Insights for Brazil
Practical guides to buying, importing and selling in Brazil.
Import costs, suppliers, stock, marketplaces, spare parts and the rules that apply, with links to official sources and examples you can redo with your own numbers.
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Sourcing and import
Costs, taxes, suppliers, ways to import and the Nota Fiscal.
The cost of importing from China to Brazil: taxes, freight and fees
What goes into the landed cost of a Chinese product in Brazil: customs value, II, IPI, PIS/Cofins, ICMS, AFRMM, Siscomex fee, port costs and the tax reform.
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How to check a supplier in China before you pay
License, factory or trading company, samples, written specification, payment terms and pre-shipment inspection: the checks that prevent most problems.
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Own account, on behalf or by order: choosing how to import into Brazil
Three ways to import a product you already buy from a Chinese supplier, what each one requires (RADAR, contract, invoices) and what to do without a RADAR.
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Why import a small batch before scaling up in Brazil
How to size a first import, check documents and landed cost, and decide in advance which result justifies a bigger order.
Read articleHow Brazilian importers can evaluate a product from China
A buyer's checklist before the first order: demand in your channel, the price you can pay, rules and certification, the supplier, logistics and after-sales.
Read articleStock and wholesale
Buying from Brazil stock, shared containers and replenishment.
Buy from Brazil stock or import from China: when each makes sense
Local stock saves time and lowers risk; importing lowers the unit cost once demand is proven. How to choose, and how to combine both.
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Shared containers: importing from China without a full container
How consolidated cargo works, how freight is charged, what happens at the terminal in Brazil, lead times and when a full container starts to pay off.
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How to plan a spare parts stock in Brazil
Which parts to keep, how many, when to reorder and how to bring them with each import, for dealers, distributors and fleets.
Read articleE-commerce
Marketplaces, Full, FBA, labeling and restocking.
Tricycles and e-mobility
Duty cycle, charging, dealers, parts and usage rules.
How to start an electric cargo tricycle dealership
Who buys, how to run test drives, which parts to keep, how to handle after-sales and what to check in the documents before selling electric cargo tricycles.
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E-bike, moped or motorcycle: how Brazil classifies them
What separates an e-bike, a self-propelled device, a moped and an electric motorcycle under Contran Resolution 996/2023, and what importers should check.
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How to choose an electric cargo vehicle for your working day
A practical guide to comparing electric cargo vehicles by load, route, surface, charging, maintenance and a test on your own route.
Read articleDrones and agriculture
Drones, batteries, charging, field power and rules.
Agricultural drones in Brazil: rules and documents before you fly
MAPA, ANAC, Anatel, Decea and the agronomic prescription: what a farm or a service company needs in order before spraying with a drone.
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Field power for charging drones and tricycles
How to estimate the day's energy and choose between a generator, a storage battery and solar power to charge drones and electric tricycles away from the grid.
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Why drone battery availability is a downtime problem, not just a price problem
How planning reserve batteries affects spraying capacity, replacement timing and after-sales for drone operations in Brazil.
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How many batteries does one agricultural drone need for a full working day?
A practical framework for battery rotation, charging rhythm and reserve batteries for an agricultural drone's working day.
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After-sales for agricultural drones: keeping batteries ready between seasons
How service providers and farms can organize battery records, checks, storage and replacements so their drones keep flying through the season.
Read articleCleaning tools
Wholesale, mixed orders, channels and own brand.
Private-label cleaning tools: developing your line in China
What to define before asking for samples: product, materials, minimum order, packaging, a Portuguese label, and the rules for items with batteries or chemicals.
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How to choose a way to buy cleaning supplies wholesale in Brazil
Full cartons, mixed orders, B2B dropshipping and private label: how each way of buying cleaning tools works and which one fits your channel.
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