Licences and compliance

The licences that allow us to operate regulated sectors

Fertilisers, fuels and imported products require registration, authorisation and inspection before the first shipment. Each licence — the registration or authorisation a public body grants the company — is described below by what it allows in the client's operation.

01

Unlimited RADAR authorisation

RADAR is the Federal Revenue Service authorisation to import through Siscomex, Brazil's foreign-trade system; in the unlimited modality there is no value cap per operation — the limit that restricts importers on a value-limited registration.

Authority

Brazil's Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal)

What it is

Siscomex registration in the unlimited modality — Siscomex is the government system in which every import is registered.

Applies to

All import lines

02

GACC-registered

Registered with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), which clears HIPOGRIFO to export selected Brazilian products into the Chinese market. Ask us about your product.

Authority

General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

What it is

Registration with the Chinese customs authority.

Applies to

Export of Brazilian goods to the Chinese market

03

MAPA establishment registration

For fertilisers, the import depends on an establishment registration with MAPA. With it, fertilisers, inoculants and soil amendments are imported in bulk and packaged. Current operations focus on urea.

Authority

Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA)

What it is

Establishment registration No. EI AL 000303-4, for fertilisers, inoculants and soil amendments (corretivos), imported and sold in bulk or packaged, valid until 6 May 2032.

Applies to

Agribusiness

04

ANP registration

Registered with the ANP — Brazil's oil and gas regulator — as a Foreign Trade Agent for fuels: oil products, natural gas and biofuels.

Authority

ANP — Brazil's oil and gas regulator

What it is

Registered with the ANP as a Foreign Trade Agent.

Applies to

Energy

Compliance

Valid certificates at federal, state and municipal level

The importer must be up to date with its taxes for the operation to move forward without being held by registration issues with the authorities. HIPOGRIFO holds valid tax clearance certificates (certidões negativas) at every level.

Federal

Valid certificates

State

Valid certificates

Municipal

Valid certificates

Contact

Have an import operation under review?

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.