leaving Brazil with expensive equipment

If you live in Brazil, whether foreigner or resident, this blog post will be of interest to you. If you are a tourist, you can disregard the content of this post as it doesn’t apply to you.

If you are planning a trip abroad taking with you any high-value imported item (laptop computer, digital camera, Blackberry) and you intend to return to Brazil with them, you have to fill a Declaração de Saída Temporária de Bens (DST) to avoid problems with customs on your return.

The DST is a declaration you fill at the Receita Federal (Brazilian Inland Revenue) counter in all international airports. On the form, you will list the items you will be travelling with, giving details such as the make, the model and the serial number. With the form filled, take it along with the items described on it to the official, who will check that your declaration matches the equipment you are taking with you, and will stamp the declaration.

Once you have filled a DST, it does not expire. You can keep it for as long as you travel with the products described on it. The DST can be used by anyone travelling with the equipment listed on it.

Try to get to the airport early enough. You never know when you might come across a long and slow queue at the Receita Federal. Also, be aware than in the not so large airports the office is not opened 24×7.

More information on the following pages of the Brazilian Receita Federal:

Declaração de Saída Temporária de Bens (DST)
Formulário da DST para download

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