Bringing a TV from USA to Brazil

Keep your US receipt; if it is less than US$500 then there's no import duty; well, to be clear -- all of the goods that are not personal items and that are new must add up to a value less than US$500. If you unpack the TV and repack it in a suitcase, then there's unlikely to be any duty. If it is in the original box, keep your US receipt that shows it was less than US$500 and don't bring too much else.

@mjs30170 Good idea, just wonder what the airline fee would be for an oversized item.

Edit, I just checked with Delta, and it appears the excess charge on a 55inch TV would be about $300.

Appreciate the advice.  The TV will be over $500 and it's an odd size not sold in Brazil

The duty-free allowance is US$1,000, not US$500 as mentioned above. It was raised in 2019.

FYI. Make sure it is a Brazilian TV that you are bringing into Brazil or the discrepancy in voltage can literally blow up your tv.  My Dell Laptop has a "N' power convertor, but my Dell P.C. is Brazilian made. The more power needed the more likelihood it will blow.

Roddie in Retirement

    FYI. Make sure it is a Brazilian TV that you are bringing into Brazil or the discrepancy in voltage can literally blow up your tv.  My Dell Laptop has a "N' power convertor, but my Dell P.C. is Brazilian made. The more power needed the more likelihood it will blow.
Roddie in Retirement-@roddiesho

I was just thinking of the same thing.  Apart from the voltage (220V and type of connector), you may want to bring a power surge suppressor and power line filter.  If you are bringing the very expensive OLED TV, you may want to protect it from damage from voltage spikes in the power lines.

    The duty-free allowance is US$1,000, not US$500 as mentioned above. It was raised in 2019.
   

    -@jonesio

What is the allowance for shipments to Brazil? It was $50 years ago.

Alan

@alan279 Here you go:  https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br … -duty-free

    @alan279 Here you go:  https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br … -duty-free-@mikehunter

Mike, the link refers to accompanied baggage 

I am wondering about the customs costs and limits of shipments to Brazil via Correios.

Thanks 

Alan

@alan279 Here is what USPS says: https://pe.usps.com/IMM_Archive/HTML/IM … b_028.html

    @alan279 Here is what USPS says: https://pe.usps.com/IMM_Archive/HTML/IM … b_028.html-@mikehunter

Mike,

Do you have any recent experience in receiving goods shipped from another country to Brazil?

Thanks.

Alan

Before shipping any electrical items to any country check out the following

https://www.generatorsource.com/Voltage … untry.aspx

As long as your television meets the specifications, you are looking at an import issue not a technical one