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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
BRAZIL 
The following notification, dated 23 August 2016,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil . 
 
1. (a) Title / number / date of the law  or regulation establishing / changing the 
import licensing procedure:   
- Decreto nº660, of 25 September 1992, instituting Brazil's Foreign Trade 
Integrated System (SISC OMEX), as amended by Decreto nº 8229, of 22 April 
2014, adapting SISCOMEX to Brazil's s ingle window initiative. Latest version 
published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 23 April 2014.  
- Decreto nº2.413, of 4 December 1997, altered by Decreto nº 5.473, of 21 June 
2005, establishes the authority  of the National Nuclear Energy Commission 
(CNEN)  over the  extraction, production, import and export of minerals and lithium 
ores and derivatives. Published in Brazil’s Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União) 
on 5 December 1997.  
- Portaria Interministerial MF/MICT nº291, of 12 December 1996, on proces sing 
import operations within SISCOMEX. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 
13 December 1996.  
  -  Portaria SECEX nº23, of 14 July 2011, consolidating regulations on foreign trade 
operations. Chapter II regulates import licenses in Brazil, as amended  by further 
Portarias. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 19 July 2011.  
  -  Portaria DECEX nº8, of 13 May 1991, on the import of used goods, as amended 
by further Portarias. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 13 May 1991.  
(b) If the notified  measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indicate the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the cha nges (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):    
2. Information  concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure:  
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e.  1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of pro ducts, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Please do not use PDF, or photocopies. )  
  The lists of products subject to import licensing are available at the SISCOMEX 
website http://www.portalsiscomex.gov.br/ ), and may be found as well on Brazil’s 
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  http://www.mdic.gov.br/comercio -exterior/importacao/tratamento -
administrativo -de-importacao . 
  Whenever an import license is required, applications for both automatic and non -
automatic import licensing are achieved using Brazil’s Foreign Trade Integrat ed 
System (SISCOMEX). SISCOMEX is Brazil’s ongoing single window initiative, a 
work still in progress, to which all other online and offline import -related 
procedures are converging.  
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility   
The focal point for inf ormation on import licensing is the Department for Foreign 
Trade Competitiveness (DECOE), a unit pertaining to Brazil’s Foreign Trade 
Secretariat (SECEX), under the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services 
(MDIC), available at the following electro nic address: 
http://decoe.cgnf@mdic.gov.br . Enquiries should be addressed to the 
Coordinator -General of Rules for Trade Facilitation and Foreign Trade 
Competitiveness. Information may also be obtained through t he SISCOMEX 
website or at the following address:  
Secretaria  de Comércio Exterior (SECEX)  
Address:  EQN 102/ 103, Lote 1, Asa Norte  
CEP: 70722 -400 
Brasília, DF, Brasil  
 (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one 
please incl ude the same information for each body.)  
Applications are submitted through SISCOMEX to the Department of Foreign Trade 
Operations (DECEX), a unit of Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), which is 
the main office for managing import licenses. Dependi ng on the product, the 
following governmental bodies may take part in the licensing procedures:  
 
ANCINE – National Cinema Agency; ANEEL – National Electric Energy Agency; ANP 
– National Petroleum Agency; ANVISA – National Health Surveillance Agency; 
CNEN – Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission; CNPq – National Council for 
Scientific and Technological Development; DFPC – Board of Controlled Products 
(Brazilian Army); DNPM – National Department of Mineral Production; DPF - 
Department of Federal Police; EBCT – Brazilian Mail and Telegraph Company; 
IBAMA – Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources; 
INMETRO – National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality; 
MAPA – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply; MCTI – Ministry of Science, 
Technology and Innovation; SUFRAMA – Manaus Free Trade Zone 
Superintendence.  
 (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:   
Source of publication (Official Gazette /journal/ website):    
-  Decreto  nº 660, of 25 September 1992, instituting Brazil's Foreign Trade 
Integrated System (SISCOMEX), as amended by Decreto nº 8229, of 22 April 
2014, adapting SISCOMEX to Brazil's single window initiative. Latest version 
published in Brazil's Offic ial Gazette on 23 April 2014.  
- Decreto nº 2. 413, of 4 December 1997, altered by Decreto nº 5.473, of 21 June 
2005, establishes  the jurisdiction of the National Nuclear Energy Commission for 
extraction, production, import and export of minerals and lithium  ores and 
derivatives. Published in Brazil’s Official Gazette on  5 December 1997.  
- Portaria Interministerial MF/MICT nº 291, of 12 December 1996, on processing 
import operations within SISCOMEX . Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 
13 December 1996.  
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  - Portaria SECEX nº 23, of 14 July 2011, consolidating regulations on foreign trade 
operations. Chapter II regulates import licenses in Brazil, as amended by further 
Portarias. Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 19 July 2011.  
 
- Portaria DECEX nº 8 , of 13 May 1991, on used goods imports, as amended by 
further Portarias . Published in Brazil's Official Gazette on 13 May 1991.  
 
All rules, as well as their updates  and amendments , are available online at 
SISCOMEX website ( http://www.portalsiscomex.gov.br/legislacao ) (Portuguese 
only).   
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is   
[ X ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:  
Monitoring through automatic licen ses is used for statistical purposes.   
  Information on whether the procedure is automatic or non -automatic 
depends on each specific product and is available online at the SISCOMEX 
website.  
[ X ] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure bein g 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  Non-
automatic import licensing in Brazil is used to monitor products that may 
pose risks to human, animal, or plant health, or that may cause 
environmental damage. Weapons and other products that could  be used 
for military purposes are also subject to non -automatic import licenses 
due to safety and security reasons. Non -automatic licenses are also used 
for products subject to tariff quotas, in accordance with WTO agreements.  
The following operations are  subject to non -automatic import licensing: imports 
processed under the Manaus Free Trade Zone and other free trade areas special 
regimes; imports subject to licensing by Brazil's National Council on Scientific and 
Technological Development; used goods imp orts, subject to the exceptions set out 
in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 43 of Portaria SECEX nº 23/2011; imports 
originated in countries with restrictions contained in Resolutions by the United 
Nations; importation of goods for replacement,  as regulated b y Portaria MF 
nº 150, July 26 1982; operations that may indicate fraud; goods subject to trade  
remedy measures and goods identical to those subject to trade remedy measures, 
when originated from producers or countries not subject to those measures.   
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided  
There is no deadline for the duration of the adopted measures, considering the 
importance of the goals in dicated in item (g), above.   
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to t he administrati ve body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc. )  
 
 
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1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1) .