Effective January 2, 2020, the Postal Service™ is revising the International Country Listing for Brazil in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to clarify the requirements for customs declaration forms and import documentation used for customs clearance.
Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (ECT), the designated operator of Brazil, has notified Universal Postal Union (UPU) member countries that the importer tax identification (ID) number (known as “CPF” for natural persons and “CNPJ” for legal persons) is required for all items containing goods. This information must be provided either by the mailer in the importer reference field of the customs declaration form or on the commercial invoice, or by the importer through the Correios website.
This revision is based on a formal request made through the UPU via International Bureau Circular 161, dated October 7, 2019.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Brazil
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Observations
[Add new item 6. to read as follows and renumber current items 6. and 7. as items 7. and 8.]
6. The importer tax identification (ID) number is required for all items containing goods. In Brazil, the importer tax ID number is known as “CPF” (format: 000.000.000-00) for natural persons and as “CNPJ” (format: 00.000.000/0000-00) for legal persons. This information must be provided either by the mailer in the importer reference field of the customs declaration form or on the commercial invoice, or by the importer through the Correios website at www2.correios.com.br/sistemas/rastreamento.
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Although effective on January 2, 2020, the Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 1-2-20
