Federal Revenue Service will adopt less stringent regulations on grains, oils, fruits, and perishable items

The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service decided to adopt less strict customs regulations for goods transported in bulk (grains and vegetable oils) entering the country, in addition to plants, live animals, fresh fruits, and other perishable items. Also included in this list are goods directly or indirectly imported by the federal, state, and municipality governments.

Such flexibilization occurs amid a strike movement led by Federal Revenue agents to press the government to regulate efficiency bonuses connected to productivity, which works as an additional salary. The movement is defined by “turtle operations,” which affect customs clearance, especially in ports.

Previously, companies could submit the Import Declaration Form before the products arrived on Brazilian soil. However, these items were necessarily kept from being sent directly to the customs green channel, where clearance is automatic, and further physical and documentation inspections were dispensed. Instead, the goods were automatically sent to the yellow channel (which entails verifying documents) or the red channel (which includes both document and physical verifications).

Now, the Federal Revenue ordinance approved on April 11th unlocks this barrier, allowing goods to be directly sent to the green channel.

According to the National Union of Tax Auditors of the Revenue, the proposed policy would make it easier for illicit items to enter the nation. The union sees a correlation between the measure and a 40% reduction in the number of auditors. There are no public tenders on the horizon.

For the undersecretary of Customs Administration, Fausto Vieira Coutinho, the change follows international agreements to improve the customs inspection model based on risk management: the Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Kyoto Convention.

Source: UOL

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