is what exporters need to have in hand.
Jul 22, 2026 · 6 min
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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