Brazil’s import tax stack is not a single VAT-style number. That difference is often what stalls your buyer’s decision, not your price.
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Vinicius Alves Marques é sócio e Head of Growth da Guelcos International, consultoria de negócios internacionais com escritórios em São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Hong Kong e Wuhan. Formado em Relações Internacionais pela UEPB e MBA pela FGV, viveu na China entre 2013 e 2016, onde estudou mandarim na Universidade de Shenzhen e abriu sua primeira empresa em Hong Kong. Em 2025 fundou a HeyShip, primeiro BI de importação do Brasil, com investimento da Leonora Ventures e participação no ecossistema de startups da OpenAI. Escreve sobre importação da China, Canton Fair, qualidade de fornecedores e tecnologia aplicada ao comércio exterior.
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