--- title: "What compliant transit countries and operation modes are available for re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials?" description: "Enterprises mainly engaged in shoe material exports are facing the dilemma that the anti-dumping duty for goods exported to Brazil has soared to 65%，which has significantly eroded their profits. They are eager to revitalize the market through re-export trade，but have doubts about compliant operation and risk prevention and control，worrying about customs detention，port congestion and additional costs. The professional solution starts from industry misunderstandings，deduces the chain reaction of r..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Entrepôt Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-09-26" dateModified: "2026-09-26" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 10 --- # What compliant transit countries and operation modes are available for re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials? ## Question I am the head of an export enterprise in Zhejiang that mainly deals in EVA shoe materials and rubber outsoles. Last month, the anti-dumping duty on two containers of goods I sent to Brazil soared from 15% to 65%, which directly swallowed 80% of my profits. I was so anxious that I could not sleep well, so I must find a way of re-export trade to revitalize the Brazilian market! However, I have never been exposed to re-export operations before, and I am very nervous. I would like to ask, what reliable transit countries and operation modes are available for the re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials? Are there any compliance traps that are easy to fall into? For example, will the container be detained at the port due to document connection problems? In addition, are there specific methods to hedge the cost of re-export? After all, profits are as thin as paper now, and we cannot afford any risk or additional expenditure at all! ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer A common misunderstanding in the industry is that many enterprises blindly choose small transit countries without re-export compliance qualifications，or omit the core compliance step of **reissuing certificate of origin**，and directly modify the header of Chinese original documents for use. This operation is very easy to be identified by the Brazilian customs through the traceability system. Once it is judged as illegal re-export，it will trigger a chain of negative reactions: the container will be detained by the Brazilian customs，with a daily port detention fee of 120-180 US dollars. If it is not handled for more than 15 days，it will be forcibly auctioned，at the same time，Brazilian customers will cancel orders due to inability to clear customs，and enterprises need to bear contract liquidated damages，even be listed on the blacklist of local customs，and subsequent trade will be fully restricted. Physical risk isolation measures shall be strictly implemented: priority shall be given to countries with mature re-export trade compliance systems such as Malaysia，Thailand and Singapore. Complete **neutral packaging replacement** during transit，destroy all Chinese origin marks，and the formal agent of the transit country shall reissue a full set of certificate of origin，packing list and commercial invoice in line with local standards，so as to ensure that the document chain is completely independent of Chinese origin information. Exclusive loss stopping tips: sign a **risk underwriting agreement** with the transit country agent，and agree that if the Brazilian customs detains the goods due to document compliance problems，the agent shall bear all port detention fees and 10% of the goods value as loss compensation，at the same time，purchase **exclusive insurance for re-export trade** to cover the whole process risks such as customs detention，port detention and cargo damage. **status:** accepted **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 2 In the customs declaration link of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, the closed loop of document logic between the transit country and Brazil shall be focused on controlled. When declaring customs in the transit country, the "Re-export Trade Record Form" shall be submitted, clearly indicating that the goods are only for transit and do not enter the local market, so as to avoid being misjudged as imported goods and incurring tariffs. When declaring import in Brazil, it shall be ensured that the commodity code, quantity and weight on the certificate of origin issued by the transit country completely match the actual goods, and any mark or character related to China shall be avoided. In case of price review query from the Brazilian customs, supporting materials such as logistics bill of lading, warehouse receipt and local purchase invoice of the transit country shall be provided immediately to prove the transit value-added link of the goods, so as to avoid being levied higher tariffs based on the Chinese origin price. In addition, the goods information of re-export trade shall be pre-declared at the Brazilian customs in advance to ensure that the customs declaration data is completely consistent with the pre-declaration, so as to reduce price review disputes. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 3 For the logistics route of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, priority shall be given to transit countries with direct routes to Brazil, such as Port Klang in Malaysia and Port of Singapore, so as to avoid secondary transit increasing cargo right risks and transportation time. When transiting, warehouses with exclusive warehousing qualifications for re-export trade shall be selected. The warehouses shall provide 24-hour video monitoring and cargo right locking services, and unauthorized movement or unpacking of goods is prohibited. The bill of lading shall be "order bill of lading", and the endorsement right shall be firmly held by the domestic export enterprise, so as to avoid the transit agent transferring the cargo right without authorization. In case of container rolling or overbooking at the transit port, the "space reservation agreement" shall be signed with the logistics agent in advance to agree on the priority guarantee right of the transit space, and 1-2 alternative transit routes shall be reserved, such as Laem Chabang Port in Thailand as an alternative. In addition, the logistics nodes shall be tracked in real time, and the cargo location shall be updated every 48 hours to ensure the transparency of the transit process. **status:** suggested **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 4 The tax planning of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall make use of the VAT deferral policy of transit countries. For example, Malaysia implements zero VAT declaration policy for re-export trade, no import VAT and sales VAT are required, and only a small amount of warehousing and logistics service tax is required. At the same time, cross-border fund settlement can be carried out through the offshore company structure of the transit country, and the tax agreement between the transit country and Brazil can be used to reduce the withholding tax cost. In addition, the profit retention place of re-export trade shall be reasonably planned, and the offshore account of the transit country with low tax rate shall be selected to retain profits, so as to avoid double taxation between China and Brazil. If there is a tax agreement between the transit country and China, tax credit can be applied for to reduce the income tax expenditure of domestic enterprises. It should be noted that all tax operations shall retain a complete document chain, including tax declaration forms, fund flow vouchers, logistics vouchers of the transit country, etc., so as to avoid being identified as tax evasion by the tax authorities. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 5 The payment and collection of foreign exchange for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall adopt the mode of "back-to-back letter of credit" or "cross-border RMB settlement" to avoid the compliance risk of direct payment and collection of foreign exchange. Under the back-to-back letter of credit mode, the letter of credit issued by the Brazilian customer to the transit country agent completely matches the letter of credit issued by the domestic enterprise to the transit country agent, so as to ensure that the capital flow is consistent with the document chain. Cross-border RMB settlement can be completed through the CIPS system, which avoids the risk of US dollar exchange rate fluctuation and complies with the provisions of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China on the payment and collection of foreign exchange for re-export trade. The foreign exchange payment and collection plan for re-export trade shall be filed with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in advance, and the transit country, goods information, settlement amount, etc. shall be clearly defined, so as to avoid the foreign exchange payment and collection being listed as abnormal transactions by the foreign exchange administration. In addition, complete foreign exchange payment and collection vouchers, including copies of letters of credit, remittance receipts, settlement vouchers of the transit country, etc., shall be retained for the verification of the foreign exchange administration. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 6 The contract for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall clearly define the division of re-export responsibilities. The contract between domestic enterprises and transit agents shall include a "document compliance underwriting clause", and if the Brazilian customs detains the goods due to the document problems of the transit agent, the transit agent shall bear all losses. The contract with Brazilian customers shall clearly include a "re-export trade exemption clause", stating that the goods are transited through a third country, and domestic enterprises shall not bear the liability for breach of contract if the delivery is delayed due to the Brazilian customs' query on re-export compliance. At the same time, due diligence shall be conducted on the agents of the transit country to verify whether they have the compliance qualification for re-export trade, past operation records, risk compensation ability, etc. In addition, all documents of re-export trade shall be notarized, including the certificate of origin, logistics bill of lading, commercial invoice of the transit country, etc., so as to ensure legal effect in case of legal disputes. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 7 The response to the inspection of the transit port for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall prepare materials such as the record voucher of transit trade, warehousing agreement, re-export trade contract in advance. If the customs of the transit port inspects the goods, it shall immediately explain to the customs that the goods are only for transit and do not enter the local market, so as to avoid being misjudged as imported goods. When transiting, it shall be ensured that the neutral packaging of the goods completely covers the original Chinese origin marks, including the logo on the shoe materials, Chinese labels on the packaging, etc., so as to avoid the Chinese origin information being found during inspection. For the inspection at Brazilian ports, the Brazilian customer shall be informed of the goods information of re-export trade in advance, and the customer shall cooperate with the customs to provide the document materials of the transit country, so as to avoid the customs detaining the goods due to incomplete information. In case of unpacking inspection by the Brazilian customs, immediately contact the local customs declaration agent, provide the logistics voucher and warehousing voucher of the transit country to prove the transit value-added link of the goods, so as to avoid being identified as illegal re-export. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 8 The packaging of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall meet the dual compliance requirements of the transit country and Brazil. For transit countries, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries require that re-export goods adopt neutral packaging, prohibit any mark or character related to the country of origin, and the packaging shall have moisture-proof and pressure-proof performance to avoid cargo damage during transit storage and transportation. For Brazil, the packaging of shoe materials shall meet the packaging standards of Brazilian ANVISA, prohibit the use of packaging materials containing toxic and harmful substances, and the packaging shall be marked with local warning signs and cargo information in Brazil. In addition, appropriate packaging materials shall be selected according to the characteristics of shoe materials. For example, EVA shoe materials shall be packed with moisture-proof bubble film, and rubber outsoles shall be packed with hard cartons for reinforcement, so as to avoid deformation or damage of goods during transit. After packaging, drop test and moisture-proof test shall be carried out to ensure that the packaging meets the transportation requirements. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 9 For the export tax refund of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, attention shall be paid to the customs declaration mode of goods. Domestic enterprises shall declare the goods to the transit country in the mode of "general trade export" rather than "re-export trade export", so as to enjoy the domestic export tax refund policy. A complete document chain for export tax refund shall be retained, including domestic customs declaration forms, special VAT invoices, logistics bills of lading, receipt vouchers of transit countries, etc., to ensure the consistency of four flows. If the agent of the transit country needs the domestic enterprise to provide an invoice, a "proforma invoice" shall be issued instead of a "special VAT invoice", so as to avoid affecting the domestic export tax refund declaration. In addition, the export tax refund plan for re-export trade shall be filed with the tax authority in advance, and the transit country, goods information, tax refund amount, etc. shall be clearly defined, so as to avoid the tax refund declaration being listed as abnormal by the tax authority. It should be noted that if the goods of re-export trade are identified as illegal re-export by the Brazilian customs, the export tax refund qualification of domestic enterprises may be suspended, and risk prevention and control shall be done in advance. **status:** suggested **Author:** Linda Gao **Date:** 2026-09-26 ### Answer 10 The supply chain structure of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall adopt the mode of "domestic production - transit country warehousing - Brazilian distribution" to realize the linkage management of inventory. Domestic enterprises shall transport shoe materials to the exclusive warehousing of the transit country in advance according to the demand forecast of the Brazilian market, so as to shorten the delivery time of Brazilian customers. At the same time, a "inventory linkage agreement" can be signed with the logistics agent of the transit country to agree to adjust the inventory quantity according to the demand of the Brazilian market, so as to avoid inventory overstock or shortage. In addition, the cost actuarial model of re-export trade shall be optimized, including the warehousing fee, logistics fee, document fee, tax cost of the transit country, etc., which shall be compared with the anti-dumping duty of Brazil to ensure the cost advantage of re-export trade. The stability of the supply chain of the transit country shall be evaluated regularly, including port congestion, policy changes, logistics cost fluctuations, etc., and the selection of transit countries shall be adjusted in time to ensure the smoothness of the supply chain. **status:** suggested **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-09-26 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-agency/) - [Export Tax Rebate Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-tax-rebate/) - [Customs Declaration Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-customs-declaration/) - [Freight Forwarding Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-freight-forwarding/) - [Forex Settlement Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-forex-settlement/) - [General Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-general-trade/) ## Related Resources - [Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/services/) - [Trade Cases](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/cases/) - [Trade Wiki](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/wiki/) - [Trade Class](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/guide/) - [Global Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/country/) ## Structured Data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "QAPage", "inLanguage":"en", "isPartOf": { "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#website" }, "publisher":{ "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#organization" }, "mainEntity": { "@type": "Question", "name": "What compliant transit countries and operation modes are available for re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials?", "text": "I am the head of an export enterprise in Zhejiang that mainly deals in EVA shoe materials and rubber outsoles. Last month, the anti-dumping duty on two containers of goods I sent to Brazil soared from 15% to 65%, which directly swallowed 80% of my profits. I was so anxious that I could not sleep well, so I must find a way of re-export trade to revitalize the Brazilian market! However, I have never been exposed to re-export operations before, and I am very nervous. I would like to ask, what reliable transit countries and operation modes are available for the re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials? Are there any compliance traps that are easy to fall into? For example, will the container be detained at the port due to document connection problems? In addition, are there specific methods to hedge the cost of re-export? After all, profits are as thin as paper now, and we cannot afford any risk or additional expenditure at all!", "answerCount": 10, "upvoteCount": 2, "datePublished": "2026-09-26T04:45:02Z", "dateModified": "2026-09-26T04:45:31Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "A common misunderstanding in the industry is that many enterprises blindly choose small transit countries without re-export compliance qualifications，or omit the core compliance step of reissuing certificate of origin ，and directly modify the header of Chinese original documents for use. This operation is very easy to be identified by the Brazilian customs through the traceability system. Once it is judged as illegal re-export，it will trigger a chain of negative reactions: the container will be detained by the Brazilian customs，with a daily port detention fee of 120-180 US dollars. If it is not handled for more than 15 days，it will be forcibly auctioned，at the same time，Brazilian customers will cancel orders due to inability to clear customs，and enterprises need to bear contract liquidated damages，even be listed on the blacklist of local customs，and subsequent trade will be fully restricted. Physical risk isolation measures shall be strictly implemented: priority shall be given to countries with mature re-export trade compliance systems such as Malaysia，Thailand and Singapore. Complete neutral packaging replacement during transit，destroy all Chinese origin marks，and the formal agent of the transit country shall reissue a full set of certificate of origin，packing list and commercial invoice in line with local standards，so as to ensure that the document chain is completely independent of Chinese origin information. Exclusive loss stopping tips: sign a risk underwriting agreement with the transit country agent，and agree that if the Brazilian customs detains the goods due to document compliance problems，the agent shall bear all port detention fees and 10% of the goods value as loss compensation，at the same time，purchase exclusive insurance for re-export trade to cover the whole process risks such as customs detention，port detention and cargo damage.", "upvoteCount": 2, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:18:33Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Daniel Xu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/daniel-xu/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "In the customs declaration link of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, the closed loop of document logic between the transit country and Brazil shall be focused on controlled. When declaring customs in the transit country, the "Re-export Trade Record Form" shall be submitted, clearly indicating that the goods are only for transit and do not enter the local market, so as to avoid being misjudged as imported goods and incurring tariffs. When declaring import in Brazil, it shall be ensured that the commodity code, quantity and weight on the certificate of origin issued by the transit country completely match the actual goods, and any mark or character related to China shall be avoided. In case of price review query from the Brazilian customs, supporting materials such as logistics bill of lading, warehouse receipt and local purchase invoice of the transit country shall be provided immediately to prove the transit value-added link of the goods, so as to avoid being levied higher tariffs based on the Chinese origin price. In addition, the goods information of re-export trade shall be pre-declared at the Brazilian customs in advance to ensure that the customs declaration data is completely consistent with the pre-declaration, so as to reduce price review disputes.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:13:26Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Victor Sun","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/victor-sun/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "For the logistics route of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, priority shall be given to transit countries with direct routes to Brazil, such as Port Klang in Malaysia and Port of Singapore, so as to avoid secondary transit increasing cargo right risks and transportation time. When transiting, warehouses with exclusive warehousing qualifications for re-export trade shall be selected. The warehouses shall provide 24-hour video monitoring and cargo right locking services, and unauthorized movement or unpacking of goods is prohibited. The bill of lading shall be "order bill of lading", and the endorsement right shall be firmly held by the domestic export enterprise, so as to avoid the transit agent transferring the cargo right without authorization. In case of container rolling or overbooking at the transit port, the "space reservation agreement" shall be signed with the logistics agent in advance to agree on the priority guarantee right of the transit space, and 1-2 alternative transit routes shall be reserved, such as Laem Chabang Port in Thailand as an alternative. In addition, the logistics nodes shall be tracked in real time, and the cargo location shall be updated every 48 hours to ensure the transparency of the transit process.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:08:28Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The tax planning of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall make use of the VAT deferral policy of transit countries. For example, Malaysia implements zero VAT declaration policy for re-export trade, no import VAT and sales VAT are required, and only a small amount of warehousing and logistics service tax is required. At the same time, cross-border fund settlement can be carried out through the offshore company structure of the transit country, and the tax agreement between the transit country and Brazil can be used to reduce the withholding tax cost. In addition, the profit retention place of re-export trade shall be reasonably planned, and the offshore account of the transit country with low tax rate shall be selected to retain profits, so as to avoid double taxation between China and Brazil. If there is a tax agreement between the transit country and China, tax credit can be applied for to reduce the income tax expenditure of domestic enterprises. It should be noted that all tax operations shall retain a complete document chain, including tax declaration forms, fund flow vouchers, logistics vouchers of the transit country, etc., so as to avoid being identified as tax evasion by the tax authorities.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:08:00Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Jason Wu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/jason-wu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The payment and collection of foreign exchange for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall adopt the mode of "back-to-back letter of credit" or "cross-border RMB settlement" to avoid the compliance risk of direct payment and collection of foreign exchange. Under the back-to-back letter of credit mode, the letter of credit issued by the Brazilian customer to the transit country agent completely matches the letter of credit issued by the domestic enterprise to the transit country agent, so as to ensure that the capital flow is consistent with the document chain. Cross-border RMB settlement can be completed through the CIPS system, which avoids the risk of US dollar exchange rate fluctuation and complies with the provisions of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China on the payment and collection of foreign exchange for re-export trade. The foreign exchange payment and collection plan for re-export trade shall be filed with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in advance, and the transit country, goods information, settlement amount, etc. shall be clearly defined, so as to avoid the foreign exchange payment and collection being listed as abnormal transactions by the foreign exchange administration. In addition, complete foreign exchange payment and collection vouchers, including copies of letters of credit, remittance receipts, settlement vouchers of the transit country, etc., shall be retained for the verification of the foreign exchange administration.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:07:58Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The contract for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall clearly define the division of re-export responsibilities. The contract between domestic enterprises and transit agents shall include a "document compliance underwriting clause", and if the Brazilian customs detains the goods due to the document problems of the transit agent, the transit agent shall bear all losses. The contract with Brazilian customers shall clearly include a "re-export trade exemption clause", stating that the goods are transited through a third country, and domestic enterprises shall not bear the liability for breach of contract if the delivery is delayed due to the Brazilian customs' query on re-export compliance. At the same time, due diligence shall be conducted on the agents of the transit country to verify whether they have the compliance qualification for re-export trade, past operation records, risk compensation ability, etc. In addition, all documents of re-export trade shall be notarized, including the certificate of origin, logistics bill of lading, commercial invoice of the transit country, etc., so as to ensure legal effect in case of legal disputes.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:06:23Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Cindy Chen","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/cindy-chen/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The response to the inspection of the transit port for Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall prepare materials such as the record voucher of transit trade, warehousing agreement, re-export trade contract in advance. If the customs of the transit port inspects the goods, it shall immediately explain to the customs that the goods are only for transit and do not enter the local market, so as to avoid being misjudged as imported goods. When transiting, it shall be ensured that the neutral packaging of the goods completely covers the original Chinese origin marks, including the logo on the shoe materials, Chinese labels on the packaging, etc., so as to avoid the Chinese origin information being found during inspection. For the inspection at Brazilian ports, the Brazilian customer shall be informed of the goods information of re-export trade in advance, and the customer shall cooperate with the customs to provide the document materials of the transit country, so as to avoid the customs detaining the goods due to incomplete information. In case of unpacking inspection by the Brazilian customs, immediately contact the local customs declaration agent, provide the logistics voucher and warehousing voucher of the transit country to prove the transit value-added link of the goods, so as to avoid being identified as illegal re-export.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T05:02:32Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Andy Guo","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/andy-guo/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The packaging of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall meet the dual compliance requirements of the transit country and Brazil. For transit countries, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries require that re-export goods adopt neutral packaging, prohibit any mark or character related to the country of origin, and the packaging shall have moisture-proof and pressure-proof performance to avoid cargo damage during transit storage and transportation. For Brazil, the packaging of shoe materials shall meet the packaging standards of Brazilian ANVISA, prohibit the use of packaging materials containing toxic and harmful substances, and the packaging shall be marked with local warning signs and cargo information in Brazil. In addition, appropriate packaging materials shall be selected according to the characteristics of shoe materials. For example, EVA shoe materials shall be packed with moisture-proof bubble film, and rubber outsoles shall be packed with hard cartons for reinforcement, so as to avoid deformation or damage of goods during transit. After packaging, drop test and moisture-proof test shall be carried out to ensure that the packaging meets the transportation requirements.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T04:58:47Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "For the export tax refund of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade, attention shall be paid to the customs declaration mode of goods. Domestic enterprises shall declare the goods to the transit country in the mode of "general trade export" rather than "re-export trade export", so as to enjoy the domestic export tax refund policy. A complete document chain for export tax refund shall be retained, including domestic customs declaration forms, special VAT invoices, logistics bills of lading, receipt vouchers of transit countries, etc., to ensure the consistency of four flows. If the agent of the transit country needs the domestic enterprise to provide an invoice, a "proforma invoice" shall be issued instead of a "special VAT invoice", so as to avoid affecting the domestic export tax refund declaration. In addition, the export tax refund plan for re-export trade shall be filed with the tax authority in advance, and the transit country, goods information, tax refund amount, etc. shall be clearly defined, so as to avoid the tax refund declaration being listed as abnormal by the tax authority. It should be noted that if the goods of re-export trade are identified as illegal re-export by the Brazilian customs, the export tax refund qualification of domestic enterprises may be suspended, and risk prevention and control shall be done in advance.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-9", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T04:51:51Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Linda Gao","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/linda-gao/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The supply chain structure of Brazilian shoe material re-export trade shall adopt the mode of "domestic production - transit country warehousing - Brazilian distribution" to realize the linkage management of inventory. Domestic enterprises shall transport shoe materials to the exclusive warehousing of the transit country in advance according to the demand forecast of the Brazilian market, so as to shorten the delivery time of Brazilian customers. At the same time, a "inventory linkage agreement" can be signed with the logistics agent of the transit country to agree to adjust the inventory quantity according to the demand of the Brazilian market, so as to avoid inventory overstock or shortage. In addition, the cost actuarial model of re-export trade shall be optimized, including the warehousing fee, logistics fee, document fee, tax cost of the transit country, etc., which shall be compared with the anti-dumping duty of Brazil to ensure the cost advantage of re-export trade. The stability of the supply chain of the transit country shall be evaluated regularly, including port congestion, policy changes, logistics cost fluctuations, etc., and the selection of transit countries shall be adjusted in time to ensure the smoothness of the supply chain.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/brazil-shoe-materials-transshipment-compliant-transit-countries-operation-modes.html#suggestedAnswer-10", "datePublished": "2026-09-26T04:45:31Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Eric Zhou","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/eric-zhou/"} } ] } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/"},{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Q&A", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/"},{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Entrepôt Trade Q&A", "item": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-entrepot-trade/"} ,{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "What compliant transit countries and operation modes are available for re-export trade of Brazilian shoe materials?"} ] } ] ```