What Is MAPA (Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture) and What Kinds of Products Does It Regulate?

Registering a medical device with ANVISA is an essential step for placing it legally on the Brazilian market. This process ensures that the product complies with strict safety and performance standards, protecting healthcare professionals and patients alike.

MAPA’s responsibilities include:

  • Public health and food safety in the agricultural sector
  • Control of imported and exported agricultural goods
  • Oversight of fertilizers, animal feed, crop controllers and veterinary products
  • Inspection and certification of products of plant and animal origin
  • Regulation of agricultural production, trade, and quality standards

MAPA ensures that agricultural products entering Brazil meet strict sanitary, quality, and labeling standards established by national legislation. Many categories require registration, inspection, or licensing before commercialization, importation, or exportation is authorized.

Why MAPA rules are important to exporters

For exporters interested in selling products in Brazil, compliance with MAPA regulations is often mandatory. Requirements may include:

  • Product registration or approval before importation
  • Sanitary certificates issued in the country of origin
  • Labeling adjustments to meet Brazilian rules
  • Licensing for producers, importers, and distributors

Foreign companies that attempt to ship products without proper MAPA compliance may face cargo detention, destruction, fines, or refusal of import.

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Understanding the regulatory structure is essential to entering the Brazilian market smoothly. With the correct classification, documentation, and registration strategy, companies can import, distribute, or produce agricultural products in Brazil legally and efficiently. You can count on our expertising to fit your products into Brazilian rules. 

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