Brazil trade rules: what changed

Newest first. Each entry links to the page or pages it affects.

01.10.2026: New central bank rules for international payment services (eFX)

Resolução BCB 561, of 30 April 2026, came into force on 1 October 2026. It rewrites the part of Resolução BCB 277 that governs international payment and transfer services (eFX): who may provide them, how the provider settles with its counterparty abroad, and how reais are paid in and out. Providers already authorised by the central bank must register the service by 30 October 2026. The articles on exchange contracts, settlement periods and non-resident accounts cited on this site did not change; the article text on that page was rechecked against the central bank's consolidated version on 7 October 2026. Affects: getting paid in Brazil.

25.09.2026: Two free PDF checklists published

Two free PDF checklists published: the Brazil import readiness pack and the Brazilian supplier due diligence pack.

24.09.2026: New sourcing verticals: sugar, pork, ornamental stone

Added three new commodity verticals to the Sourcing from Brazil branch, each with a verifying-the-exporter page, a quality/standards page and a market-data page: sugar (with the ICUMSA 45 misconception addressed directly), pork (reusing the beef and poultry SIF framework) and ornamental stone (with the marble-sold-as-quartzite misidentification risk and the tests to check for it). Also added using a sourcing agent in Brazil, Brazil trade fairs for commodity buyers and getting samples and trial orders from Brazil. Vertical selection was made from a ComexStat pull across nine candidates, documented in the project's internal selection notes, and reviewed before the vertical pages were written.

24.09.2026: Site corrections: Siscomex fee, RJ import ICMS, RADAR

Fixed three errors found in a 23 September 2026 fact reconciliation: the Siscomex fee is charged per adição (addition), not per item; Rio de Janeiro's import ICMS is 16% + 2% FECP = 18%, not 20% + 2% = 22%, which is the internal sales rate; and RADAR Ilimitada is assigned automatically once the estimate exceeds USD 150,000, with no separate track-record requirement. Affects: import taxes, ICMS by state, RADAR and Siscomex.

10.09.2026: Remessa Conforme: MP converted into law

Medida Provisória 1.357/2026, which zeroed the import tax on consignments up to US$ 50 under Programa Remessa Conforme, was converted into Lei 15.502/2026. The new law also lets the minister cut the rate to as low as 30% for consignments up to US$ 3,000; as of 24 September 2026 no such act exists, so the rate in force stays at 0% up to US$ 50 and 60% with a US$ 30 deduction above it. Affects: what EU-Mercosur does not change, distribution channels.

31.08.2026: Foreign-trade habilitação lookup moved to Portal Único

The RADAR/Siscomex habilitação check moved off its old page to Portal Único, Cadastro de Intervenientes, Habilitação; the old page is due to switch off 30 September 2026. Not independently reconfirmed live for this entry. Affects: RADAR and Siscomex.

06.08.2026: Ex-Tarifário Ex 070 created for submersible pumps

Resolução Gecex 943/2026 created Ex-Tarifário Ex 070 for NCM 8413.70.10 (submersible electric pumps), reducing or zeroing the import duty for products that fit the Ex description, until 30 July 2028. Affects: landed cost estimator.

03.08.2026: IBS/CBS fields made mandatory in e-invoices

IBS/CBS fields became mandatory in Brazilian e-invoices under CGIBS and Ato Técnico Conjunto 01/2026; automatic rejection for missing fields was postponed, clarified 6 August 2026.

03.07.2026: Ex-Tarifário Ex 063 revoked

Resolução Gecex 932/2026 revoked the previous Ex-Tarifário Ex 063 for NCM 8413.70.10, superseded by Ex 070 above.

26.06.2026: Steel tariff-rate quota regime in force

Resolução Gecex 929/2026 put a tariff-rate quota regime in force for flat steel products, profiles and tubes on a defined list of NCM codes, running until 25 June 2027.

01.06.2026: RioComex regime in force

Lei RJ 11.192/2026 brought the RioComex regime into force in Rio de Janeiro, an ICMS burden of 4% on qualifying imports, running until 31 December 2032. Affects: ICMS by state.

30.04.2026: CBS and IBS regulations published

Decreto 12.955/2026 and Resolução CGIBS 6/2026 published implementing regulations for CBS and IBS ahead of the 1 January 2027 start date. Resolução CGIBS 6/2026 is cited from a secondary source; the primary text was not confirmed while preparing this entry.

01.04.2026: São Paulo ends ICMS-ST for cosmetics

Portaria SRE 94/2025 (22 December 2025) removed ICMS substituição tributária for cosmetics in São Paulo, effective 1 April 2026. Affects: ICMS by state.

01.03.2026: Duty changes on compressor codes

Resolução Gecex 852 raised the duty on NCM 8414.80.38 and 8458.11.91 from 0% to 7.2%, and set piston and screw compressors at 20%. Affects: landed cost estimator.

01.01.2026: National minimum wage R$ 1,621.00

Decreto 12.797/2025 set the national minimum wage at R$ 1,621.00 from 1 January 2026. Affects: employer cost calculator.

Sources

Each entry cites the act in its own text. Acts confirmed on planalto.gov.br, gov.br/siscomex, gov.br/mdic or via LegisWeb as marked on the pages they affect; see those pages for the full citation and verification date.