Exporting animal feed from Argentina to the European Union covers 46 lines of the Combined Nomenclature 2026. Under the EU-Mercosur Agreement, 13 enter duty-free today and 33 are being phased out (the last ones reach zero on 1 January 2036). Data as of 30 October 2026, from the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement and the Combined Nomenclature 2026.
Lines covered
The guide takes every line of the Combined Nomenclature in force that starts with these codes, 46 lines in all. Each one has its own sheet.
- 2302 · Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals… · 9 lines
- 2303 · Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste… · 6 lines
- 2308 · 4 lines
- 2309 · Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding · 27 lines
Source Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926, Annex I (Combined Nomenclature 2026)
The duty under the agreement
What each line pays today to enter the European Union from Argentina under the agreement, counted line by line with the same calculation as its sheet.
- 10lines enter duty-free with or without the agreement
- 3lines enter duty-free thanks to the agreement
- 33lines pay less and go down year by year
When they reach zero
The lines that do not enter duty-free in every case (they pay something, the figure depends on composition or the entry price, or the reduction applies only within a quota), by the year the schedule takes the duty under the agreement to zero.
- 1 January 2030 · 3 lines
- 1 January 2033 · 1 line
- 1 January 2036 · 28 lines
- 1 line with a reduction the schedule does not take to zero.
What changes on 1 January 2027
On 1 January 2027 the duty goes down one step on 33 lines. It comes from the next step down on the sheet of each line, with the same calculation.
- From €39.99/t to €35.99/t · 4 lines (2302 10 10, 2302 30 10, 2302 40 02, 2302 40 10)
- From €80.9/t to €72.8/t · 4 lines (2302 10 90, 2302 30 90, 2302 40 08, 2302 40 90)
- From €663.57/t to €597.14/t · 4 lines (2309 10 15, 2309 10 59, 2309 90 35, 2309 90 59)
- From €861.73/t to €775.46/t · 4 lines (2309 10 19, 2309 10 70, 2309 90 39, 2309 90 70)
- From €452.68/t to €407.36/t · 2 lines (2309 10 13, 2309 90 33)
- From €481.77/t to €433.54/t · 2 lines (2309 10 33, 2309 90 43)
- From €807.19/t to €726.38/t · 2 lines (2309 10 39, 2309 90 49)
- From €92.71/t to €83.43/t · 2 lines (2309 10 51, 2309 90 51)
- From €524.49/t to €471.98/t · 2 lines (2309 10 53, 2309 90 53)
- From 7.6% to 5.7% · 2 lines (2309 10 90, 2309 90 96)
- From 4% to 3% · 1 line (2302 50 00)
- From €288/t to €256/t · 1 line (2303 10 11)
- From €20.9/t to €18.81/t · 1 line (2309 90 31)
- From €49.99/t to €44.99/t · 1 line (2309 90 41)
- From 10.5% to 9% · 1 line (2309 90 91)
Line by line
Grouped by heading. The code opens the sheet, with the year-by-year schedule and the source of every figure.
2302 · Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals… · 9 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2302 10 10 Bran › With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weightCompare with other products (2302 10 10) | €39.99/t | €44/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 10 90 Bran › Of maize (corn) › OtherCompare with other products (2302 10 90) | €80.9/t | €89/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 30 10 Bran › Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the proportion that passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0,2 mm…Compare with other products (2302 30 10) | €39.99/t | €44/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 30 90 Bran › Of wheat › OtherCompare with other products (2302 30 90) | €80.9/t | €89/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 40 02 Bran › With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weightCompare with other products (2302 40 02) | €39.99/t | €44/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 40 08 Bran › Of rice › OtherCompare with other products (2302 40 08) | €80.9/t | €89/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 40 10 Bran › Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of which the proportion that passes through a sieve with an aperture of 0,2 mm…Compare with other products (2302 40 10) | €39.99/t | €44/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 40 90 Bran › Of other cereals › OtherCompare with other products (2302 40 90) | €80.9/t | €89/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2302 50 00 Bran › Of leguminous plantsCompare with other products (2302 50 00) | 4% | 5.1% | 1 January 2030 | · |
2303 · Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste… · 6 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303 10 11 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › Exceeding 40 % by weightCompare with other products (2303 10 11) | €288/t | €320/t | · | · |
| 2303 10 19 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › Not exceeding 40 % by weightCompare with other products (2303 10 19) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2303 10 90 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › OtherCompare with other products (2303 10 90) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2303 20 10 Beet-pulpCompare with other products (2303 20 10) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2303 20 90 Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture › OtherCompare with other products (2303 20 90) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2303 30 00 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › Brewing or distilling dregs and wasteCompare with other products (2303 30 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
2308 · Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Having a total alcoholic strength by mass ≤ 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content ≥ 40 % by weight · 4 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2308 00 11 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Having a total alcoholic strength by mass ≤ 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content ≥ 40 % by weightCompare with other products (2308 00 11) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2308 00 19 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Grape marc › OtherCompare with other products (2308 00 19) | €0/kg/tot. alc. | €1.62/kg/tot. alc. | · | · |
| 2308 00 40 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapesCompare with other products (2308 00 40) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2308 00 90 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › OtherCompare with other products (2308 00 90) | 0% | 1.6% | · | · |
2309 · Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding · 27 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2309 10 11 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 10 11) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2309 10 13 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 13) | €452.68/t | €498/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 15 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % but less than 75 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 15) | €663.57/t | €730/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 19 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 75 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 19) | €861.73/t | €948/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 31 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 10 31) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2309 10 33 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 33) | €481.77/t | €530/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 39 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 39) | €807.19/t | €888/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 51 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 10 51) | €92.71/t | €102/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 53 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 53) | €524.49/t | €577/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 59 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 10 59) | €663.57/t | €730/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 70 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup but containing…Compare with other products (2309 10 70) | €861.73/t | €948/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 10 90 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale › OtherCompare with other products (2309 10 90) | 7.6% | 9.6% | 1 January 2030 | · |
| 2309 90 10 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Fish or marine mammal solublesCompare with other products (2309 90 10) | 0% | 3.8% | · | · |
| 2309 90 20 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapterCompare with other products (2309 90 20) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 2309 90 31 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 90 31) | €20.9/t | €23/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 33 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 33) | €452.68/t | €498/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 35 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % but less than 75 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 35) | €663.57/t | €730/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 39 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 75 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 39) | €861.73/t | €948/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 41 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 90 41) | €49.99/t | €55/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 43 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 43) | €481.77/t | €530/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 49 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 49) | €807.19/t | €888/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 51 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 90 51) | €92.71/t | €102/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 53 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 53) | €524.49/t | €577/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 59 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk productsCompare with other products (2309 90 59) | €663.57/t | €730/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 70 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup but containing…Compare with other products (2309 90 70) | €861.73/t | €948/t | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2309 90 91 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Beet-pulp with added molassesCompare with other products (2309 90 91) | 10.5% | 12% | 1 January 2033 | · |
| 2309 90 96 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Other, including premixes › OtherCompare with other products (2309 90 96) | 7.6% | 9.6% | 1 January 2030 | · |
Sources EU-Mercosur Agreement, Appendix 2-A-1 (EU schedule) · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926, Annex I (Combined Nomenclature 2026)
Tariff-rate quotas
No line of this sector has a quota of the agreement for Argentina. Each reduction applies to any quantity.
Requirements
The requirements loaded for the lines of the sector, with how many each one covers. Each sheet has the detail for its line.
| Requirement | Type | Lines | Norm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official control at an EU border control post · Handled in TRACES NT · sistema de control de partidas de la Unión Europea | Sanitary | 27 | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 |
- No line of this sector is listed in the EU plant health regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 · plant health
What Access2Markets lists in the EU
The requirements the European Commission's Access2Markets database assigns to the 46 lines checked.
| Requirement | Lines |
|---|---|
| Voluntary - Products from organic production | 46 |
| Marketing standards for feedingstuffs | 44 |
| Waste control | 31 |
| Health control of feedingstuffs of non-animal origin | 29 |
| Health control of Genetically Modified (GM) food and novel food | 27 |
| Health control of products of animal origin not intended for human consumption | 26 |
| Import requirements for seal products | 23 |
| Health control of fishery products not intended for human consumption | 11 |
| Plant health control | 3 |
| CITES - Endangered Species Protection | 1 |
| Marketing requirements for seeds and plant propagating material | 1 |
Source Access2Markets
What the European Union imports
In 2025 the European Union imported €3,443 million from outside the Union in 46 lines of this sector. From Argentina, €166.1 million (4.8% of the total). That is 2.1% of everything the European Union bought from Argentina in 2025.
The lines where Argentina sells the most
| Line | EU imports | From Argentina | Top supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2308 00 90 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › OtherCompare with other products (2308 00 90) | €178.7 million | €119.7 million (1st) | Argentina |
| 2308 00 40 Vegetable materials and vegetable waste › Acorns and horse-chestnuts; pomace or marc of fruit, other than grapesCompare with other products (2308 00 40) | €109.0 million | €46.2 million (1st) | Argentina |
| 2309 90 96 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Other, including premixes › OtherCompare with other products (2309 90 96) | €335.4 million | €160,907 (28th) | United Kingdom |
| 2309 90 51 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 90 51) | €85.0 million | €1,237 (16th) | United Kingdom |
| 2309 90 91 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Beet-pulp with added molassesCompare with other products (2309 90 91) | €19.2 million | €946 (12th) | Russia |
| 2303 30 00 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues › Brewing or distilling dregs and wasteCompare with other products (2303 30 00) | €180.8 million | €194 (18th) | United States |
| 2309 10 90 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale › OtherCompare with other products (2309 10 90) | €182.6 million | €88 (57th) | China |
| 2309 10 11 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 10 11) | €953.2 million | €0 | Thailand |
| 2309 10 31 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 10 31) | €381.1 million | €0 | Canada |
| 2309 90 31 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding › Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such productsCompare with other products (2309 90 31) | €369.3 million | €0 | China |
The totals leave out the trade Eurostat publishes as confidential.
Source Eurostat · Comext (DS-045409), 2025
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