Brazil's Receita Federal (federal tax authority) grants a USD 1,000 per-person allowance for arrivals by air. Travelers who exceed it and fail to declare pay a 50% tax on the excess, plus a 50% penalty on top of the tax. Here is the real math, the e-DBV form, and what changes between the green and red customs channels.
Brazil's Receita Federal (federal tax authority) grants a USD 1,000 per-person allowance for arrivals by air. Travelers who exceed it and fail to declare pay a 50% tax on the excess, plus a 50% penalty on top of the tax. Here is the real math, the e-DBV form, and what changes between the green and red customs channels.
Air/sea allowance: **USD 1,000 per person**. Land/river allowance: **USD 500**.
Arrival duty-free shop allowance (inside Brazilian airport): **additional USD 1,000**, with quantity caps (12 units per category).
Tax on the excess: **50% of the amount above** the allowance — paid via DARF (generated inside the e-DBV) by PIX, debit, or credit card.
Not declared and caught: **50% tax + 50% penalty on top of the tax**. On USD 2,000 of excess, total cost USD 1,500.
Children over 12 have their own allowance. Under 12, **no allowance**.
Brazil's Receita Federal (federal tax authority) grants a USD 1,000 per-person allowance for arrivals by air. Travelers who exceed it and fail to declare pay a 50% tax on the excess, plus a 50% penalty on top of the tax. Here is the real math, the e-DBV form, and what changes between the green and red customs channels.
