Trade and imports: current rules

Last verified: 24 Oct 2026 · Status: Changing

Version 1 summary, verified 24 Oct 2026. The full template (step by step, costs, comparison, traps) for this topic is coming in a later phase.

Key rules

Import pre registration. The SIRA system was replaced in December 2023 by SEDI, a statistical declaration. SEDI itself was then abolished by ARCA and Secretariat of Industry and Commerce Joint General Resolution 5651/2025, effective 26 Feb 2025. Importers no longer file advance information under either system.
Import FX payment. Goods cleared after 14 Apr 2025 can be paid without a BCRA minimum term. See FX.
Export duties. Decree 423/2026 (published 3 Jun 2026, in force 4 Jun 2026) cut wheat and barley duties by 2 points. Soybeans stay at 24% in 2026, then fall 0.25 points a month from January 2027 to 21% in December 2027, and 0.5 points a month to 15% from December 2028. Soy oils fall from between 18% and 22% to between 11% and 13.5%, and meal and pellets to 14%, by the end of 2028. Corn, sunflower and sorghum follow their own schedules in the decree's annexes.
Import tariffs. Argentina applies the Mercosur common external tariff with national exceptions, adjusted by decree.

Product level tariff changes are frequent and are not tracked in this version.