Importing Brazilian food to Germany

• BLE, Federal Office for Agriculture & Food
  Border controls on agricultural imports
• BVL
  Federal Office of Consumer Protection & Food Safety
• EU TRACES NT
  Mandatory pre-notification of every animal-origin consignment (CHED-P)

• Hamburg (DEHAM)
  Largest BCP in Germany; dedicated cold-store handling; HHLA terminals.
• Bremerhaven (DEBRV)
  Secondary reefer hub; Eurogate; strong intermodal links to southern Germany.
• Wilhelmshaven (JadeWeserPort) (DEWVN)
  Deep-water terminal used for transhipment to Scandinavia and Baltic.

• •EU Common Health Entry Document (CHED-P) lodged in TRACES NT ≥ 24 h before arrival
• •Original EU-format SIF Health Certificate (model in Regulation 2020/2235)
• •Commercial invoice and packing list
• •Bill of Lading
• •EUR.1 movement certificate where Mercosur preference applies (when in force)
• •Certificate of Analysis (Salmonella, listeria, heavy metals as applicable)
• •Sustainability/EUDR due-diligence statement for relevant commodities

• Santos → Hamburg (direct reefer service)16–20 days
• Paranaguá → Bremerhaven (via Algeciras)20–24 days
• BCP document & physical inspection1–3 working days after discharge

EU MFN tariffs apply (poultry: 10.9% + specific duty; refined sugar: €419/MT plus quota; soybean oil: typically duty-free). Reduced TRQ quotas exist for Brazilian poultry. VAT (Germany: 7% for most foodstuffs, 19% for some) is collected at import.

• Frozen chicken
  Plants must be EU-listed (third-country establishment list); Salmonella sampling per Reg. (EC) 2073/2005; consignment-level Salmonella certification required.
• Frozen beef
  Hilton quota and Mercosur high-quality beef quotas apply; cuts must be specifically certified for quota use.
• Sugar
  Refined ICUMSA 45 subject to TRQ; raw sugar (VHP) feeds EU refineries under specific allocations.
• Edible oils
  Refined soybean oil largely duty-free; labelling under Reg. (EU) 1169/2011; 3-MCPD/glycidyl ester limits per Reg. (EU) 2020/1322.