Law 15,502/2026, published on 10 September, lets the Finance Minister set the federal import tax at zero on purchases up to US$50 under the simplified regime and at up to 30% on purchases up to US$3,000, against 20% and 60% before; state ICMS still applies. Platforms and logistics operators must verify seller identity and bank data, monitor undervaluation and split shipments, and report quarterly to anti-piracy authorities. The industry confederation's challenge at the Supreme Court has been sent to the full court without a date.
Key dates
- Done10 Sep 2026
Law 15,502/2026 published Agência Senado
Also on the siteStorylineThe end of duty-free parcels - Done4 Oct 2026
General election, first round; presidential race goes to a run-off Nexo Jornal
- 25 Oct 2026
Presidential run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
- 10 Dec 2026
First Finance Ministry impact assessment due, three months after publication (approximate date) Agência Câmara de Notícias
- 5 Jan 2027
New presidential term begins Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
- 30 Apr 2027
Annual report to Congress on the effects of the measure due Agência Câmara de Notícias
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Who it hits
What to prepare
- Treat the law's platform duties as your data specification: verified seller ID, tax ID and item value on every Brazil-bound consignment
- Buy peak Asia-Brazil capacity with flexibility, since import declarations rose 74% year on year in August
- Model a reversal scenario around the impact reviews and the Supreme Court case
Our reading
Sources
- Law that allows zeroing the 'blouse tax' on purchases up to US$50 is signed · Agência Senado · 2026-09-11
- End of the 'blouse tax' on purchases up to US$50 is now law · Agência Câmara de Notícias · 2026-09-11
- Without the 'blouse tax', international purchases rise 74% in August · Poder360 · 2026-09-24
- Elections 2026: the main dates of the electoral calendar · Tribunal Superior Eleitoral · 2026-03
- Toffoli keeps the end of the 'blouse tax' and will take the case to the plenary · Gazeta do Povo · 2026-05-26
- What to expect from Flávio's and Lula's campaigns in the second round · Nexo Jornal · 2026-10-05
Related rules
- 1 Jan 2027Brazil's CBS consumption tax applies to small imports from 2027
CBS takes full effect and PIS and Cofins end; CBS applies to low-value international purchases
Brazil · Adopted - 1 Feb 2027US rebuilds tariffs on Section 301 after IEEPA and Section 122
Two-year limit for IEEPA refund suits under 28 U.S.C. 1581(i) could expire as early as this month (month only)
United States · In force - 1 Jul 2027Mexico taxes Asian parcels at 33.5% and tariffs non-treaty goods
Next USMCA joint review, which frames the preferential courier treatment for US and Canadian goods (month only)
Mexico · In force - ·Argentina opens the postal channel to US$3,000 shipments
Postal and courier parcels into Argentina now compete on the same terms, with duty prepayment possible before arrival.
Argentina · In force - ·Chile collects 19% VAT through platforms on goods up to US$500
Tax is collected at checkout rather than at the border, so parcels arrive tax-paid and clearance depends on platform registration data.
Chile · In force - ·Colombia keeps US$200 VAT relief after court blocks cut
Parcels under US$200 still enter Colombia without VAT when conditions are met, but a move to platform collection would add 19% at checkout.
Colombia · In force
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