G/TFA/N/BRA/2/Add.1  
 
12 September  2018 
(18-5642) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 AND  12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM B RAZIL  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 10 September  2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Brazil for Members' information.  
 
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Following up on the notification dated 16 March 201 7 (G/TFA/N/BRA/2) in which Brazil notified its 
Article 1.4 (c) commitment (reproduced  below for reference),  Brazil hereby makes the following 
notification in accorda nce with Articles 10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 1 2.2.2 of the Agreement on 
Trade  Facilitation . 
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4  
 
(c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
The Brazilian Government Official  Enqui ry Point envisaged  in Article 3:1 of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement is available at the following website: http://www.comexresponde.gov.br  for enquiries 
in Portuguese, Spanish and English.  
 
The direct link for enquiries in English is: www.comexresponde.gov.br/default/index/index/lang/i . 
 
The direct link for enquiries in Spanish is: www.comexresponde.gov.br/default/index/index/lang/e . 
 
Article 10, Paragraph 4.3  
 
The Brazilian National Single Window – Siscomex – was established by the Presidential Decree n. 
660/1992, as emended by the Presidential Decree n. 8229/2014. It is availa ble for registered 
traders and custom brokers at the website www.siscomex.gov.br , by the use of digital certificates. 
The Single Window is managed by a Committee composed by the Vice -Ministry of Finances; the 
Vice-Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services; the Secretary of Federal Revenue and 
Customs; and the Secretary of Foreign Trade. There are 22 participating agencies at the 
single  window.  All regulation that impose to traders ' restrictions, formalities or requirements 
regarding imports and exports should be enforced throug h the single window . The single  window  
allows for all information required from importers and exporters by the participating agencies to be 
submitted electron ically. When additional trade documents are required, the system allows for the 
submission of digital copies, with digital signatures.  
 
The original Siscomex  began to function for exports in 1993 and for imports in 1997. Since 2014, 
the system is being redeveloped to cope with the current demands of traders and participating 
agencies in order to improve import and export process flows, compliance and transpare ncy. The 
new single  window  for export s was fully implemented in July  2018. The new system for imports is 
currently under development.  
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  Article 10, Paragraph 6.2  
 
Brazil does not require the use of customs brokers  
 
Legislation regulating the use of customs brokers:  
Decree nº 6.759/2009, articles 808 -810. 
Available at: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007 -2010/2009/decreto/d6759.htm  
 
Article 12, Paragraph 2.2  
 
Secretariat of Federal Revenue of Brazil  
International Relations Office DITAD Division  
SAS Quadra 3 - Bloco O - 8º andar Brasilia - DF, Brazil  
70079 -900 
 
Email: eoi.customs@receita.fazenda.gov.br  
 
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