Federal import tax on parcels was repealed in mid-May National Newspaper The government collected R$2.13 billion in import taxes from January to mid-May from international orders, according to the Federal Revenue Secretariat. The amount entered the public coffers during this year, before the so-called "blouse tax" was revoked in the middle of the electoral race. In comparison with the first five months of last year, with more days (as it considers May 2025 as a whole), there was an increase of 15.4%. During that period, R$1.84 billion were collected from the tax. In 2025, the Federal Revenue collected R$5 billion from this tax, a record. ➡️Despite the end of import tax collection by the federal government, states continue to tax small-value imports through the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), with a rate that varies from 17% to 20%. ➡️Controversial, the "blouse tax" was rejected by Brazilian consumers mainly because it made low-value popular products more expensive and reduced the attractiveness of international platforms. Critics argued that international tourists have an advantage by not paying the tax. Experts interviewed by g1 stated that the end of the tax had an immediate impact on prices. In practice, the measure directly affects international purchases made on platforms such as Shein, Shopee and AliExpress. Government ends the 'blouse tax': what now? How was the rate for the blouses? ➡️In August 2024, after approval by the National Congress, the government began charging 20% ​​import tax on international purchases of up to US$50, which until then were exempt for companies within the Conform Remittance program. 🔎The taxation was a response from the government and Congress to a request from segments of the national industry, following the increase in digital purchases during the pandemic, and given the difference in tax burden between national products and those imported on online platforms. ➡️At the time, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned the text approved by the Legislature, despite having classified the decision as "irrational". The measure was defended by the Brazilian industry. Executive Secretary of Finance, Dario Durigan. Diogo Zacarias/Ministry of Finance Productive sector defended the tax ➡️ The maintenance of the "blouse tax" was defended by the vice-president of the Republic, and then Minister of Development, Geraldo Alckmin, to defend the national industry of low-value products. In a manifesto, representatives of the productive, commerce and retail sectors also defended its permanence. They said the measure not only created jobs, but also benefits for the consumer. "The consumer also benefited from the reduction in the tax disparity between international e-commerce platforms and the national productive sector. In the textile, clothing and footwear sector, for example, inflation is the lowest among IPCA items since July 1994, the beginning of the Real Plan", says the manifesto.