Brazil’s chemical regulatory framework now has a timeline.
Law 15.022/2024 has been adopted, and the implementing regulation could be published any day.
Based on current signals, companies can expect:
• Initial system and structure taking shape this year – 2026 • Registration platform expected to open around 2027 • A multi-year registration window likely extending to ~2030
This may seem like a long runway.
In practice, most of the work doesn’t start at registration — it begins well before:
- identifying substances across products and business units
- consolidating volume data across importers
- understanding how supply chains are structured in Brazil
- determining whether a centralized approach (e.g. Only Representative) is needed
For companies with broad portfolios or multiple distributors, this internal preparation is often the most time-intensive part.
That’s why we are starting to see companies look at this now — not to solve final compliance requirements, but to understand likely impact and preparation effort under the emerging framework.
If Brazil is a relevant market for your business, the key question is not just “when do we register?” but:
“What will it take internally to get ready?”
Exporting to Mexico? It just got more demanding
Mexico just made exporting there a lot more demanding—and most companies don’t realize it yet.
A new customs regulation published on Feb 23, 2026 doesn’t just affect Mexican importers. It quietly shifts responsibility upstream… to foreign companies as the exporter.
Here’s what’s changing 👇
Mexico is moving to a fully digital, real-time customs system. That means every shipment is now:
• Data-driven • Cross-checked across systems • Auditable end-to-end
It may sound like just an internal agency upgrade? It’s not. It directly impacts how your customers and distributors – and customs brokers – in Mexico will work with you.
🔎 What this means in practice:
- Your paperwork has to be flawless Invoices, HS codes, product descriptions, and values must match exactly. “Close enough” will now trigger delays or inspections.
- Traceability is no longer optional Expect requests for batch numbers, origin details, and product-level tracking—especially in regulated industries like pesticides, cosmetics and personal care, lubricants, petroleum products, chemicals, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, textiles and apparel, automotive and auto parts, electronics and electrical equipment.
- Everything must be digital and consistent Documents need to be uploaded into Mexico’s systems and validated automatically. Errors are caught before goods arrive.
- Importers will push compliance onto suppliers Mexican companies face higher penalties, so they’ll demand stricter standards from you: • standardized templates • pre-shipment data validation • tighter contracts
- Customs brokers have their licenses on the line This is moving them to push requirements on suppliers that go beyond the law itself. (I’m already seeing this one!)
🚨 The real change: If you’re not compliant, you’re not just inefficient – you’re a risk.
And in a stricter environment, risky suppliers get replaced.
✅ What should you be doing now:
• Cleaning up product classifications • Standardizing documentation across shipments • Aligning data formats with Mexican partners • Investing in traceability
Mexico is raising the bar on shipments coming across the border.
Time to clean up export processes.
Link to Regulation:
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5780677&fecha=23/02/2026#gsc.tab=0
Brazil & India: BRICS Alignment
Brazil’s President Lula is currently on a state visit to India – and stopping off in other countries. The high level meetings between President Lula and Prime Minister Modi may make the front pages, but it’s the technocrats and agency officials that meet during these events that get into the details that end up impacting companies doing business around the globe.
Minister of Environment Marina Silva was also present at the meetings – discussing climate change and fighting deforestation – as well as ten other ministry leaders from Brazil. The health authorities from ANVISA also met with their Indian counterparts to discuss Brazil’s goals for health, medicines, and biotech cooperation between the countries. Brazil would like to expand its pharmaceutical industry – recognizing India as a powerhouse in the sector.
Companies active internationally need to be aware of the selective alignment happening in the Global South and among the BRICS countries, often on an issue-specific basis rather than as a unified bloc. This shift is being driven in part by post-pandemic supply chain reassessments, changes in the U.S., and renewed industrial policy efforts in countries like Brazil. Companies may face increased pressure to localize production and adapt to evolving regulatory frameworks, while also gaining access to new partnership and market opportunities as integration deepens.
Dangerous Goods Transport: Draft Limited Quantity Rules for Mexico
Mexico has posted for public comment the draft rule on transport of dangerous goods packaged/contained in limited quantities. The new version – PROY-NOM-011-SICT2/2025 – aligns with the 22nd edition of the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. It also would authorize parcel and courier companies to transport these goods in limited quantities if the new standard were met. The Draft is open for a sixty-day public comment period that started on February 10, 2026.
- Link to Notice in of Public Consultation:
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5779726&fecha=10/02/2026#gsc.tab=0
- Link to Draft:
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