Shipping from China to Brazil

What does Brazil require before the cargo can be imported?

Brazil is served from China by ocean, air and express, and the arrival-side requirements below are the part that most often changes a landed cost or holds a shipment at the port. Each position is the one we publish for this market and is confirmed per shipment against the actual commodity code and destination city.

What duty, tax and levies apply on arrival?

Duty and tax

Import duty 0–35% by NCM on CIF, plus IPI, PIS/COFINS, ICMS by destination state and AFRMM at 8% of ocean freight

Who is allowed to import into this market?

Importer of record	A Brazilian company holding a CNPJ with Siscomex and RADAR registration; a foreign seller cannot import directly
Import registration	Brazil RADAR / Siscomex with NCM coding, and an Argentina SIMI import permit, are required before clearance

What certification or product rules must be in place before shipping?

Certification

INMETRO approvals run 60–120 days and ANATEL around 30–90 days, normally with a local representative

How is the entry cleared on arrival?

Clearance

Average 7–14 days, beyond 20 days when an inspection is triggered, and 10–15 days at Santos in the September to December peak

How long does shipping from China to Brazil take?

Typical door-to-door transit on this lane, by mode. These are working ranges rather than carrier-published schedules, so the exact window is confirmed on booking.

Mode	Typical transit	What it covers
Ocean freight FCL	35–50 days	Yantian–Santos 30–34 days port to port direct; clearance adds 7–14 days
Ocean freight LCL	40–55 days	Runs 5–10 days slower than FCL through consolidation and deconsolidation
Air freight	3–8 days	Airport to airport into GRU; express air 3–5 days, standard air 5–8
Express courier	3–5 working days	DHL, FedEx or UPS door to door

Which gateway does cargo arrive through in South America?

The gateway is the same for every country in South America; what changes between countries is the duty, importer and certification position above.

Destination ports	Santos, Paranaguá, Itapoá, Navegantes, Rio de Janeiro and Suape
Gateway ports	Santos, Itapoa and Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Callao, Valparaiso and San Antonio
Gateway airports	GRU, EZE, SCL, LIM

How do you turn this into a landed cost?

Duty is assessed per commodity code, so the positions above tell you what to prepare rather than what you will pay. Screen the official duty range for the HS chapter your product falls in with the HS chapter duty lookup, then put the rate for your actual code through the landed cost calculator to see duty, import tax and levies on the CIF value. Transit times, loading ports and the operating detail for this lane are on the China to Brazil route page.

Positions reviewed 2026-09-15 by Helen Peng. Duty, importer-of-record and certification answers are confirmed per shipment: a change of commodity code, origin documentation or destination city can change the position.

Where is the rest of this lane documented?

This page covers arrival requirements only. Transit times, loading ports, container options, consolidation frequency, the stage-by-stage breakdown and the remaining questions are on the route page, so they are not repeated here.

Lane record

Ocean and air options for cargo moving from China to Brazil, with the import structure agreed before booking.

Open the route page →Tool

Transit time lookup

Ocean FCL and LCL, air and express ranges for Brazil, with the carrier source named.

Check transit times →Reference

HS chapter duty lookup

The official duty range for the HS chapter your product falls in, before you classify the line.

Screen the duty range →

Where are the photographs of this destination?

We have not yet photographed this lane's destination operations. Rather than borrow a stock or generated picture, the slots below are left empty and labelled. They are filled only with our own photographs from this lane.