Custos logísticos na importação: uma análise comparativa entre os custos portuários do BRICS

Abstract

The waterway modal is seen as one of the main means of moving cargo around the world and is used daily to continuously serve the population, which gives the opportunity for countless types of investments that drive countries to grow and maintain themselves. The current study created a comparison for port tariffs charged by the main ports recognized for the largest movements among the countries belonging to the BRICS. This set of countries composed of Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa, despite not being an economic bloc, share great interaction, being considered one of the main allied groups today. Through data collection, a comparison of the main common port tariffs was carried out, namely, foremanship, storage, documentation tariff and merchandise inspection. It was proven that the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru, located in India, charges the lowest tariffs in all periods evaluated, while the Port of Santos, in Brazil, and the Port of Vladivostok, in Russia, are the ports that charge the highest tariffs for all analyzed periods. Finally, it is possible to see that the logistical costs within the import process significantly impact the final cost of the goods.