How we operate
The operation follows five stages, carried out in sequence and documented from origin. At each stage, HIPOGRIFO coordinates the logistics operators, the port terminals and the shipping lines.
01
Suppliers at origin and landed-cost build-up
Supplier selection, negotiation and price build-up for the goods at origin.
02
Invoices, bills of lading and import registrations
Review of the commercial invoice, the bill of lading and the registrations the goods require.
03
Customs release and logistics
Filing of the import declaration — the document that presents the cargo to the Federal Revenue Service — follow-up of customs release and coordination of logistics to destination.
04
Tax calculation and payment of the overseas supplier
Tariff classification of the goods, which sets the rate of each tax, payment of the taxes due and settlement of the FX contract, that is, payment to the supplier in foreign currency.
05
Wholesale buyers in Brazil
Delivery of the customs-cleared goods to wholesale buyers, with taxes paid and documents in order.
Operating cycle
approx.
60 days
from shipment at origin to domestic sale.
Import structures
A
HIPOGRIFO imports in its own name, with its own funds, and sells the customs-cleared, duty-paid goods to the client in the domestic market.
B
HIPOGRIFO imports with its own funds for resale to a buyer committed before shipment, who acquires the goods once they are cleared by customs.
C
HIPOGRIFO handles customs clearance and the other import procedures; the client contracts and pays for the operation and appears on the import as the acquirer, the actual buyer of the goods.
Contact
Send us the product, the origin, the estimated volume and, if you already know it, the intended import structure: direct import, import for a pre-committed buyer or conta e ordem. The reply shows which structure the operation fits and what the next steps are. We reply within one business day.
