Import from Europe
What the agreement changes when buying it in the European Union
Imported from the European Union, it enters Argentina duty-free under the agreement, from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026).
The position in the NCM, level by level
- Productos químicos inorgánicos; compuestos inorgánicos u orgánicos de metal precioso, de elementos radiactivos, de metales de las tierras raras o de isótopos
- Elementos químicos radiactivos e isótopos radiactivos (incluidos los elementos químicos e isótopos fisionables o fértiles) y sus compuestos; mezclas y residuos que contengan estos productos
- Elementos e isótopos y compuestos, radiactivos, excepto los de las subpartidas 2844.10, 2844.20 o 2844.30; aleaciones, dispersiones (incluido el cermet), productos cerámicos y mezclas, que contengan estos elementos, isótopos o compuestos; residuos radiactivos
- Los demás elementos e isótopos y compuestos, radiactivos; aleaciones, dispersiones (incluido el cermet), productos cerámicos y mezclas, que contengan estos elementos, isótopos o compuestos
- Cobalto 60
1 · Argentine duty
What is paid today and every year under the agreement
What Argentina charges, today and every year. Appendix 2-A-2 sets the duty Argentina charges on goods originating in the European Union, and lowers it every 1 January according to each line’s category. Below is the annex line reached from this code, today’s duty and the duty for each year.
Without the agreement, 0%. That is what Argentina currently charges on this code from outside Mercosur (extra-zone import duty), with a common external tariff (CET) of 0%, the same Decree 557/2023 sets, according to the VUCE on 17 October 2026. That is less than the annex base rate, so the agreement’s reduction is computed on that 0%, keeping the same preference margin (iTA, artículo 2.4, apartado 7). The figures below already reflect it.
Category «4». Falls in 5 equal stages and reaches zero on 1 January 2030.
Annex line (NCM 2012) 2844.40.20 Cobalto 60
Declared today as 2844.43.20 · Official correlation table
| Year | From | Duty |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 · applies today | 1 May 2026 | 0% |
| 2027 | 1 January 2027 | 0% |
| 2028 | 1 January 2028 | 0% |
| 2029 | 1 January 2029 | 0% |
| 2030 | 1 January 2030 | 0% |
How this line was reached. The annex writes its list in NCM 2012, while imports are declared in the edition in force. The line follows from Mercosur's official correlation tables (2012 to 2017 and 2017 to 2022), published by Brazil's CAMEX. Intermediate stages follow the agreement’s rule, to a tenth of a point (iTA, Annex 2-A, Section A, paragraph 7). Outside the quotas, for now the importer self-assesses the agreement’s duty (ARCA notice of 7 May 2026), and we found no Argentine rule on how to round the stages, so this sheet truncates to the tenth, as the English text of the agreement says. And the preference is for goods originating in the European Union, with their proof of origin.
2 · Quota and licence
Whether there is a quota and which licence is needed
No quota. This line’s preference applies to any quantity, and the import licence for the agreement’s quotas is not needed.
3 · Agencies
Which agencies are involved and what they require
Argentine agencies involved in the import
The duty comes from the agreement, the rest is required by each agency. The VUCE assigns 4 interventions of other agencies to the import of this position. Each one is shown with the agency’s own text, in Spanish and unabridged, and with the conditions under which it applies. Several only apply in certain cases (wooden packaging, used goods, goods for consumption), and each one says so.
To import and sell in Argentina
- ARCAProcedimiento para el registro y trámite en el Sistema Informático MALVINA (SIM) de las operaciones de importación de mercadería peligrosa.Customs regime: definitive · Goods: newEs el procedimiento para las operaciones de importación de mercadería peligrosa que arriben al territorio aduanero, establecido por la Sección III, Título II, Capítulo IV del Código Aduanero.When it applies: El importador de la mercadería peligrosa deberá seleccionar en el “Sistema Informático de Trámites Aduaneros (SITA)”, el trámite “Importación CARGAS IMO-IC67” para solicitar el traslado de la mercadería peligrosa sin derecho a uso al depósito habilitado para su almacenamiento y manipulación.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory - ARNImportación material radiactivo nuclear y material/equipos de interés nuclear - Anexo ICustoms regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newEste trámite autoriza a la persona humana o jurídica, titular de la licencia de operación o registro a importar, exportar, vender y transferir fuentes radiactivas y equipos con fuentes radiactivas para uso industrial a usuarios titulares de licencia de operación o registros vigentes al momento de la transferencia, o a usuarios exentos de control regulatorio, en el caso de corresponder.When it applies: Pertenecientes al listado de subpartidas del Anexo I de la Res. Gral. 1946/2005.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory - SENASAEmbalajes de Madera de Importación*Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newFor goods from the European Union: It is the same for any origin: it covers all wooden packaging entering the country. Source: SENASA Resolution 614/2015.Todos los embalajes de madera de mercaderías que ingresen al territorio argentino debe estar descortezado, libre de insectos y/o signos de actividad biológica, tratado y certificado en concordancia con lo estipulado en la Norma Internacional para Medidas Fitosanitarias (NIMF N° 15) de la Convención Internacional de Protección Fitosanitaria.When it applies: La mercadería es acondicionada con embalajes de madera o madera de acomodación.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory
Optional: tools, not requirements
- Secretaría de Industria, Comercio y de la Pequeña y Mediana EmpresaSolicitud Resolución Anticipada de OrigenCustoms regime: definitive · Goods: new/usedWhen it applies: El origen de las mercaderías determina, principalmente, el tratamiento arancelario aplicable a su importación. La Resolución Anticipada de Origen (RAO) permite al importador conocer, antes de llevar adelante sus respectivas importaciones, qué origen va a considerar el Estado Argentino a los fines de aplicar el tratamiento arancelario.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Optional
Source: VUCE, tariff position finder, checked on 6 October 2026. Agencies change their interventions often, so each one links the VUCE page it comes from, to be checked on the day of import.
4 · What this sheet does not cover
What has to be settled separately
- Other taxes. This sheet gives the agreement’s duty. Imports also pay VAT, withholdings and fees that are not part of the agreement and are not computed here: ask the customs broker for the total cost.
- Classification. The importer chooses the code and the customs broker confirms it. If in doubt between two, search by description and compare.
- Origin. The preference is for goods originating in the European Union under chapter 3 of the agreement. A supplier based in Europe is not enough: ask for the statement on origin.
5 · For exporters too
The export sheets of this subheading
The NCM and the EU Combined Nomenclature match in the first six digits. These are the EU lines of this subheading, each with its export sheet.