News & Insights
Product updates, engineering insights, and industry perspectives from the Tier2 Systems team.
CE Mercante Rectification: the Deadline That Sets the Cost
Rectifying a CE Mercante after the deadline costs BRL 5,000 per occurrence and blocks the DUIMP. With NCM now mandatory, the mismatch risk has grown.
Carrier Invoices: Why the Cost Never Matches the Quote
Carrier invoices rarely match the quoted cost. Surcharges, corrected weights and exchange rates explain the gap that erodes a forwarder's margin.
B/L Draft: Where Clients Test Their Freight Forwarder
The B/L draft is the first document where clients judge their forwarder's service. Each correction costs more than the amendment fee.
Brazil's LPCO: What Changed in Import Licensing
Brazil replaced its import license (LI) with the LPCO inside Portal Unico. The new flow runs parallel to DUIMP and changes how compliance teams plan clearance.
DUIMP Penalties: The Cost of One Wrong Field
Brazil's LC 214/2025 replaced the 1% customs fine with a per-field penalty on the DUIMP. For customs brokers, data quality is now a measurable financial risk.
Transit Time in Freight Quotes: What Sales Teams Miss
The carrier's transit time is port to port. Your client measures until cargo release. How freight forwarder sales teams can quote a timeline that holds.