To Our Valued Ro-Ro Customers:

Effective March 3, 2008, the Brazil government deployed a new manifest reporting system --SISCARGA .  The SISCARGA system was implemented to tighten controls over imports, exports, and cargo moving in-transit on any vessel through Brazilian territory.  Highlights of the requirements are:

• All cargo on board a vessel bound for any Brazilian Port must be submitted to the SISCARGA system. This includes cargo moving in-transit through Brazil with destination to other countries (e.g. from the USA to Argentina, where the vessel calls a Brazil port first).
• Changes to manifest (CTM) are allowed up to 72 hours prior to vessel arrival at the first Brazil port of call.  CTM’s requested within 72 hours prior to vessel arrival require prior approval and will be subject to penalty for late reporting.

Your Shipping/Bill of Lading Instructions for all Import and In Transit (i.e. FROB or Tranship) cargo must include:

• Full address and contact of the consignee (and “notify party” if applicable)
• Gross weight in Kilograms of the cargo
• Total measurement in CBM of the cargo
• Make, Model, Year and VIN/Serial Number for all RoRo shipments
• CNPJ (tax ID number of the legal entity) or CPF(in case of an individual) of the consignee, which must be a registered and active user in the customs system
• NCM (Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul) of the cargo.  Only the first four (4) of the eight (8) digit NCM is required.  If the shipment involves more than one (1) NCM number, all must be supplied.
  • Note the NCM number is based on the HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) code system used by the United States and Canada.

Effective December 14, 2009 -  In order to ensure compliance with the transmission requirement for In Transit cargos (ie FROB or Transship) over a Brazil port of call, the following information must be included on Shipment/BL Instructions for ALL shipments destined to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, or other South American ports we may service. 

• Make, Model, Year and VIN/Serial Number for all RoRo shipments
• NCM (Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul) of the cargo.  Only the first four (4) of the eight (8) digit NCM is required.  If the shipment involves more than one (1) NCM number, all must be supplied.
  • Note the NCM number is based on the HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) code system used by the United States and Canada.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our customer service group at 1-866-233-6875 (option 1) or by e-mail by selecting here.