Wine & beverages
MAPA registration, approved labelling and per-batch controls. Temperature-controlled logistics when needed.
Import · For companies in Brazil
Import without building a trade structure.
TEUCOMEX takes on the operation: licence, FX, customs clearance and international freight under one management. You choose the structure — we show exactly what changes in each.
Unlimited RADAR
IN RFB 1,861/2018
São Paulo HQ · Alagoas branch
Since 2005
What is an import on behalf of the client?
TEUCOMEX executes the import in the client's name; the client finances it.
The buyer is identified on the declaration and takes the tax credits. Right for companies with supplier and capital in place that don't want to run the trade operation.
What is a by-order import?
TEUCOMEX imports with its own funds and resells to the predetermined buyer.
The import risk sits with TEUCOMEX; the buyer receives nationalised goods with less FX outlay on their side.
What is a direct import?
TEUCOMEX imports, clears and sells the goods domestically.
You buy with a Brazilian invoice, like any domestic purchase — with no link to the import operation.
Comparison
What changes in each structure.
Four questions decide the right structure. The short answer is in the table; the final call is made with your tax advisor.
| Criterion | On behalf of the client | By order | Direct import |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who finances the operation | The client (you) | TEUCOMEX, with its own funds | TEUCOMEX |
| Who takes the risk | The client | TEUCOMEX, until resale to the buyer | TEUCOMEX, from shipment to domestic sale |
| Who appears on the declaration | TEUCOMEX, on behalf of the identified client | TEUCOMEX as importer; buyer identified | TEUCOMEX |
| Tax credits | Taken directly by the client (ICMS, IPI, PIS/COFINS, per tax regime) | Taken by the buyer on the domestic resale invoice | Taken by the client on the domestic purchase invoice |
| Right for | Those who want control and direct credits without own structure | Those who prefer not to disburse FX nor take import risk | Those who just want to buy nationalised goods |
On-behalf and by-order structures are regulated by Normative Instruction RFB 1,861/2018. Tax treatment depends on each company's regime.
Verticals
Where we already operate.
Packaging
Recurring flows of packaging and industrial inputs, with inventory and FX planning.
Project cargoOn demand
Machinery, project cargo and non-standard items — feasibility, HS code and customs regime studied case by case.
Why TEUCOMEX
What you get operating through us.
Licences in force
RADAR in the unlimited category — no value cap per semester.
SP head office + AL branch
Commercial, fiscal and customs structure in two states.
Logistics under one management
Customs clearance and international freight coordinated by TEUCOMEX itself, end to end.
21 years operating
Partners with 25 years of international logistics experience.
FAQ
Straight answers.
What importers ask before their first operation.
Do I need my own RADAR licence?
No. The operation runs under TEUCOMEX's unlimited licence.
In the on-behalf and by-order structures, the client is only registered as buyer or orderer in the Siscomex Single Window. In a direct import there is no registration at all.
On behalf or by order — how to choose?
By the source of capital and appetite for risk.
If you want to finance the operation and take credits directly, on behalf. If you prefer TEUCOMEX to finance and carry the import risk, by order. A side-by-side simulation is part of the quotation.
How can a foreign producer sell wine in Brazil?
Through an importer registered with MAPA, with approved labels and batch controls.
TEUCOMEX operates the wine vertical: registration, document review, clearance and logistics — including temperature-controlled. The foreign producer needs no structure in Brazil.
How long does an import take?
It depends on origin, mode and product licensing.
The schedule is set at quotation: production, international transit, clearance and delivery. Products requiring agency approval (MAPA, ANVISA) have extra steps that are priced into the timeline from the start.
Next step
Import quotation.
Product, origin and estimated volume — the team replies with suggested structure, costs and schedule.