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CNI: Brazil’s 20% Low‑Value Import Tax Preserved 136,000 Jobs and Lifted Revenue

Charging the tax at checkout under the Remessa Conforme program curbs evasion.

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Overview

  • CNI, which released a technical note Wednesday, reports the small‑purchase import levy cut cross‑border e‑commerce inflows.
  • The federation estimates R$4.5 billion in imports did not enter, preserving about 135,800 jobs and keeping R$19.7 billion in the domestic economy.
  • Packages logged under the program fell from 179.1 million in 2024 to 159.6 million in 2025, a 10.9% drop that followed a 23.4% fall when comparing the first halves of those years.
  • Without the levy, CNI projects 205.9 million packages would have arrived in 2025, or 46.3 million more than recorded.
  • Federal take rose from R$1.4 billion in 2024 to R$3.5 billion in 2025 as platforms charged the 20% import tax on purchases up to US$50 at checkout, which reduced under‑invoicing, order‑splitting, and misuse of exemptions.