Exporting peanuts from Argentina to the European Union covers 11 lines of the Combined Nomenclature 2026. Under the EU-Mercosur Agreement, 4 enter duty-free today and 7 are being phased out (the last ones reach zero on 1 January 2036). Data as of 31 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, 11 lines in all. Each one has its own sheet.
- 1202 · Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken · 3 lines
- 2008 11 · Fruit › Groundnuts · 4 lines
- 1508 · Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified · 4 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.
- 4lines enter duty-free with or without the agreement
- 7lines 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 · 3 lines
- 1 January 2036 · 1 line
What changes on 1 January 2027
On 1 January 2027 the duty goes down one step on 7 lines. It comes from the next step down on the sheet of each line, with the same calculation.
- From 5.1% to 3.8% · 1 line (1508 10 90)
- From 4% to 3% · 1 line (1508 90 10)
- From 7.6% to 5.7% · 1 line (1508 90 90)
- From 11.6% to 10.4% · 1 line (2008 11 10)
- From 9.8% to 8.4% · 1 line (2008 11 91)
- From 10.5% to 9% · 1 line (2008 11 96)
- From 11.2% to 9.6% · 1 line (2008 11 98)
Line by line
Grouped by heading. The code opens the sheet, with the year-by-year schedule and the source of every figure.
1202 · Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken · 3 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1202 30 00 Groundnuts › SeedCompare with other products (1202 30 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 1202 41 00 Groundnuts › In shellCompare with other products (1202 41 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 1202 42 00 Groundnuts › Shelled, whether or not brokenCompare with other products (1202 42 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
1508 · Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified · 4 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1508 10 10 Groundnut oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1508 10 10) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 1508 10 90 Groundnut oil and its fractions › Crude oil › OtherCompare with other products (1508 10 90) | 5.1% | 6.4% | 1 January 2030 | · |
| 1508 90 10 Groundnut oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1508 90 10) | 4% | 5.1% | 1 January 2030 | · |
| 1508 90 90 Groundnut oil and its fractions › OtherCompare with other products (1508 90 90) | 7.6% | 9.6% | 1 January 2030 | · |
2008 · Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter… · 4 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 11 10 Fruit › Peanut butterCompare with other products (2008 11 10) | 11.6% | 12.8% | 1 January 2036 | · |
| 2008 11 91 Fruit › Exceeding 1 kgCompare with other products (2008 11 91) | 9.8% | 11.2% | 1 January 2033 | · |
| 2008 11 96 Fruit › RoastedCompare with other products (2008 11 96) | 10.5% | 12% | 1 January 2033 | · |
| 2008 11 98 Fruit › Not exceeding 1 kg › OtherCompare with other products (2008 11 98) | 11.2% | 12.8% | 1 January 2033 | · |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The package and the document must state the intended use of the groundnuts | Labelling | 7 | Regulation (EU) 2023/915 |
| Reinforced border control: Aflatoxinas · Handled in TRACES NT · sistema de control de partidas de la Unión Europea | Sanitary | 6 | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 |
- The EU plant health regulation requires a phytosanitary certificate for 2 lines. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 · plant health
What Access2Markets lists in the EU
The requirements the European Commission's Access2Markets database assigns to the 11 lines checked.
| Requirement | Lines |
|---|---|
| Control of contaminants in foodstuffs | 9 |
| Health control of foodstuffs of non-animal origin | 9 |
| Health control of Genetically Modified (GM) food and novel food | 9 |
| Labelling of foodstuffs | 9 |
| Traceability, compliance and responsibility in food and feed | 9 |
| Voluntary - Products from organic production | 9 |
| Waste control | 4 |
| Control of pesticide residues in plant and animal products intended for human consumption | 3 |
| Health control of feedingstuffs of non-animal origin | 3 |
| Marketing standards for olive oil | 3 |
| Marketing standards for feedingstuffs | 2 |
| Marketing requirements for seeds and plant propagating material | 1 |
| Plant health control | 1 |
Source Access2Markets
What the European Union imports
In 2025 the European Union imported €1,178 million from outside the Union in 11 lines of this sector. From Argentina, €690.4 million (58.6% of the total). That is 8.7% of everything the European Union bought from Argentina in 2025.
The lines where Argentina sells the most
| Line | EU imports | From Argentina | Top supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1202 42 00 Groundnuts › Shelled, whether or not brokenCompare with other products (1202 42 00) | €913.8 million | €660.1 million (1st) | Argentina |
| 1508 10 90 Groundnut oil and its fractions › Crude oil › OtherCompare with other products (1508 10 90) | €64.6 million | €13.4 million (3rd) | Brazil |
| 2008 11 91 Fruit › Exceeding 1 kgCompare with other products (2008 11 91) | €20.2 million | €12.5 million (1st) | Argentina |
| 1202 41 00 Groundnuts › In shellCompare with other products (1202 41 00) | €113.1 million | €2.2 million (6th) | Egypt |
| 2008 11 96 Fruit › RoastedCompare with other products (2008 11 96) | €18.9 million | €1.3 million (5th) | United Kingdom |
| 2008 11 10 Fruit › Peanut butterCompare with other products (2008 11 10) | €38.7 million | €673,297 (7th) | India |
| 2008 11 98 Fruit › Not exceeding 1 kg › OtherCompare with other products (2008 11 98) | €7.0 million | €146,549 (8th) | United Kingdom |
| 1508 90 90 Groundnut oil and its fractions › OtherCompare with other products (1508 90 90) | €1.1 million | €39,975 (6th) | United States |
| 1508 10 10 Groundnut oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1508 10 10) | €253,331 | €0 | Senegal |
| 1202 30 00 Groundnuts › SeedCompare with other products (1202 30 00) | €131,503 | €0 | United States |
The totals leave out the trade Eurostat publishes as confidential.
Source Eurostat · Comext (DS-045409), 2025