Customs Revolution: ANVISA’s Phased Adherence to the New Import Process
This Blog addresses the intensified inspection efforts by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) against the marketing of products without proper sanitary authorization. We analyze recent seizure cases involving Unregistered Hair Cosmetics (Botox and Straightening products) and Irregular Medicines/Herbal Supplements, highlighting how the absence of registration, notification, or proper listing exposes consumers to serious health risks and the industry to severe penalties.
Integration of the Health Surveillance Fee into the Single Foreign Trade Portal: Timetable and Impacts for Brazilian Trade
Anvisa (the National Health Surveillance Agency), in partnership with the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) and the Federal Revenue Service, has announced the integration of the payment of the Health Surveillance Fee into the Single Foreign Trade Portal (Siscomex). This change is part of a move to centralize and digitize foreign trade processes, offering more agility, transparency and simplicity for importers and exporters dealing with products subject to health surveillance.