Atraso e Ineficiência Operacional por Processamento Manual de Deconsolidação de B/L

Definition

MERCANTE (integrated with SISCOMEX) requires that freight forwarders deconsolidate Master B/Ls within 48 hours prior to final port discharge. Each house B/L must be individually entered into the CE (electronic B/L) system, verified against the shipper's electronic invoice (NF-e), and assigned a unique reference. The CT-e document (electronic transport document) is then generated post-validation. Manual re-keying of container numbers, descriptions, weights, and party information across Master B/L → CE → NF-e → CT-e causes data mismatches, triggering manual rework and SEFAZ rejection cycles. Queued FFs at port warehouses cannot begin clearance processing until all house B/Ls are registered, creating cascade delays.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Brazilian importers and freight forwarders lose 15–30 hours per consolidated shipment (50–200 container loads) to manual B/L deconsolidation, data matching, and system re-entry. Automating EDI feeds from carriers to FFs and pre-populating CE/CT-e templates could eliminate 70% of manual touch points, freeing capacity for 3–5× more shipments per team per month.

Affected Stakeholders

Freight Forwarders (primary), EBN (Empresa de Navegação Brasileira) systems operators, Import Customs Brokers, Importers (indirect: delayed clearance = delayed inventory receipt)

Related Business Risks