Marani Brands Inc. (MRIB)

[hedge_fun]

Wow, suddenly I see my POINTS being posted.......sort

of.

They need a label approval and each country is different on what they require.

Are they importing into Brazil and the Dominican Republic? If so, they need a license.

And if alcohol is considered a "food" item (skim milk and honey, right?) it could take 9 months to get an approval in the DR.

LICENSING

Importers must register with the Central Bank (Banco Central) as importers/representatives. You will receive a receipt of payment (recibo de pago) and must pay a fee. This process should take around 20 days to complete. They should also register with the Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes, or National Register of Contributors, which will provide importers with a tax identification number.

Foods also must be registered with the Secretariat for Public Health and Social Assistance (Secretaria de Estado para Salud Publica y Asistencia Social), which issues a certificate of Sanitary Registration. The registration number from this certificate must subsequently be printed on the label of the product. In order to receive this certificate, the importer/producer must present a sample of the product. This process varies in time, and is likely to take approximately nine months.

Lastly, importers must register their importation of alcoholic beverages with the Department of Internal Taxes (Dirección General de Impuestos Internos) – this can be done through forms AL-01 and AL-02, available at the Department’s Colecturia #6 (Av. Mexico Esq. Jacinto de la Concha, Santo Domingo).

http://www.ttb.gov/itd/dominican_republic.shtml#LICENSING

LICENSING/IMPORT PROCEDURES

The Brazilian importer is responsible for filing an application for an import license (Licença de Importação) accompanied by a pro forma invoice from the foreign supplier (e.g., U.S. exporter) for the products to be imported. This import license is required for all shipments, and must be obtained through an electronic system referred to as SISCOMEX.

Once the application is approved, the Brazilian importer must notify the U.S. exporter to ship the products and to transmit all shipment documents (indicated in the Required Documents section above) to the importer.

The importer must also file an Import Declaration once the merchandise arrives at the final port and present all required documentation.

Importers must also pay Customs duties and other taxes (e.g., Industrial Products Tax (IPI), Merchandise Circulation Tax (ICMS)) prior to the shipment being released.

http://www.ttb.gov/itd/brazil.shtml#PROCEDURES