{"topic_id":"BR_Circular_21_2025_foreign_manufacturer","category":"brazil","context":"---\ntopic_id: BR_Circular_21_2025_foreign_manufacturer\ncategory: brazil\ntitle: BR Circular 21/2025 DIPOA foreign manufacturer registration\nlang: en\nsource: BR_circular_21_2025_DIPOA.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 400\n---\n\n## Overview\n\n**Circular nº 21/2025/DIPOA/SDA/MAPA** (Ofício-Circular Nº 21/2025/DIPOA / Circular 21/2025 DIPOA), updated December 5, 2025, is DIPOA's official Q&A guidance establishing the procedures foreign manufacturers must follow to export animal food and feed to Brazil. It operationalizes the registration requirements under Decreto nº 12.031/2024 (Decree 12031/2024). The original Circular 12/2025 DIPOA (July 7, 2025) was the first to notify these procedures; Circular 21/2025 superseded it and provides comprehensive Q&A.\n\n## Section 1 — Foreign Establishment Registration\n\n### Q1.1 — Competent Authority in Country of Origin\n\n> \"A autoridade competente no país de origem costuma ser aquela que autoriza/registra o estabelecimento para atividade de fabricação do produto destinado à alimentação animal e que realiza fiscalizações nesse estabelecimento.\" (The competent authority in the country of origin is the one that authorizes/registers the establishment for animal feed manufacturing activity and conducts inspections.)\n\nForeign manufacturers must identify their own country's competent authority.\n\n### Q1.2 — Documents Required\n\nThe formal application must be submitted to MAPA through the foreign competent authority with:\n\n1. **Registration Request Spreadsheet** (Planilha de Solicitação de Registro): MAPA template in Annex I, editable XLSX format. Instructions include product categorization per Table 1. Available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish at: https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/insumos-agropecuarios/insumos-pecuarios/alimentacao-animal/importacao-e-exportacao-1/importacao-1\n\n2. **Official Establishment Certificate**: Issued by the competent authority of the country of origin (Art. 21, Decreto nº 12.031/2024 / Article 21 of Decree 12031/2024). Apostille is waived if the document contains a mechanism for verifying authenticity.\n\n3. **Good Manufacturing Practice Declaration** (Declaração de Boas Práticas de Fabricação / BPF): Issued by the competent authority or officially accredited certification body in the country of origin (per Art. 22, §2º of IN 15/2009 and Art. 13, IV of IN 51/2020). Independent/private certification bodies are also accepted.\n\n### Q1.3 — Standardized Templates\n\nOnly the Registration Spreadsheet has a standardized template (Annexes I, II, III). No standardized format exists for other documents.\n\n### Q1.4 — Foreign Registration ≠ PGA-SIGSIF Access\n\n> \"O registro do fabricante não dá acesso direto à plataforma. É necessária a etapa de solicitação de acesso.\" (Registration of the manufacturer does not grant direct access to the platform. A separate access request step is required.)\n\n### Q1.6 — HACCP as BPF Equivalent\n\n> \"A certificação em APPCC/HACCP emitida pela autoridade oficial ou por organismo certificador competente é reconhecida pelo MAPA como equivalente à declaração de Boas Práticas de Fabricação.\" (HACCP certification issued by the official authority or competent certification body is recognized by MAPA as equivalent to the Good Manufacturing Practice declaration.)\n\n### Q1.7 — Alternative if No Official BPF\n\nIf the official authority does not issue BPF declarations, a competent certification institution/entity may issue it, enabling the establishment's registration in Brazil.\n\n## Section 2 — PGA-SIGSIF Platform Access\n\nThe first user linked to the foreign establishment in PGA-SIGSIF must be designated as \"Acesso Externo\" (External Access). The External Access Manager has authority to approve/deny subsequent user access requests, manage label additions, modifications, and deletions.\n\nSource: Circular nº 21/2025/DIPOA/SDA/MAPA (https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/insumos-agropecuarios/insumos-pecuarios/alimentacao-animal/arquivos-alimentacao-animal/SEI_48632586_Oficio_Circular_21.pdf); updated December 5, 2025.\n","sources":["pdf-raw/intl-2026/BR_circular_21_2025_DIPOA.pdf"],"tokens_estimated":400,"generated_at":"2026-07-21","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}