Port of Imbituba registers first single import declaration

The Port of Imbituba reached an important milestone last week in the logistics modernization process underway at Brazilian ports by receiving its first Single Import Declaration, or DUIMP. The move marks a significant step in the transition to Brazil’s new foreign trade import model, which has been gradually rolled out at ports and terminals across the country.

The first DUIMP at the Port of Imbituba was filed and processed during customs clearance for the vessel Mazowsze, which called at the port complex carrying about 26,800 tonnes of metallurgical coke from Colombia. The operation marks not only the adoption of a new system, but also an important step in the digital transformation of foreign trade procedures.

DUIMP is part of the Single Foreign Trade Portal, known as Pucomex, a platform developed to simplify and integrate Brazil’s import and export processes. Brazil’s port sector is currently undergoing a migration from the Siscomex Import system, traditionally used to file the Import Declaration, or DI, to the new model based on the Single Import Declaration.

With the implementation of DUIMP, information that was previously submitted through separate documents and stages is now consolidated into a single electronic filing. This centralization of data allows greater integration among the government agencies responsible for authorizations and specific controls, while also reducing bureaucracy, increasing transparency and speeding up cargo review and clearance procedures.

“We are following the nationwide transition to the new import model. The adoption of DUIMP in Imbituba represents the port’s integration into this process, which is being gradually implemented across the country,” Port of Imbituba Chief Executive Christiano Lopes said.

Source: Porto de Imbituba

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