Imports represent a crucial component of Brazil's foreign trade, supplying essential goods and raw materials that fuel domestic industries and consumer markets. The flow of imported products is a key indicator of economic activity, reflecting both domestic demand and the availability of international supply chains.
Understanding import patterns reveals much about Brazil's integration into the global economy, its key trading partners, and the evolving needs of its productive sectors. These flows are sensitive to global economic cycles and shifts in international trade policies.
Compound fertilizer from Saudi Arabia hit US$ 0.83 per kg in June 2026, 4% above May, but August rose to US$ 0.86 per kg and overtook that mark.
Mexico jumped from No. 3 to No. 1 among computer suppliers to Brazil and now holds 38.3% of the market so far in 2026, against 12.9% a year earlier.
China widened its share of Brazil's forklift imports from 70.8% to 81.2% so far this year, while the total market barely moved from where it stood.
China keeps the top spot in Brazil's imports of coated flat steel, but its share slips from 76.4% to 63.5% year to date, with FOB value down 12.6%.
Refined copper from Peru cost US$ 13.14 per kg in March, a record then. June beat that mark and August closed at US$ 13.79 per kg, 4.9% above March.
Nigerian nitrogen fertilizer hit US$ 0.69 per kg in April and US$ 0.71 in May, a series record; the price then eased to US$ 0.45 per kg by August.
Even with sales down 18.4%, Bolivia climbed from No. 2 to No. 1 in gas imported by Brazil and now holds 37.6% of the market so far this year.
Switzerland jumped from #2 to #1 among coffee suppliers to Brazil in 2026 year-to-date, with a 55.8% import share. See the full panel with official MDIC data.
South Korea jumped from #2 to #1 supplier of integrated circuits to Brazil, nearly doubling its market share in 2026 year to date. See the full panel with official M
Brazil's cocoa powder imports from the Netherlands jumped 84× in March 2026 versus the prior three-year average for the month. See the full panel with official MDIC
China extends its grip on Brazil's passenger car imports, with its share climbing from 49.8% to nearly 72% in the 2026 year-to-date window. See the full panel with o
Morocco cements its lead in Brazil's phosphate fertilizer imports, with its share jumping from 38.9% to nearly 51% in the 2026 year-to-date period.
February imports total $38.6 million, 64.8% below the $109.7 million historical average for the month over the last three years combined. See the full panel with off
Brazil's monthly pace for US ethyl alcohol flipped from a 43.3% drop to a surge of more than 1,500 times off a near-zero base, per MDIC ComexStat.
Russia's share of Brazil's refined petroleum oil imports jumped from 46.6% to 68.2% in the first half of 2026 year to date, worth $1.06 billion in FOB value.
Canada's share of Brazil's potash fertilizer imports jumped to 54.6% in the 2026 year-to-date window, up from 35.6% a year earlier, MDIC data show.
The monthly pace of Chilean copper imports jumped from -53.8% to +156% in January 2026, a 209.8-point acceleration. Painel completo no Kyrodata.
Oman's share of Brazil's imported nitrogen fertilizer more than doubled at full-year 2025, reaching one-fifth of the total at $129.8 million in FOB value.
Côte d'Ivoire held a 99.96% share of Brazil's raw cocoa imports through May 2026. Then Brazil cut the corridor on quarantine grounds in February.
Brazil's corn import pace from Paraguay swung from -68.8% to +207% month over month in March 2026, driven mainly by seasonal harvest timing and a low base.
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