Maersk Customs Services in Brazil

Core product

Import customs clearance

Standard full import customs clearance process

• Standard import clearance procedure
• Guidance on correct merchandise fiscal classification
• Customs clearance consultancy service
• Drawback
• Bonded Warehouse
• Temporary Admission
• Other Ad-hoc atypical process: RE-IMPORT

Export customs clearance

Standard full export customs clearance process

• Standard export clearance procedure
• Guidance on correct merchandise fiscal classification
• Customs clearance consultancy services
• Drawback
• Bonded Warehouse
• Temporary Admission
• Other Ad-hoc atypical process: RE-EXPORT

Transit documents

A transit document allows free movement of cargo and containers trough Brazilian territories, suspending the payment of duty and VAT until the destination.

• DTA

Additional Maersk Customs Services

• Duty Recovery and Savings
• Certificate of Origin application
• Classification
• Auditing and KPI reports
• Cloud service for documentation storage

What is required to complete Maersk Customs Services?

• Signed Power of Attorney (POA): Signed Power of Attorney by importer or exporter on company letterhead and notarized document; This will grant permission to complete MCS process.
• Radar Register: Screenshot evidence of accomplished registering; Include Maersk Logistics & Services Brasil as exporter/or importer representative on Customs System.
• Marinha Mercante Register (scanned copy of RG/CPF from POA)

• Certified copy of Company’s Registration;
• Copy of VAT Certificate/Tax ID = CNPJ;
• Electronic POA uploaded to Maersk Logistics & Services Brasil in e-CAC (BR digital Customs portal for queries);

Mandatory documents

• Signed POA
• Comercial Invoice (s)
• Packing List (s)
• Classification Number/ HTS (NCM)
• Original Bill of Lading (for imports and Booking for exports)

Additional documents (where applicable)*

• Licenses
• Health Certificates
• Preferences Certificates

For Abbreviations & Explanations, please check shipping terms.

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