Guide:

How to ship from

the USA to Brazil
Pre-shipping
Before anything it’s important to wrap your package the safest
way you can, using materials that could provide resistance to
humidity and possible impacts. Long distance trips can cause
occasional damage so it’s best to be careful.

When addressing the package, use printed labels and don’t

forget that in USA, both addresses must be written on the same
side of the box: sender on the left superior side and receiver in
the center.

After closing the package, weigh it before taking it to the mailing

office and take into account the pound to kilo conversion: this
way you can predict costs and choose the best suitable service,
considering what is being sent. (1 kg = 2,204 pounds)

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Choosing a
Mailing Service
There are many available options, with
advantages and disadvantages that vary
in each situation. Choosing the best
option will depend on some specific
items that must be considered, such as:
1. Weight and value of the package
The services vary their shipping costs and possibilities according
to the package’s ticket. At the same time, the value of the object
can determine the type of shipping, through a more expensive
service or a cheaper one, for example.
2. Urgency in receiving
There are different options of deadlines in the available freight
services. In general, the more urgent the delivery is supposed
to be, the more expensive it’ll be.
3. Strict or special features
Very fragile products or large ones, for example, will need a
specific service. Besides, the regulations for shipping from the
US to Brazil must be well understood, once some imports are
forbidden in the latter.
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Shipping Options
Correios
(Brazilian Postal Service)
The transport used to ship from the US to Brazil is operated by
USPS (United States Postal Service) along with the Brazilian Postal
Service. The packages posted in the US are transported through
air and, when they arrive in Brazil, they’re redirected by the
Brazilian Postal Service to their final destinations.

1 USPS PRIORITY MAIL 2 USPS EXPRESS MAIL / EMS

The most commonly used, mainly for being
safer and more punctual at a reasonable price.
Ideal for high priced packages, this options
provides insurance and tracking code and it can
also be used to heavier and bigger packages (up
to 31,751 kg or 70 pounds). It has a sensible tax
rate and delivery time varies from 20 to 60 days.
When it gets to Brazil, the package becomes
‘PAC’ (Standard service at ‘Correios’)
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Despite offering a faster service, its speed can decrease
considerably after the product arrives in Brazil, many
times because of the customs bureaucracy. Just as
Priority Mail, this service also offers tracking. Its main
disadvantage is the price, that is actually higher,
specially if we consider its high taxation risk. The
weight restriction for this service is 31,751 kg, or 70
pounds. When it arrives in Brazil, it becomes SEDEX.
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Correios
(Brazilian Postal Service)
1 USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL
It’s a more economic service and, because of
that, is also very commonly used. However, it is
available to small packages only, weighing from
1,8 kg total or that cost up to 400 dollars. Its
disadvantage is the fact that it doesn’t provide
insurance and tracking is only partial, that’s
why it is recommended for low price products.
On the other hand, there’s the advantage of it
being one of the least taxed services. Its
delivery time varies from 30 to 60 days.
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2 DHL GLOBAL MAIL
USPS’ competitor, this service offers transport from
the US to Brazil through Courier DHL and after that,
through Brazilian Postal Service (Correios). The
difference here is in the weight limit. A better limit
than the one offered by USPS first class, not to
mention the competitive price - factors that make it
a favorite for supplement companies to use it to
export to Brazil. The company only offers tracking
for packages heavier than 2kg.
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SHIPPING COMPANIES

Courier
In this particular service, the packages are transported by private
delivery companies who work with door to door international
companies, The Brazilian Postal Service (Correios) doesn’t take
part in the process.

Its first and main advantage is the speed. With a delivery time that
varies from 7 to 10 days, Courier Transport becomes highly
recommended for products and/or documents that are of urgent
character. That speed, however, has a price. Besides the freight,
which is expensive, the packages will always be taxed by customs,
regardless of the value (except for goods free of charge, such as
books and magazines).

In most cases, there’s a 60% tax rate, and in some states, an extra
fee of 18% over ICMS ( Brazilian tax on the circulation of goods)
that can be charged upon shipping or receiving of the package.

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SHIPPING COMPANIES

FedEx

It delivers the package in less than 7 days at

the buyer's house. However, to make the
process faster, all goods are taxed as soon
as they are received.

The service itself involves high costs and

fees. The company provides safety and a
very efficient tracking of the package.

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DHL

Different from the Global Mail service

provided by the very same company,
the Express Mode is completely
executed through courier and arrives
in Brazil within a week.

Just like at Fedex, the tax charge is

done when receiving and it happens
in 100% of the cases.

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TNT

Its main advantage comparing to the

competition is its broad coverage of the
brazilian territory, being able to reach
locations that other companies usually
can’t.

Besides, the freight price is competitive.

The imports taxes are paid before
shipping, in administrative fees.

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