The product enters the European Union duty-free, with or without the agreement.

This sheet is built on the EU tariff line 0210 99 71, which is the code the importer declares in the European Union. In Argentina there are 6 NCM lines under the same 6 digits; the exporter's product is one of them. The classification should be confirmed by a customs broker.

The preferential duty today is 0%. The MFN duty, without the agreement, is 0%. It has been at zero from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026). On the Argentine side, the export duty today is between 0% and 2.75% (Decrees 526/2025 and 697/2024).

It enters duty-free, with or without the agreement.

The agreement opens no tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for this line. The preference therefore applies to every shipment, with no volume limit and no quota procedure.

To benefit from the preference the product has to be originating. The applicable rule is the one for 02.01 – 02.10, which requires that the materials of Chapters 1 and 2 be wholly Argentine or European. The other materials have no origin restriction under this rule. Answer the questions to see whether the product qualifies.

Check the materials one by one with the origin assistant, with their tariff code and their share of the price.

The product is on the list of goods the European Union controls at the border, so it enters through a border control post and with an official certificate. It is a procedure to complete, not a prohibition, but without it the consignment is not cleared, even at zero duty. This product class has 42 protected European names, names that cannot be used in the European Union. The Commission's portal (Access2Markets) assigns 7 EU product requirements to this line (technical, labelling or marketing rules). It assigns them to the whole line, and the table lists each one with its act and the link to check whether it applies to the product.

• SPS
  Official control at an EU border control post

  Confirmedmust be met before shipment

  The consignment must enter through an approved border control post, be pre-notified in TRACES with a common health entry document (CHED) and travel with the official certificate that applies. The annex narrows it as follows: «Todo. Comprende la carne, los productos cárnicos y otros productos de origen animal. No obstante, este código no comprende las materias primas que no estén destinadas al consumo humano o no sean aptas para dicho consumo, que se clasifican en la partida 0511. Comprende la proteína animal transformada y las orejas de cerdo secas destinadas al consumo humano. Aun cuando dichas orejas de cerdo secas se utilicen para la alimentación de animales, el anexo del Reglamento (CE) n.o 1125/2006 de la Comisión (1) aclara que pueden estar comprendidas en el código 0210 99 49. No obstante, los despojos y las orejas de cerdo secos que no sean aptos para el consumo humano están clasificados en el código NC 0511 99 85. Las salchichas se clasifican en la partida 1601. Los extractos y jugos de carne se clasifican en la partida 1603. Los chicharrones se clasifican en la partida 2301.»

  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632, Annex, consolidated version of 1 October 2026
• Where it is handled
  TRACES NT · EU consignment control system

  Confirmedprocedure

  The consignment is notified here before it arrives, and the certificate is issued by SENASA on the Argentine side.

  TRACES NT · EU consignment control system
• Name · EU GI
  42 protected European names in this product class

  Confirmedthere are names that cannot be used

  This position falls in the class Carne, pescado y sus preparados, which the annex defines by code. Those names cannot be used in the European Union, not even with «type», «style» or «imitation». For example, Holsteiner Katenschinken / Holsteiner Schinken / Holsteiner Katenrauchschinken / Holsteiner Knochenschinken, Nürnberger Bratwürste; Nürnberger Rostbratwürste, Schwarzwälder Schinken, Tiroler Speck, Jambon d'Ardenne, Pâté gaumais, among others. Search the name used to sell the product. 2 of those names have a transitional regime, with a deadline.

  iTA, Annex 13-B · geographical indications
• Name · Mercosur GI
  10 Mercosur names are protected in the European Union

  Confirmeda protection in the exporter’s favour

  A product from one of those areas that meets its specification is protected by the name in the EU. See which ones.

  iTA, Annex 13-B · geographical indications

There are two gates, in this order. First the country, since the European Union only admits products of animal origin from countries whose control plan it has approved, and Argentina is approved for 12 of 13 categories. Then the plant, which must be approved in Argentina and, for most products of animal origin, appear on the list the Commission publishes.

• Third-country list
  Argentina is on the list of authorised countries

  Confirmedthe country is authorised

  The Commission has approved Argentina's control plan for Bovine, Ovine/caprine, Equine, Poultry, Aquaculture (16), Milk, Eggs, Rabbit, Wild game, Farmed game, Honey, Casings. The category of the product should be confirmed with the customs broker, because the annex does not express them by tariff code.

  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, Annex -I, consolidated version of 3 September 2026, Article 3, paragraph 1
• No approved plan
  Categories for which Argentina is NOT on the list

  Confirmedcheck whether it is the category of the product

  Porcine. A product in any of these cannot enter the European Union today, even at zero duty and with an establishment approved in Argentina.

  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405, Annex -I, consolidated version of 3 September 2026, Article 3, paragraph 1
• Establishment approval
  The plant, approved in Argentina and listed by the European Union

  No data

  No data. It is in SENASA's register and the European Commission's list of establishments.

  European Commission · lists of approved establishments
• Exporter registration
  Registration as an exporter with Argentine customs

  No data

  No data. It is in ARCA's register of importers and exporters.

  ARCA

These are the rules that stop a shipment for reasons unrelated to the duty. Neither of the two covers this line, according to the list of codes in the annex of each regulation.

The duty, the schedule, the quota and the rule of origin are the same in all twenty-seven Member States, so no country needs to be chosen for the above. What changes by country is the label language, VAT and local formalities.

Eurostat records no imports of this line from outside the EU in 2025.

Part of extra-EU imports is declared confidential and Eurostat does not assign it to any line: €677 in subheading 0210 99 (2025). The figures for this line may fall short of the real total.

6 steps, in the order they are taken. Each one comes from a block of this sheet.

1. 1
   Confirm the tariff classification with a customs broker

   This whole sheet depends on the line being 0210 99 71. If the line changes, so do the duty, the quota, the rule of origin and the requirements. It is the one step that cannot be skipped.

   Customs broker
2. 2
   Register as an exporter with ARCA (Argentina)

   On the Argentine side, the export is lodged with customs, which requires registration in the exporters' register. That registration comes before the first shipment.

   ARCA
3. 3
   Check that the product is originating, and be ready to prove it

   The rule for 02.01 – 02.10 requires that the materials of Chapters 1 and 2 be wholly Argentine or European. Without proof of origin there is no preference, and the MFN duty is paid even if the product qualifies. Origin is proven with the exporter's statement on origin (Annex 3-C). At the start, the transitional certificate of origin of Annex 3-D also applies (notice 2026/875).

   The exporter makes the statement. A certifying body is involved if the transitional certificate of Annex 3-D is needed.
4. 4
   Obtain establishment approval and the health certificate

   This line is on the list of goods the European Union controls at the border. The certificate is issued by SENASA, and for that the establishment must be approved and, depending on the product, appear on the EU list of approved establishments.

   SENASA · on the EU side, DG SANTE
5. 5
   The importer pre-notifies the consignment before arrival

   The consignment is announced in TRACES with a common health entry document (CHED) and enters through an approved border control post. If the port of destination has no post for this type of product, the consignment cannot enter there.

   TRACES NT · done by the EU importer
6. 6
   Check the technical and labelling rules for the product

   Composition, additives, contaminants, packaging and label. The EU product requirements for this line are in block 5; the detail by destination country, in the Commission's search tool. See it in Access2Markets

   European Commission · Access2Markets