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The price of products purchased on international websites (such as Shein and AliExpress) should increase for the consumer. This will happen because secretaries and finance secretaries of the 26 states and the Federal District agreed, by a large majority, to increase the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) from 17% to 20%.
The change will come into effect from April 2025 due to previous and nineteen-year tax principles.
States approve tax increase for purchases on sites like Shein and AliExpress/Photo: Reproduction
In cases where the modal rate is less than 20%, implementation will depend on approval by the respective state Legislative Assemblies, this was what the National Committee of State and DF Finance Secretaries (Comsefaz) decided during the 47th Ordinary Meeting of the group, held in Foz do Iguaçu (PR).
Comsefaz even stated that the new rate seeks to align the tax treatment applied to imports with that practiced for goods sold in the domestic market.
“The growing use of cross-border e-commerce platforms, mainly for the acquisition of items such as clothing, electronics, accessories and items for personal use, imposes the need for periodic adjustments that protect the competitiveness of domestic commerce and national industry”, says the manifest.
“This change reinforces the states’ commitment to the development of industry and national commerce, promoting fairer taxation and contributing to the protection of the internal market in the face of the challenges of a globalized scenario”, states the decision.
Situation of Acre
Consulted by the report of ContilNetthe Secretary of Finance of Acre, Amarísio Freitas, confirmed the change.
“Comsefaz and Confaz brings together the 27 units of the federation. Therefore, the rule is for everyone. The tax that was previously 17% had increased to 20%. There were states that already practiced 23%, such as Maranhão. Acre was following the only rate approved in Confaz, which was 17%”, he highlighted.
