Your move from Brazil to Panama, from start to finish.

Yes, and it is the central point of this route. Article 216 of Cabinet Decree No. 41, of 2002, grants a foreigner who proves domicile in the country the right to introduce furniture and used household goods and personal effects up to B/. 25,000.00 of customs value without payment of taxes. Amounts that exceed this sum are taxed. Therefore the valuation of the inventory is a technical stage of the operation, not a form: it defines how much you will pay.

Within the limit of B/. 25,000.00 of customs value and with domicile in the country proven, used household goods enter without payment of taxes, based on Article 216 of Cabinet Decree No. 41. The customs procedure follows Cabinet Decree No. 12, of 2016. Above this ceiling, taxation applies to the excess, and this is what we assess with you in the valuation of the inventory.

No. The regulation expressly excludes the exemption in cases of temporary return that do not constitute a permanent relocation. It is necessary to prove domicile in the country and an actual transfer of residence. We structure the documentation with this focus from the initial analysis, because this is precisely the point that the Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas examines.

It depends on your immigration status. For foreign personnel covered by the Visa de Personal Permanente de Sede de Empresa Multinacional, there is full customs duty relief for a family personal-use vehicle, once every two years. For the ordinary foreigner, without SEM visa or diplomatic status, there is no confirmed exemption, and vehicle importation must be treated as a separate and taxed operation. We verify your classification in the initial analysis.

SEM is the Sede de Empresa Multinacional, a Panamanian regime aimed at companies with regional operations in the country. Those moving as permanent personnel of a SEM have a specific procedure, with the Solicitud de Certificación TC-RG-001 issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, and benefits that ordinary foreigners do not have, including for vehicles. Since Panama concentrates regional headquarters of multinationals, this is a verification we always carry out at the start of the analysis.

The household goods and personal effects procedure begins with a request addressed to the competent administration of the Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas, and in practice requires a local customs broker. You do not need to find this professional: One Moving hires and coordinates the broker through our accredited network and oversees the customs clearance end to end, for your convenience.

Yes, but the Panamanian protocol is broader than average. An apostilled or consularized Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación is required, issued no more than 30 days prior. For dogs, vaccination against rabies, canine distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis and canine parvovirus is required; for cats, vaccination against rabies, feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia. The rabies vaccine must be administered from 3 months of age and at least 30 days before the flight. Prior notification of 3 to 5 business days to the Ministry of Health and to the Ministry of Agricultural Development is required, and if strict home quarantine is mandated, a cost of B/. 130.00 applies. Transport of the animal is a process separate from the move of the goods and runs in parallel, conducted by our pet department. We have already transported more than 1,000 animals.

In most cases, yes. Panama operates on 110 V, with A and B type outlets, voltage close to that of much of Brazil. It is one of the most favorable routes in this respect, very different from European destinations, which operate on 230 V. Even so, the Brazilian plug standard is distinct and there are regions of Brazil at 220 V, so we evaluate item by item, with special attention to motorized equipment.

In Brazil, collection, packing, valuation of the inventory and exit documentation are conducted by One Moving's own team. In Panama, the application to the Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas, the customs clearance, final delivery and assembly are executed by accredited agents of our international network, under supervision of our team. Because the ceiling of B/. 25,000.00 is the critical point of this route, the valuation of the inventory is under our direct management here in Brazil, before shipment.