Types of the Brazilian Customs clearance: Time spent varies from 5 to 45 working days!!??

The time spent in the Brazilian Customs clearance varies according to the type of Customs clearance that will be used in the shipment.

The Brazilian Customs uses a special procedure to select what type of clearance they will apply upon the hhg-pe shipments coming to Brazil. This procedure is named "Parameterization".

It consists in sharing the shipments in three types: the vias green, yellow
and the red.

Green Via - The shipment is cleared with a shallow documental analysis and without physical inspection - it takes around 5-10 working days to be completed;

Yellow Via - The shipment goes through the documental analysis, but not the physical inspection - it takes around 15-25 working days to be completed;

Red Via - The shipment goes through both documental analysis and physical inspection - It takes around 30-45 working days to be completed.

Note: This is a procedure of Customs, they decide. We have absolutely no power to choose which one we want! My friends I really wish I could!

Usually we inform to our agents/customers that the Customs clearance process takes around 20-30 working days to be concluded because this is the average.

The bad news is that the red via is, for sure, the most used way to clear shipments in Brazil. Sometimes the yellow via is choosen. Rarely we are blessed with the green via, unfortunately.

It's important to inform that the origin of the shipment really has influence in which type of Customs clearance will be used.

MB