Exporting soya from Argentina to the European Union covers 8 lines of the Combined Nomenclature 2026. Under the EU-Mercosur Agreement, 5 enter duty-free today and 3 are being phased out (the last ones reach zero on 1 January 2030). 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, 8 lines in all. Each one has its own sheet.
- 1201 · Soya beans, whether or not broken · 2 lines
- 1208 10 · Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits › Of soya beans · 1 line
- 1507 · Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified · 4 lines
- 2304 · Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil · 1 line
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.
- 3lines enter duty-free with or without the agreement
- 2lines enter duty-free thanks to the agreement
- 3lines 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
What changes on 1 January 2027
On 1 January 2027 the duty goes down one step on 3 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 (1507 10 90)
- From 4% to 3% · 1 line (1507 90 10)
- From 7.6% to 5.7% · 1 line (1507 90 90)
Line by line
Grouped by heading. The code opens the sheet, with the year-by-year schedule and the source of every figure.
1201 · Soya beans, whether or not broken · 2 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 10 00 Soya beans › SeedCompare with other products (1201 10 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
| 1201 90 00 Soya beans › OtherCompare with other products (1201 90 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
1208 · Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard · 1 line
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1208 10 00 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits › Of soya beansCompare with other products (1208 10 00) | 0% | 4.5% | · | · |
1507 · Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified · 4 lines
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1507 10 10 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1507 10 10) | 0% | 3.2% | · | · |
| 1507 10 90 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › Crude oil, whether or not degummed › OtherCompare with other products (1507 10 90) | 5.1% | 6.4% | 1 January 2030 | · |
| 1507 90 10 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1507 90 10) | 4% | 5.1% | 1 January 2030 | · |
| 1507 90 90 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › OtherCompare with other products (1507 90 90) | 7.6% | 9.6% | 1 January 2030 | · |
2304 · Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil · 1 line
| Line | Today under the agreement | Without it | Reaches 0 | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2304 00 00 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oilCompare with other products (2304 00 00) | 0% | 0% | · | · |
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.
- The EU plant health regulation requires a phytosanitary certificate for 1 line. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 · plant health
- The EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) covers 7 lines. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (deforestation)
What Access2Markets lists in the EU
The requirements the European Commission's Access2Markets database assigns to the 8 lines checked.
| Requirement | Lines |
|---|---|
| Voluntary - Products from organic production | 6 |
| Waste control | 5 |
| Control of contaminants in foodstuffs | 4 |
| Health control of feedingstuffs of non-animal origin | 4 |
| Health control of foodstuffs of non-animal origin | 4 |
| Health control of Genetically Modified (GM) food and novel food | 4 |
| Labelling of foodstuffs | 4 |
| Traceability, compliance and responsibility in food and feed | 4 |
| Marketing standards for feedingstuffs | 3 |
| Control of pesticide residues in plant and animal products intended for human consumption | 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 €13,294 million from outside the Union in 8 lines of this sector. From Argentina, €2,281 million (17.2% of the total). That is 28.6% of everything the European Union bought from Argentina in 2025.
The lines where Argentina sells the most
| Line | EU imports | From Argentina | Top supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2304 00 00 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oilCompare with other products (2304 00 00) | €6,928 million | €2,229 million (2nd) | Brazil |
| 1507 90 10 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1507 90 10) | €49.9 million | €39.6 million (1st) | Argentina |
| 1201 90 00 Soya beans › OtherCompare with other products (1201 90 00) | €5,585 million | €12.5 million (7th) | Brazil |
| 1201 10 00 Soya beans › SeedCompare with other products (1201 10 00) | €12.5 million | €35,402 (8th) | United States |
| 1208 10 00 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits › Of soya beansCompare with other products (1208 10 00) | €15.6 million | €5,088 (12th) | Serbia |
| 1507 90 90 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › OtherCompare with other products (1507 90 90) | €22.4 million | €2,379 (18th) | United Kingdom |
| 1507 10 90 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › Crude oil, whether or not degummed › OtherCompare with other products (1507 10 90) | €421.9 million | €1,467 (19th) | Ukraine |
| 1507 10 10 Soya-bean oil and its fractions › For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumptionCompare with other products (1507 10 10) | €259.2 million | €0 | Ukraine |
The totals leave out the trade Eurostat publishes as confidential.
Source Eurostat · Comext (DS-045409), 2025