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Five consulting services for entering Brazil

beonshore's services form a single consulting route into Brazil for Chinese companies: first we study the market, then we identify the legal and compliance requirements, then our technology partner JBKR builds the digital channel, we design the go-to-market, and we provide ongoing local support from Curitiba. Every service states its deliverables, indicative timeline, fee model, and which steps a licensed professional executes directly for you.

Brazil market study: data charts and dealer interviewsMarket study & entry assessment

See the Brazilian market in data before you commit

The market study and entry assessment is a decision report delivered in 2–4 weeks. It answers five questions: whether your product has a market in Brazil, who buys it, at what price, through which channels and in which state, and how much budget and time entry requires. The conclusions come from public data, import statistics and local interviews, not from a generic country overview.

  • Sector size and growth: import data, local production, main buyers and purchasing cycles (with the data as-of date)
  • Competitive landscape: Chinese and Brazilian brands already in the market, price bands, positioning gaps
  • Channel assessment: dealers, distributors, marketplaces (Mercado Livre, Shopee, TikTok Shop) and direct WhatsApp selling, and which of them fits you
  • Regional choice: Paraná compared with São Paulo and Santa Catarina on cost, logistics (port of Paranaguá), industrial clusters and incentives
2–4 weeks: kick-off in week 1, research and interviews in weeks 2–3, presentation in week 4 · Fixed fee quoted against the agreed scope; 50% at kick-off, 50% on deliveryBrazil requirements roadmap: entity, tax, certification and importLegal & regulatory requirements mapping

What you need before you open, who does it, and how long it takes

The requirements mapping is a roadmap delivered in 2–3 weeks, listing every requirement your business must meet before and after it starts operating in Brazil: entity form, taxes, licences and product certification, import habilitation, labour and data protection, visas. Each line names the type of licensed professional, the indicative lead time and the fee range. beonshore identifies and plans; the professionals execute and contract directly with you.

  • Entity options compared: limited company (LTDA), branch, joint venture, with the preconditions and foreign-shareholder requirements of each
  • Tax overview: the taxes in force today, and how the 2026–2033 reform (IBS/CBS) transition affects your business
  • Licence and certification checklist: INMETRO, ANVISA, ANATEL, MAPA and others, flagged by product category as applicable or not, with indicative lead times
  • Import habilitation requirements (RADAR/Siscomex) and an outline of clearance through the port of Paranaguá
2–3 weeks for the roadmap; professional introductions and first meetings within the following 1–2 weeks · Fixed fee quoted against the complexity of the business; professional fees not includedDigital presence for Brazil: Portuguese website and WhatsApp conversationDigital presence for Brazil

A Portuguese website, Brazilian SEO and the official WhatsApp channel

Digital presence for Brazil is a localised digital foundation delivered by our technology partner JBKR in 4–8 weeks: a Portuguese .com.br website, SEO tuned for Brazilian search engines and AI assistants, LGPD-compliant data handling, a Google Merchant product feed, and a WhatsApp Business channel with CRM built on the official Meta API. Brazilians buy on WhatsApp, so your channel has to be there from day one.

  • .com.br domain registration and Brazilian hosting, tuned for load speed and LGPD data residency
  • Portuguese website written by native copywriters rather than machine-translated, with product, company, contact and case pages
  • Brazilian SEO and AI-assistant visibility: Portuguese keywords, structured data, llms.txt, Google Search Console
  • LGPD compliance setup: privacy policy, cookie consent, records of processing activities
4–8 weeks: architecture and copy in weeks 1–2, development and WhatsApp activation in weeks 3–6, launch and tuning in weeks 7–8 · Project-based, quoted against the agreed scope; ERP or NF-e integration puts it at the upper end of the rangeGo-to-market in Brazil: trade fair conversations and dealer meetingsGo-to-market & sales channel

From the first dealer to the first trade fair

Go-to-market and sales channel is a 4–8 week build followed by monthly support: we design a sales process that fits Brazil, deploy a Portuguese WhatsApp sales agent with lead routing, search and screen distributors, dealers or partners, and organise agendas and interpreting for trade fairs and delegations. The goal is measurable commercial conversations in your first 90 days in Brazil, not a stack of business cards.

  • Brazilian sales process design: every step from lead to quote to NF-e invoicing, with a response deadline for each
  • Portuguese WhatsApp sales agent (Apicio, a JBKR product): round-the-clock answering, voice messages, lead scoring and handover to a human
  • Lead routing and a CRM board: assignment by region or product to your team, your dealers or your representatives
  • A shortlist of distributors, dealers or partners: screening criteria, 20–40 candidates, first contact and 5–8 meetings
4–8 weeks to build, then monthly support; at least 6 months is recommended to cover a full sales cycle · Project fee for the build plus a monthly fee for support and channel operations; the monthly fee is quoted separately against scopeCuritiba office: local representative on a video call with a clientLocal presence & ongoing support

One number in Curitiba that follows up on everything in Brazil

Local presence and ongoing support is a monthly advisory service: you have a permanent point of contact in Curitiba who coordinates the progress of lawyers, accountants, customs brokers and other professionals, advises on operational and technical questions (ERP and NF-e integration, IBS/CBS readiness, LGPD), and delivers a monthly operations report in Chinese. One message on WeChat or WhatsApp, and someone in Brazil is on it.

  • A permanent point of contact on WeChat and WhatsApp, replying within the hour between 08:00 and 18:00 Brasília time, so a message sent during the Chinese morning is handled the same Brazilian morning
  • Coordination of the professional network: tracking and chasing lawyers, accountants, customs brokers and certification bodies
  • Operations and technology advisory: ERP to NF-e/NFS-e integration, readiness for each phase of the IBS/CBS reform, LGPD compliance
  • Monthly operations report (in Chinese): open items, risks, costs and the plan for the month ahead
Monthly service; 6 months minimum, then terminable with 30 days notice · Monthly retainer in three tiers by scope, each with an agreed response time and monthly hours

Who does what

  • beonshore provides business and technology consulting: we study the market, identify the requirements, plan the route, coordinate progress, and act as your permanent point of contact in Brazil.
  • Company registration, bank accounts, visas, customs clearance and product certification are executed by licensed professionals (lawyers, accountants, customs brokers, certification bodies). We select and introduce them; they contract directly with you and answer for the result.
  • JBKR (founded in Curitiba in 2006) delivers the technology directly: the .com.br website, Brazilian SEO, the official WhatsApp Business channel, CRM, and electronic invoicing (NF-e) and ERP integration.
  • All consulting fees are invoiced in Brazilian reais (BRL) by a Brazilian entity; third-party professional fees are billed to you directly by each professional.
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