Porto Seco Sets Record with $8.6 Billion in Trade Volume in 2024

The Porto Seco of Foz do Iguaçu broke its record, handling $8.6 billion in trade volume in 2024. Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service (RFB) released the data on Wednesday, the 29th, highlighting the facility’s key role in customs flow.

This figure corresponds to 5,622,542,391.78 tons of goods and merchandise passing through the border facility. According to the RFB, the total weight increased by 129.52% compared to the previous year, and the overall foreign trade volume rose by 29.11%.

The foreign trade movement is distributed as follows:

• Exports: 2,508,391,589.06 tons of products – valued at $4.2 billion
• Imports: 3,114,150,802.72 tons of products – valued at $4.3 billion

According to the RFB, these numbers reinforce the Porto Seco of Foz do Iguaçu as the most important logistics hub for road-based foreign trade operations in Latin America. The facility is located on Brazil’s border with Argentina and Paraguay.

196,000 Vehicles

In 2024, 196,599 trucks passed through the Porto Seco of Foz do Iguaçu. The trade flow with Paraguay accounted for 151,723 cargo vehicles (77.17% of the total), with 73,809 trucks for exports and 77,914 trucks for imports.

For Argentina, the facility recorded 9,234 export trucks and 35,642 import trucks, totaling 44,876 trucks, representing 22.82% of all transactions.

The distribution of truck flow was as follows:

• Imports: 57.76%
• Exports: 42.24%

“The Porto Seco of Foz do Iguaçu reaffirms its leadership as one of the largest in Latin America in vehicle movement and trade volume,” the Federal Revenue Service emphasized. In 2024, the number of cleared trucks increased by 11.65% compared to the previous year.

Goods: Exports and Imports

In 2024, Paraguay’s main exports were cement, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, and fertilizers. Argentina’s exports were mainly automobiles, auto parts, and wood.

The top imported goods were:

• From Paraguay: grains (rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans); meat; iron scrap; and textiles.
• From Argentina: fish, fruits, garlic, olives, beans, wheat flour, and cellulose.

Porto Seco of Foz

The customs facility is one of the largest Porto Secos in Latin America. It features an integrated system with Siscomex, regulatory agencies, and the logistics chain, streamlining the clearance of road cargo. It is the only Porto Seco in Brazil offering nighttime bulk grain operations and benefits from a strategic location in the Tri-Border region.

A new Porto Seco of Foz do Iguaçu is planned, with an expected investment of R$500 million. The Federal Revenue Service awarded the concession to Multilog, which already operates the current facility at the border.

The project aims to double and modernize cargo operations, strengthening South America’s tri-national region as a major logistics hub. However, construction has yet to begin, as the RFB cited delays in licensing. The project is expected to start in the first half of the year.

Source: H2Foz

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