Brazil - Public Consultation on Operational Procedure for the Import of Telecommunications Products

On 17th June 2025, the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL) launched public consultation No.17 regarding the Operational Procedure for the Import of Telecommunications Products.This operational procedure establishes the conditions for the administrative treatment of import operations of goods subject to ANATEL’s approval in the Integrated Foreign Trade System (SISCOMEX) and provides other provisions. Key point is as below:

Approvalis a prerequisite for the use and commercialization of telecommunicationsproducts in Brazil, and there is a need for approval prior to importation for those listed in the Reference List of Telecommunications Products, except inthe following cases:

-      samples subjected to tests for conformity assessment;

-     products that do not emit radio frequency, intransit or temporarily in the country, intended for demonstration, exhibition,survey of characteristics or other purposes.

-      products covered by authorizations for Temporary Use of the Spectrum;

-      products covered by authorizations of Special Service for Scientific and Experimental Purposes or other that may replace it;

-    products imported for use or consumption in the industrialization of products for export, provided that they are admitted under a special customs regime established for this purpose.

Comments,contributions, and observations may be submitted online before 26th August 2025.

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