Lamerica Star Customs Broker

What Lamerica Star Customs Broker does

Lamerica Star Customs Broker (legal name Lamerica Star Despachos Aduaneiros) is a Brazil-headquartered B2B customs brokerage and cross-border trade services firm specializing in the China-Brazil trade corridor. Founded approximately in 2009 by an overseas Chinese management team, the company operates from Campinas, São Paulo, with a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Lamerica Star Future Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳拉美星未来科技有限公司), in Shenzhen, and branch offices in Santa Catarina (Brazil), Paraguay, Mexico, and Colombia. It is part of the Lamerica Group holding structure alongside sister company Lamerica Tec.

The company's core offerings span customs clearance, import and export agency services, local delivery, warehousing, and two-way procurement between Chinese and Brazilian suppliers. It holds Brazilian NOVCC, IATA, and Dangerous Goods (DG) certifications with self-operated unlimited import rights, enabling it to act as a legal importer of record for foreign companies lacking a Brazilian entity and to handle specialized cargo including electric vehicles, batteries, and photovoltaic equipment. Its broker team has more than 20 years of industry experience across all transport modalities, and it maintains long-term cooperative relationships with Fortune 500 enterprises, with 1,000+ customers and 3,000+ service cases completed across cumulative import values exceeding USD 100 million.

The business model is professional-services based: revenue is generated through fees on brokerage commissions, import/export agency services, warehousing (delivered in partnership with Sunway SCM), and procurement sourcing. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-capital driven and relies on standard Brazilian customs systems such as Siscomex. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with quote-based pricing, multilingual website content (Portuguese, English, Spanish, Chinese), and WhatsApp Business as primary inbound channels. No external funding rounds, investor involvement, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Lamerica Star Customs Broker

Legal name

Lamerica Star Despachos Aduaneiros

Website

https://lamericastar.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lamerica Star Customs Broker is a Brazil-headquartered B2B customs brokerage and cross-border trade services firm specializing in China-Brazil trade, serving enterprise and mid-market clients with customs clearance, import/export agency, warehousing, and procurement services across Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Customs Brokerage and International Trade Services

akta.pro primary industry

In-Transit & Special Regimes Processing (Transit, TIR/ATA Carnet, Temporary Import/Export) (TLACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Customs brokerage services
• Import export services
• Cross-border logistics
• International freight forwarding
• Customs clearance

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Customs Brokerage Services: Professional customs clearance and declaration services for imports and exports in Brazil. This includes issuance of Import Licenses (L.I.), Import Declarations (DI), customs duty payment, document analysis, and handling of special cases such as red channel processing.
2. Import Agency Services: Acting as a legal importer in Brazil with unlimited import rights, providing agency services for companies lacking Brazilian import licenses or foreign companies without a legal subject in Brazil. They charge agency service fees for facilitating imports of goods including photovoltaic equipment, batteries, electric vehicles, machinery, and consumer goods.
3. Export Agency Services: Providing export customs declaration, certification, foreign exchange settlement, and logistics program design for Brazilian exporters. Primarily focused on bulk trade and agricultural products including beef, soybeans, and coffee beans.
4. Warehousing Services: Storage services at ports or airports, as well as warehouse services through their partner Sunway SCM. They provide both origin and destination warehousing capabilities.
5. Local Delivery Services: Transportation services from ports/airports to their partner warehouse (Sunway) and/or final destination within Brazil.
6. Two-way Procurement Services: Sourcing services for both Brazilian buyers in China (seeking suppliers, verification, price/quality comparison, pre-shipment inspection) and Chinese buyers in Brazil (finding suppliers for bulk trade, primarily agricultural products).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lamerica Star is a customs brokerage and import/export services firm acting as a legal importer in Brazil with unlimited import rights. It provides end-to-end cross-border trade services between Brazil and China, including customs clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro), import and export declaration, issuance of Import Licenses (L.I.) and Import Declarations (DI), customs duty payment, warehousing, local delivery, and two-way procurement connecting Chinese and Brazilian suppliers.

Product overview

Lamerica Star Customs Broker is a customs clearance and supply chain service provider operating as a platform with multiple interconnected service modules. The core offerings include Customs Clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro), Import & Export Services, Local Delivery, and Warehousing. The portfolio extends to specialized services: Two-way Procurement connecting Chinese and Brazilian suppliers, Import Services for clients lacking Brazilian presence, Export Services for bulk trade, and Custom Declarations & Clearance covering full documentation processing. The company serves Fortune 500 clients with door-to-door logistics solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Customs Clearance (Desembaraço Aduaneiro) Professional customs clearance service handling all types of transport modalities (air, sea, road) in primary and secondary zones, including Import License (L.I.) issuance, Import Declaration (DI) registration, customs duty payment, document analysis, tax certificates, and special case handling such as red channel processing.
• Import & Export Services (Importação & Exportação) Advisory services for all import and export processes, including government liaison with regulatory bodies, tariff classification, special customs regimes, agency import for clients lacking Brazilian import licenses, and export agency services for Brazilian bulk commodities (beef, soybeans, coffee) destined for China.
• Local Delivery (Entrega Local) Transportation services from ports or airports in Brazil to the partner warehouse (Sunway SCM) and/or final destination, completing the door-to-door logistics chain.
• Warehousing (Armazenagem) Storage services at ports or airports, plus warehouse services through strategic partner Sunway SCM, providing both origin and destination warehousing capabilities.
• Two-way Procurement Sourcing services connecting Chinese buyers with Brazilian suppliers and Brazilian buyers with Chinese suppliers, including asset audits, supplier verification, price and quality comparison, pre-shipment inspection, and logistics coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour fastest customs clearance time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sunway SCMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunway SCM is a strategic partner providing warehousing services. Lamerica Star uses Sunway's warehouse facilities for storage at ports or airports and for delivering cargo to final destinations. The partnership enables Lamerica Star to offer comprehensive warehousing solutions alongside their customs brokerage and logistics services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global logistics provider with established air, sea, road freight and customs operations in Brazil and Asia. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering integrated forwarding and customs brokerage where Lamerica Star competes for mid-market clients.
• CEVA Logistics: Global logistics provider (CMA CGM subsidiary) with established Brazil and Asia operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering customs brokerage, contract logistics, and freight forwarding services across similar trade lanes.
• DB Schenker: German-based global logistics provider with land, air, and ocean freight services plus customs brokerage in Brazil. Comparable as a broad incumbent in cross-border trade forwarding where Lamerica Star serves overlapping customers.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Deutsche Post DHL's freight forwarding division with strong Latin America and Asia Pacific presence. Comparable as a full-service customs broker and forwarder where Lamerica Star competes for similar Brazil-China trade.
• Agility Logistics: Kuwaiti-headquartered global logistics provider with operations across emerging markets including Brazil and Asia. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering freight forwarding and customs services across similar international trade corridors.
• Expeditors International: US-headquartered global logistics company with strong Asia-LatAm trade lane capabilities and customs brokerage services. Comparable as a broad incumbent where Lamerica Star competes for similar import/export volumes.
• Kuehne+Nagel International AG: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive Brazil and China operations. Comparable as a global incumbent offering customs brokerage and cross-border logistics where Lamerica Star competes for similar Brazil-China shipment volumes.
• DSV A/S: Danish global transport and logistics company (post-Panalpina integration) with significant Brazil-LatAm and Asia operations. Comparable as a forwarder offering customs clearance and integrated supply chain solutions in the same trade corridors.
• Nippon Express: Japanese global logistics company with growing presence in Latin America and Asia. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and warehousing services across Brazil-Asia trade lanes.

Direct peers

• Sinotrans Limited: Chinese state-owned logistics and freight forwarding group with growing Latin America operations. Directly comparable as a customs and freight intermediary serving China-LatAm trade corridors with a similar customer base of importers and exporters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4I-TRQbiWfEdDvldAXg5ew
• Facebookfacebook.com/strikingly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lamerica-star

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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