Federal Revenue grows number of products with fast and priority importation 03/27/2020

The standard now provides for faster import procedures for some items, including:

• drugs used to combat the coronavirus;
• COVID-19 test kits;
• automatic DNA sequencers;
• in addition to equipment such as sterilizers;
• intubation apparatus;
• medical oxygen.

With the publication of the normative instruction in the “Diário Oficial da União” (DOU), the number of categories with the fastest dispatch on imports increased to 91.

The previous week, the Federal Revenue had already announced an initial list of products that would have facilitated customs clearance due to the pandemic crisis of the new coronavirus.

“These products will have greater speed in the customs procedure, being allowed the delivery of the merchandise to the importer before the conclusion of the customs conference. In addition, import declarations involving these goods must receive priority treatment. Both by the Federal Revenue units, and by the depositary responsible for their custody”, explained the agency.

With the new rule, the Federal Revenue reported that it seeks to maintain a “fast flow” of supply of goods, merchandise and raw materials destined to fight the epidemic. And the objective isavoid bottlenecks in customs areas by streamlining the delivery of cargo and allowing its economic use to reinforce the fight against the virus“.

According to the agency, the measure is in line with the epidemic response plan drawn up by the Ministry of Health. Which, in turn, declares a Public Health Emergency of National Importance due to the Human Infection with the new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). And also with an ordinance that regulates and implements the law that establishes measures to deal with the pandemic.