DUIMP: what your company must do before the next shipment
The move from the old import declaration to DUIMP is accelerating by transport mode and regime. Here are the Product Catalogue, the LPCO licences and the mistakes that delay clearance.
DUIMP, Brazil's single import declaration, is not just a new form. It is the centrepiece of the new import process on the Siscomex Single Window, replacing the old DI and DSI and changing the logic of clearance: instead of declaring everything at the end, the company builds the operation in stages, with structured data and integrated agency approvals.
What changes in practice
- Product Catalogue: every imported item must be registered with technical attributes standardised by tariff code. No catalogue, no DUIMP.
- LPCO: licences, permits, certificates and other documents are now requested inside the Single Window, before or during the process, and linked to the declaration.
- Centralised payment: federal taxes are collected in an integrated way, and in some cases may be paid after clearance.
- Data-driven risk management: the better the quality of the information, the lower the chance of being pulled into a yellow or red channel.
The mistakes we see most
From our experience guiding clients through the migration, three problems come up again and again:
- A catalogue built in a rush, with descriptions copied from the invoice and incomplete attributes. The result is official demands and rework.
- Treating approving agencies as a final step. Under the new model, the health, agriculture and standards authorities have to enter the plan before the goods ship.
- Ignoring system integration. Frequent importers need to connect their ERP to the Single Window, or everything gets typed twice.
Good news: whoever structures the catalogue properly gains permanently. A client in the auto parts sector cut average clearance time from 4.2 to 1.8 days after completing the migration.
How TMLOG runs the migration
We start with an inventory of tariff codes and build the Product Catalogue together with the client's technical team. Next we map the LPCO licences needed per product, define the flow with each approving agency and run a pilot with low-risk shipments. Only then do we migrate the whole operation.
The official timetable advances by transport mode and by regime. Do not wait for the deadline: the volume of questions and the queues at the agencies grow as the date approaches.
International trade and logistics specialist with experience in import, export, customs clearance and international business development at TMLOG Global Trade & Logistics.
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