Move from Chile to Brazil return home with peace of mind

If you stayed abroad for more than 1 year and are effectively transferring residence to Brazil, the used goods that make up your unaccompanied baggage are treated as baggage, exempt from taxes, under the terms of Instrução Normativa RFB nº 1.059/2010. The condition is that the cargo arrives within the legal window and that the documentation proves the transfer of residence. New goods and vehicles are excluded from this exemption.

Yes, and this is not our preference: it is not possible to conclude the customs clearance before your arrival in Brazil. Receita Federal do Brasil (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service) requires, among the documents for the clearance, proof of the traveler's arrival in the country, and the right to the exemption is linked to your definitive disembarkation. The cargo may leave Chile and arrive before you — the legal window allows up to 3 months in advance —, but it will remain awaiting at the port or airport until you arrive, with storage and demurrage accruing during that interval. That is why we schedule based on your date of disembarkation, and not the date when the household is ready to be packed.

Unaccompanied baggage must arrive between 3 months before and 6 months after your disembarkation date in Brazil. This window is the most sensitive point of the route. Since maritime transit takes 40 to 60 days, we plan the cargo's shipment date based on your flight date, not the other way around. Outside the window, Receita Federal treats the cargo as regular importation and charges the taxes.

You can bring it, but the tax treatment is different. The baggage regime for transfer of residence presumes a stay abroad of more than 1 year. With a shorter period, the operation needs to be structured differently and taxes may be due. We evaluate your specific case before issuing a quote, because the relocation strategy changes considerably in that scenario.

Yes, and it must be dealt with before shipment. Goods that entered Chile under the menaje de casa customs duty relief cannot be traded, including sale and lease, before one year from the date of importation, unless the taxes that were waived are paid. If your departure occurs within that period, the matter must be resolved with the Servicio Nacional de Aduanas before shipment. We check this in the initial review.

Motor vehicles are not included in the baggage treatment in Brazilian importation. In this regard the two legislations are consistent: Chile also excludes vehicles from menaje de casa, treating them under Partida 0033, which is exclusive to Chileans with 18 months or more of uninterrupted residence abroad. Importing a vehicle into Brazil is a separate operation, with its own taxation and requirements, and our team advises on feasibility on a case-by-case basis.

It depends on the appliance and the region. Chile operates on 220 V, with Type C and L outlets. In Brazil, much of the country uses 127 V with the national standard outlet. Electronic devices with dual-voltage power supplies generally work with a plug adapter. Motorized equipment, such as washers, dryers and dishwashers, do not operate adequately with simple adapters and require a properly sized transformer, when feasible. We assess each item on the inventory because often it is not worth paying freight for equipment that will not power on.

Yes. The return of animals to Brazil requires an international veterinary certificate issued by an official veterinarian, a valid rabies vaccination, and compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Animal transport is a process separate from the shipment of goods and runs in parallel, handled by our pet department. We have already transported more than 1,000 animals.

Proof is provided by a set of documents, and the hierarchy among them matters. The two proofs that effectively support the customs clearance are the Declaration of Residence issued by the Brazilian Consulate of the city where you live and utility bills in your name, such as water, electricity, gas and internet: these demonstrate effective residence at the address. Documents such as the cédula de identidad para extranjeros, the residence certificate, the employment contract and the lease agreement or property deed enter the file as supporting documents, together with the passport showing entries and exits, but do not prove residence on their own, because they attest to authorization to reside and not the fact of having lived there. A document proving the termination of residence in Chile is also necessary. We assemble this dossier with you before shipment, because collecting documents abroad after you are already in Brazil is much more difficult.

This is one of the few routes in which the group has its own operation at both ends. In Chile, collection, packing and exit documentation are conducted by Decapack, a One Moving Group company founded in 1942 and the most experienced in the country in international moves, with a 5,000 square meter logistics center near Santiago airport. In Brazil, customs clearance, final delivery and assembly are carried out by One Moving's own team. There are no intermediaries between your home in Chile and your home in Brazil.