The baggage carried by the traveler identified by the baggage ticket supplied by the carrier during the check in procedures and which consists of:
- Clothes and other clothing items, hygiene items, makeup and footwear for own use, in quantity and quality compatible with the duration and the purpose of his/her permanence in Brazil;
- Books and newspapers;
- Other items whose overall values do not exceed the quota of exemption, which is currently in the amount of five hundred US dollars (air or maritime travel) or three hundred US dollars (land travel, river or lake crossing), or the equivalent in another foreign currency;
- Other personal or professional used items, when clearly kept abroad for a period of time longer than a year.
Notice: The baggage sent by mail or shipped as general cargo, even if in the same vehicle used by the traveler, is subject to the payment of customs duties and does not have the right of exemption quota. The traveler is only excused from payment of customs duties in the case of clothes, used personal items, books, handbills and newspapers
