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Product updates, engineering insights, and industry perspectives from the Tier2 Systems team.
Freight Insurance for Imports: The Cost Inside Your Duties
Cargo insurance is part of the customs value that determines your import duties. Skipping the policy drops your coverage without cutting your tax bill.
Vessel Delays in Import Freight: What Ops Teams Adjust
Every day a vessel is late reshuffles storage costs, free time, and the ops team's calendar. Forwarders who don't update the ETA lose margin and lose clients.
Drawback in freight operations: what forwarders track
Brazil's drawback suspension regime links every import to a future export. A missed deadline or wrong HS code turns the tax benefit into retroactive collection.
NCM Classification in Brazil: The Risk That Stayed
Brazil's standalone 1% fine for wrong NCM codes was repealed in 2026. The 75% penalty on underpaid duties remains, and customs can audit five years back.
System Integration in Freight Forwarding
The system records shipments, but the operator still connects Siscomex, carriers and terminals by hand. Each field copied between screens costs time and margin.
Grey Channel in Brazilian Imports: What Ops Teams Face
Brazil's grey channel audits the declared customs value, has no fixed deadline and demands price-formation documents most teams haven't organized.