The minimum freight law raises transportation costs of the fertilizer sector by more than 35%

Mobilization of the sector demands a review of the ANTT table criteria and the suspension of electronic fines, as well as an improvement of Law 13,703/2018. Sindiadubos will discuss the issue at the NPK 2025 Symposium The intensification of electronic inspection of the Minimum Freight Floor, through the MDF-e (Electronic Fiscal Document Manifest) — implemented by the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) based on Law 13,703/2018 — which was scheduled to start last Monday (20), raises questions from the Fertilizer and Agricultural Correctives Industry Union in the State of Paraná (Sindiadubos). The entity assesses that the measure will increase the sector's transport costs by more than 35% and advocates for a review of the ANTT table criteria and the suspension of electronic fines. "The new pricing of freight will cause distortions not only in the price of the service but also in the price of food, especially those that are part of the basic food basket," highlights the ...