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Customs or Import duty for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) to Brazil

The Customs or Import duty for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) to Brazil is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Coffee – instant coffee – flavoured and Cappuccino hazelnut (powdered drink mix) is 21-1-11-10-0

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 16%

The average VAT rate applicable in Brazil is 0.17

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Excise duty

Storage fee

Air Handling fee

Airport fee

Declaration fee

To know more information on which tariff rate is applicable from the country you are importing to, look here

To get the accurate amount, calculate here

Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Brazil whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

In addition to duty, imports are subject to:

  1. state sales tax (ICMS)
  2. federal tax (PIS PASEP and COFINS)
  3. excise tax (IPI)
  4. storage fee
  5. air handling fee
  6. airport fee
  7. declaration fee.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Brazil:

Duty Rates Average Duty Rate Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 35% 22.77%
  • ICMS means a sales tax, it varies from state to state, bellow table provide for each state
  • ICMS = ICMS%(CIF value + duty + any excise + federal taxes if any)
  1. No minimum threshold in Brazil for imports through online or telephone purchases
  2. duty and taxes are exempted if value up to US$50 and sender and receiver are private individuals&nbsp

Brazil provides some flat tax rate as given below:

  1. by post = FOB up to US$3,000 flat Import Tax of 60% on the CIF value
  2. by courier = FOB up to US$3,000 flat Import Tax of 60% on the CIF value and ICMS (sales tax)at 18% of the sum of the CIF value and Import Tax.


Sales Tax for different states in Brazil

  1. Federal Excise Tax. = 0% to 300% on the CIF value of an import
  2. Storage fee = 1% (CIF value + duty)
  3. Air Handling fee = 0.015 USD per kg
  4. Airport fee = 50% (storage fee + air handling fee)
  5. Declaration fee = flat BRL 185 per shipment
Prohibited Items:

  • Gambling devices
  • Ivory
  • Personal mail
  • Pornography
  • Postal envelopes
  • Traveler Checks
  • Used goods, except personnal effects
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