Build a Brazilian freight budget you can compare

Choose the unit before comparing the price

Record whether each quote is per trip, tonne, pallet or shipment, and whether the amount is in Brazilian reais. Confirm the load and service to which it applies. Cost per delivered unit is the comparable total divided by the accepted delivery quantity. That calculation is only useful if the scope is consistent: an incomplete load, extra handling or a failed delivery can change both the numerator and the denominator.

Keep a cost bridge

Start with the quoted freight. List separately any applicable tolls, handling, storage, waiting, insurance-related charges and taxes identified by the provider. Mark each as included, excluded, conditional or still unknown. Avoid adding a charge twice when it is already inside the base price. Ask your local advisers and providers to confirm the applicable treatment; this worksheet is a budgeting method, not a tax calculation or a legal minimum-freight assessment.

Use fuel data as context

ANP publishes fuel-price information. In your comparison, retain the fuel type, geography, unit and reference period alongside the number. A national diesel average cannot establish a carrier’s purchase price or the fuel used on a particular trip. Discuss how a proposed fuel adjustment works, which reference it uses, how frequently it changes and whether the same rule applies when the reference falls.

Stress-test the decision

Create a base case and a delayed-delivery case using your own quoted values. Change waiting time, return utilisation or one other uncertain assumption at a time to see what drives the result. If headquarters reports in another currency, document the exchange-rate source and date separately from the BRL operating budget. An exchange movement can change the reporting amount without changing the Brazilian supplier’s price. The TRRC trip planner helps compare operating scenarios; it does not provide a binding carrier quote.

Official references

• ANP ↗

TRRC planning frameworks help you prepare decisions. They are not a determination of your tax, customs or transport obligations. Official references may be in Portuguese; check the current requirements for your cargo and contract.