Brazil’s road imports: test CCT and Duimp before the planned December switch

Brazil’s road-import migration has reached a practical preparation stage. Siscomex confirmed on 17 September 2026 that road-trip and regular road-cargo manifests are available in the production environment. Its notice gives 1 December 2026 as the planned start of exclusive processing through CCT Importação and Duimp. The useful response is to test the route now and monitor the official timetable before dispatch, rather than wait for the final weeks.

For an EU supplier, the relevance depends on how the goods enter Brazil. European goods routed through a neighbouring Mercosur country and then across a Brazilian land border may involve this road-import workflow. A truck delivering goods domestically after clearance at a Brazilian seaport does not, by that fact alone, make the import a road-border operation. Identify the border crossing, clearance location, Brazilian importer and carrier before deciding which migration tasks apply. This operational change does not establish tariff preference or change the goods’ origin.

Receita Federal’s road-mode manual makes the handoffs visible. In its primary-zone clearance flow, the carrier or its authorised representative manifests the CRT and MIC/DTA; the warehouse operator records vehicle arrival; and the importer or customs broker registers Duimp using the cargo’s RUC reference. The warehouse then records final delivery. Screen entry and API services are both described, so readiness is about valid data, access and responsibilities as well as software.

Clearance inland needs a separate test. The official secondary-zone flow includes an entry MIC/DTA in Siscomex Trânsito and completion of the transit procedure before the destination arrival and Duimp steps. Ask the partners to walk through one representative shipment, reconcile the transport and cargo identifiers, and agree who corrects errors. Software providers should use the published road-manifest API documentation and the Portal Único training environment to validate the integration. These are practical preparation steps, not a new checklist imposed by the notice.

Before booking a shipment around the switch, have the Brazilian importer and broker confirm its applicable date and procedure against the current official schedule. Keep a named owner for timetable changes and a tested handoff between carrier, warehouse and broker. If your EU-to-Brazil route relies on a Mercosur land border, an Opportunity Scan can help identify the operational gaps worth resolving before the planned migration.