WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/BRA/3 
18 October 2006 
 
 (06-5036) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Article 5
 
 
BRAZIL 
 
 
The following communication, dated 13 October 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Brazil. 
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(a) List of products subject to import licensing  As a rule, import licensing is not required. Th e list of products subject to import licensing is 
available on the webpage of the Ministry of  Development, Industry and Foreign Trade 
(www.desenvolvimento.gov.br) and also on the Inte grated Foreign Trade System (SISCOMEX).  
 
 Nonetheless, whenever import licensing is re quested, application for both automatic import 
licensing and non-automatic import licensing may be done by means of the SISCOMEX.   
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility
 
 
 Contact must be made with the Departme nt of Foreign Trade Operations (DECEX), 
subordinated to the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX ) of the Ministry of Development, Industry and 
Foreign Trade (MDIC), in the following addresses:  - Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco J, 8
o andar- Brasília (DF), Brazil 
- Praça Pio X, número 54, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. 
 
 Information may also be obtained directly th rough the SISCOMEX, which is operated by the 
Foreign Trade Secretariat (DECEX).  
(c) Administrative bodies for submission of applications
 
 
 Applications must be submitted to the Departme nt of Foreign Trade Operations (DECEX).  It 
is worth mentioning that since 1997, when SISCOM EX was implemented, the importer is able to 
access and register import licenses directly from his/he r enterprise, or by means of authorized banks, 
specialized companies, entities and firms whic h deal with the cited system.       
 
 The following Governmental bodies may be in charge of the licensing:   ANCINE- National Cinema Agency; ANEEL – Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency; G/LIC/N/2/BRA/3 
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  ANP – National Petroleum Agency; 
ANVISA – National Health Surveillance Agency; CNEM – Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission; COMEXE – Brazilian Army COTAC – Civil Air Transport Coordination Commission; 
DNPM – National Department of Mineral Production; 
DPF – Department of Federal Policy; EBCT – Brazilian Mail and Telegraph Company; IBAMA – Brazilian Institute of Environm ent and Natural Renewable Resources; 
MAPA – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply; 
MCT – Ministry of Science and Technology; 
SPAE – Secretary of Production and Agroenergy  
On the webpage of the Ministry of De velopment, Industry and Foreign Trade 
(www.desenvolvimento.gov.br)
, the list of the products which are subject to automatic and non-
automatic licensing, the contact information of the competent Governmental body and the 
concerned legislation are made available.  
 (d) Date and name of publication where import licensing procedures are published 
 
 -  Ministerial Act SECEX No 14 of 17 Novemb er 2004, published in the Official Gazette in 
23 November 1994;  
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 2 of 24 February 2005, published in the Official Gazette in 
25 February 2005; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 4 of 18 April 2005, published in the Official Gazette in 19 April 
2005; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 21 of 15 Septembe r 2005, published in the Official Gazette in 
16 September 2005; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 33 of 7 December  2005, published in the Official Gazette in 
14 December 2005; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 38 of 23 December  2005, published in the Official Gazette in 
27 December 2005; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 01 of 12 January 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 
 13 January 2006;  
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 7 of 25 April 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 26 April 
 2006; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 8 of 9 May 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 11 May 
 2006; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 10 of 16 May 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 17 May 
 2006; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 20 of 24 August 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 
 28 August 2006; 
-  Ministerial Act SECEX no. 23 of 6 September 2006, published in the Official Gazette in 
 11 September 2006.  
 
 Note: Automatic consolidation of all Ministeria l Acts related to impor ts - "Consolidation of 
Ministerial Acts SECEX (importation)" - is available on the above-mentioned web page.  
 
(e) Indication on whether the procedure is automatic or non-automatic
 
  Indication is available in the Ministerial Act SECEX No 14/2004 and on the web page of the 
Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Currently, both modalities of licensing are 
applied.  G/LIC/N/2/BRA/3 
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  (f) Administrative purpose of automatic licensing procedures  
  Information obtained by SISCOMEX is used fo r statistic monitoring, follow-up of the trade 
flows related to drawback operations, which involve  legal suspension of taxes or some products of 
interest to the foreign trade policy. 
 
(g) Indication of the measure being implemen ted through the non-automatic licensing procedure
 
  According to the current legislation, whic h are mentioned in the most recent Brazilian 
notifications under articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b), th e following products are non-exhaustive examples of 
those whose importation is subject to the control of governmental bodies: 
 
-  products which may pose risks to human, animal or plant health; 
-  products which may cause environmental damage; 
-  products classified as weapons or made for warlike objectives; 
-  products subject to non-tariff and tariff quotas as established in Agreements of the Uruguay 
 Round. 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure
 
  There is no expected duration for the elimina tion of the adopted measures, considering the 
importance of the goals indicated in the indent "g ", above. As for products subject to non-tariff 
quotas, the duration of the licensing procedure is  restricted to the period established in the 
international agreement.   
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