Logistics and Industrial Customs Centers
("CLIA"): Reform of the legal regime governing dry ports
(customs locations in secondary zones)
On April 4, 2013, Provisional Measure No. 612 ("PM 612")
entered into effect, thus changing, among other provisions, the
legal regime applicable to customs locations within Brazil's
secondary zones, and in particular, the legal regime governing
logistics and industrial customs centers ("CLIAs").
Customs or dutiable locations are sites under customs control
where imported goods or goods dispatched for exportation (and
associated services) transit or are stored for purposes of customs
clearance.
For the purpose of customs control, the national territory is
divided into a primary zone (consisting of ports, airports, and
border customs points) and a secondary zone (the rest of the
country). The terms ?CLIA? and ?dry port? thus refer to customs
sites that are not located within ports, airports, or inland border
transit points.
