Brazil airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

Brazil airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Brazil. Items allowed to import is 10 units of toiletries purchased from duty free shops within Brazil. Prohibited items is Cigarettes made in Brazil intended for sale abroad. Some of restricted items are Animals, plants, and their derivative products require consent from theMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Farming.

Import Regulations

Free to import items into Brazil

Tobacco

  • 200 foreign made cigarettes;
  • 25 cigars or cigarillos;
  • 250 grams of tobacco.

Alcohol

  • Funds of R$10,000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.

Currency

  • Funds of R$10,000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.

Other items

  • 10 units of toiletries purchased from duty free shops within Brazil.
  • 3 units of watches, toys, games, and electronic equipment purchased from duty free shops within Brazil.
  • The value of the above products must not exceed US$500.

Prohibited items into Brazil

  • Cigarettes made in Brazil intended for sale abroad.
  • Branded cigarettes not marketed in the country of origin.
  • Replica firearms.
  • Counterfeit and pirated goods.
  • Products containing genetically modified organisms.
  • Agrochemicals and their components.
  • Merchandise harmful to morals, health, or public order.
  • Narcotic substances or drugs.

Restricted items into Brazil

  • Animals, plants, and their derivative products require consent from theMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Farming.
  • Pets are subject to restrictions on import. For further information, please visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Farming.
  • Wild animals require consent from theMinistry of the Environment.
  • Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit CITES.
  • Medicine and medical products require consent from theNational Agency of Sanitary Surveillance.
  • Weapons, ammunition, and other products controlled by the Army require consent from the Brazilian Army.
  • Raw diamonds require consent from theMinistry of Mines and Energy.
  • Goods worth over R$3000 must be declared.

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Export Regulations

Free to export items from Brazil

No rules present

Prohibited items from Brazil

  • Raw hides and the skins of amphibians and reptiles.
  • Narcotic substances and drugs.

Restricted items from Brazil

  • Funds of R$10,000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.
  • Animals, plants, and their derivative products.
  • Wild animals.
  • Weapons, ammunition, and other controlled products.
  • Medicine and medical products.
  • Raw diamonds.
  • Libraries and documentary collections consisting of Brazilian works or works about Brazil edited in the 16th to 19th centuries may require consent from the Ministry of Culture.
  • Collections of periodicals with more than ten years of publication, as well as any originals and old copies of musical scores may require consent from the Ministry of Culture.
  • Any works of art and traditional crafts produced in Brazil until the end of the monarchical period, those originating in Portugal and incorporated into the national milieu during colonial and imperial regimes, and those produced abroad in those same periods, and which represent Brazilian personalities related to the history of Brazil or landscapes and customs of the country may require consent from theMinistry of Culture.

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