0 · Verdict
Amber · requires a phytosanitary certificateThe product enters the European Union duty-free, with or without the agreement.
Recommended action: the duty does not depend on origin, so the focus is on the product requirements (block 5).
Groundnuts › Seed (CN 1202 30 00) enters the European Union duty-free, with or without the EU-Mercosur Agreement. Data as of 30 October 2026, from the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement and the Combined Nomenclature 2026.
1 · Classification
The product in the three nomenclatures
This sheet is built on the EU tariff line 1202 30 00, which is the code the importer declares in the European Union. In Argentina it corresponds to NCM 1202.30.00. The classification should be confirmed by a customs broker.
| Nomenclature | Code | Version | Official description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCM (Argentina) | 1202.30.00 | NCM in force 2026 | Para siembra |
| CN (European Union) | 1202 30 00 | CN 2026 (annex in CN 2013: 1202 30 00) | Seed |
| HS (worldwide) | 1202.30 | Harmonized System | Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken |
2 · Duty and schedule
The duty today and when it reaches zero
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 0% (Decree 851/2021).
Importing this product from Europe into Argentina
The agreement also lowers what Argentina charges on European goods. Appendix 2-A-2 mirrors the one used in the rest of this sheet. It sets the duty Argentina charges on EU goods entering the country, and lowers it on the same timetable. For an EU supplier selling this product to Argentina, this is the duty that applies.
Import sheet, laid out for buyers sourcing from Europe
| Annex line (NCM 2012) | Base rate | Category | Reaches zero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1202.30.00 Cacahuates (cacahuetes, maníes) sin tostar ni cocer, para siembra Declared today as 1202.30.00 · Same code, unchanged | 0% | 0 | from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026) |
How this line was reached. The annex writes its list in NCM 2012, while imports are declared in the edition in force. This line did not change between the two editions (the official correlation tables do not list it). All of this covers only the duty. If the purchase falls within a quota, an import licence is also needed (it is below, in the authorisations block). What other Argentine agencies require for entry is below, as the VUCE publishes it. Which ones apply depends on the SIM subdivision declared, set by the customs broker.
Argentine agencies involved in the import
The duty comes from the agreement, the rest is required by each agency. The VUCE assigns 8 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
- INASECertificado de solicitud de Importación-Exportación de SemillasCustoms regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newPara la exportación e importación de semillas u otro órgano de propagación vegetal necesitas amparar esa operación con una solicitud tramitada ante el INASE, quien emitirá el certificado de solicitud de Importación y/o exportación de semillas y donde se contemplarán las exigencias establecidas en la Resolución 56/18When it applies: El certificado emitido tendrá una vigencia de 60 días desde su aprobación
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 - SENASAProductos de Origen Vegetal. Importación de Productos de Origen Vegetal que contienen OGM*Customs regime: definitive · Goods: newEvaluación de aptitud alimentaria de organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM)When it applies: Solicitud de autorización de importación temporaria de productos de origen vegetal que puedan contener OGM, para su industrialización y posterior exportación del producto transformado.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory - SENASAProductos de origen vegetal - Autorizacion fitosanitaria de importacion (Afidi) para envios comerciales *Customs regime: definitive · Goods: newLa Autorización de Importaciones es un permiso que se requiere para poder importar mercaderías reglamentados de riesgo fitosanitarios.When it applies: Los productos para consumo directo, comercialización, transformación o industrialización, que presentan riesgo fitosanitario, es decir los que pueden vehiculizar plagas, como las plantas o sus partes, en estado natural o con cierto grado de procesamiento (secado, limpieza, separación, descascaramiento, triturado, etcétera), maderas aserradas, perfiladas o machimbradas, y otros artículos reglamentados como turba, maquinaria agrícola usada, entre otros.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory - SENASAProductos de origen vegetal - Autorización fitosanitaria de importación (Afidi) para envíos no comerciales *Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newLa Solicitud de AFIDI para Envíos No Comerciales es un trámite que se realiza ante el Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria para obtener una autorización fitosanitaria para importar material de origen vegetal sin valor comercialWhen it applies: Las personas físicas o jurídicas, públicas o privadas, inscriptas o que deban inscribirse en registros o sistemas del SENASA, deberán constituir un domicilio electrónico (DE). Para ello, deberán ingresar a la plataforma SIGTrámites (o la que la reemplace) e informar un correo electrónico válido y un número de celular. La falta de constitución implicará la suspensión del sujeto en los registros del SENASA y de sus actividades autorizadas.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory - SENASAProductos de origen vegetal.Importacion.Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newPara importar productos y subproductos de origen vegetal. El trámite contempla la verificación física y documental de la mercadería en cumplimiento con los requisitos fitosanitarios de importación establecidos en la Autorización Fitosanitaria de Importación (AFIDI)When it applies: Las personas humanas o jurídicas, públicas o privadas, que se encuentren inscriptas o deban inscribirse en cualquiera de los registros o sistemas habilitantes y de control del SENASA deberán constituir un domicilio electrónico (DE). Para ello, deberán ingresar a la plataforma SIG-Trámites (o la que la reemplace) e informar un correo electrónico válido y un número de celular. La falta de constitución implicará la suspensión del sujeto en los registros del SENASA y de sus actividades autorizadas.
The agency's text (in Spanish)
Mandatory
Only for temporary imports, transit or other regimes
- SENASAPermiso de Tránsito Internacional entre Terceros PaísesCustoms regime: temporary, in transit · Goods: otherLa Dirección Nacional de Protección Vegetal- DNPV se encuentra facultada para establecer las condiciones para autorizar el tránsito internacional de mercaderías vegetales, sus partes, productos y subproductos de origen vegetal”When it applies: Para transitar por territorio nacional los envíos de origen vegetal y animal deben contar con el Permiso de Tránsito Internacional. Este permiso lo gestionan los Agentes de Transporte Aduanero (ATA) en la frontera de ingreso de la mercadería a través del Sistema de Gestión de Tránsitos Internacionales. Personal de Senasa en frontera verifica las medidas de resguardo, los precintos y la hermeticidad del transporte de manera de proteger a nuestro país del ingreso y dispersión de plagas.
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.
Year-by-year table and how it is calculated
| From | Stage | Ad valorem | Specific (€) | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | 1 of 1 (year 0) | 0% | — | Duty-free |
How it is calculated. This line has been duty-free since the first day of the agreement. It is already at zero.
Additional refund. Certified organic products, products bearing the Alimentos Argentinos una elección natural seal and products with a registered designation of origin or geographical indication get an additional 0.5% (Decree 1341/2016, Arts. 3 to 5, maintained by Art. 11 of Decree 557/2023). They do not add up: a product that meets more than one condition still gets 0.5% (Resolution 90-E/2017, Art. 9), and each condition is proven with a certificate per shipment (Arts. 1 and 2).
On the Argentine side. Today's export duty is set by Decree 851/2021, Art. 1 and Annex (IF-2021-114585697-APN-DNDRYS#MDP), and it is the rate the VUCE applies (checked on 17 October 2026).
It enters duty-free, with or without the agreement.
3 · Tariff-rate quota and access
This line has no tariff-rate quota
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.
Where to check it
- Section B of Annex 2-A lists the 23 quotas the European Union opens for Mercosur. None covers this line.
| Period | Volume | Status |
|---|
If the product may fall under one of them, write to us and we will review it.
4 · Rules of origin
Whether the product qualifies as originating
To benefit from the preference the product has to be originating. The applicable rule is the one for 12.01 – 12.14, which requires that the materials of Chapter 12 be wholly Argentine or European. The other materials have no origin restriction under this rule. Answer the questions to see whether the product qualifies.
Materials questionnaire
Only the questions the case needs are shown. The result applies the Annex 3-B rule for this line.
Check the materials one by one with the origin assistant, with their tariff code and their share of the price.
The rule as published, the tolerance and the proof of origin
The rule, as published in the agreement: «Manufacture in which all the materials of Chapter 12 used are wholly obtained.»
Tolerance. Article 3.5 tolerates materials that do not meet the rule up to 10% of the ex-works price.
Cumulation. The agreement allows bilateral cumulation: originating materials of the other Party count as originating (Chapter 3 of the iTA).
How it is proven. 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).
Edition. Annex 3-B is written in the 2017 Harmonized System and this sheet uses the edition in force. At four and six digits they almost always match. If the product changed heading between editions, the rule should be confirmed with the customs broker.
For now the certificate of origin is still accepted. Until 1 May 2029 the European Union also accepts the traditional certificate of origin, besides the exporter's own statement on origin. In the Spanish text: «Durante un período no superior a 3 (tres) años a partir de la fecha de entrada en vigor del presente Acuerdo, la Unión Europea aceptará también como declaración de origen un «certificado de origen» que indique que los productos importados en la Unión Europea cumplen los requisitos de origen establecidos en el presente Acuerdo.» (iTA, Annex 3-D, paragraph 1). The period may be extended by 2 more years at Mercosur's request.
5 · Health, technical and labelling requirements
What the product must meet to enter the EU
This line is not on the veterinary border control list of Regulation 2021/632. It is in Annex XI of the plant health regulation, so it requires a phytosanitary certificate. EU law sets a labelling rule specific to this product, in addition to those for all foods. It is below, with the act and the article. The Commission's portal (Access2Markets) assigns 9 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 · plantA phytosanitary certificate is requiredConfirmedwithout the certificate the consignment cannot enterAnnex XI, Part B, covers this position («Todos los vegetales, según la definición del artículo 2, punto 1, del Reglamento (UE) 2016/2031, distintos de los especificadas en las partes A y C del presente anexo»). The list names it as «Cacahuates (cacahuates, maníes), frescos, sin tostar ni cocer de otro modo, enteros, con cáscara, no quebrantados, incluso para siembra:» The country scope is «Terceros países, excepto Suiza», which includes Argentina. The certificate is issued by SENASA and travels with the consignment.
- LabellingThe package and the document must state the intended use of the groundnutsConfirmed · 5 October 2026conditions to meetThe label of each package and the original accompanying document must clearly state the intended use, with the consignment or lot code indelibly marked on each package. The exemption for groundnuts intended for crushing only applies if the package and the document carry the statement «Product intended for crushing for the production of refined vegetable oil». It is the other side of the reinforced aflatoxin control: what is checked at the border is checked against that label.
EU requirements for this line (10)check which ones apply to the product
The European Commission assigns them to the whole line, so each one should be checked against the actual product.
- EU · healthHealth control of feedingstuffs of non-animal originRegulation 183/2005, Regulation 2024/2104, Regulation 2017/625 and 4 more acts
- EU · healthControl of contaminants in foodstuffsRegulation 2017/625, Regulation 315/1993, Regulation 2023/915 and 3 more acts
- EU · healthHealth control of Genetically Modified (GM) food and novel food
- EU · healthHealth control of foodstuffs of non-animal originRegulation 2017/625, Regulation 852/2004, Regulation 2073/2005 and 7 more acts
- EU · healthControl of pesticide residues in plant and animal products intended for human consumptionRegulation 2017/625, Regulation 2021/405, Regulation 2022/1644 and 7 more acts
- EU · healthPlant health controlRegulation 2016/2031, Regulation 2019/2072, Regulation 2019/1702 and 5 more acts
- EU · labellingLabelling of foodstuffsRegulation 1169/2011, Regulation 2018/848, Regulation 834/2007 and 9 more acts
- EU · marketingMarketing requirements for seeds and plant propagating materialDirective 2002/55, Regulation 2016/2031, Decision 2003/17 and 1 more act
- EU · healthTraceability, compliance and responsibility in food and feedRegulation 178/2002
- Only if applicableVoluntary - Products from organic productionRegulation 2018/848, Regulation 834/2007, Regulation 2021/2325 and 4 more acts
Source: Access2Markets (European Commission) · checked on 1 September 2026
6 · Authorisations and registrations
What must be approved before exporting
The European Union's list of authorised countries and its approval of establishments apply to products of animal origin. They do not apply to this product.
7 · Cross-cutting EU regulations
EUDR, CBAM and safeguards
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.
EUDR · deforestation
Prohibits placing on the EU market products linked to deforestation. It covers seven commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood). It does not cover this line, because it is not in the list of codes of Annex I.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex ICBAM · carbon border adjustment
Charges at the EU border for the carbon embedded in certain energy-intensive goods (cement, electricity, fertilisers, iron and steel, aluminium and some chemicals). It does not cover this line, because it is not in the list of codes of Annex I.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/956, Annex ISafeguards
Chapter 9 of the agreement allows either Party to suspend the preference for a product if increased imports cause injury to its industry. It is a mechanism, not a list, and nothing applies unless a specific measure has been imposed. Check in TARIC whether any measure is in force for 1202 30 00.
Measures in force · No data8 · Destination
Choose a destination country
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.
Choose one of the destinations available
9 · EU market
How much of this product the EU imports
In 2025 the EU imported €131,503 from outside the EU; Argentina is not among the suppliers.
Where the EU buys from (2025)
| Rank | Country | Value | Share | €/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States | €51,552 | 39.2% | €3.11/kg |
| 2nd | Guinea-Bissau | €41,426 | 31.5% | €2.30/kg |
| 3rd | United Kingdom | €14,891 | 11.3% | €6.21/kg |
| 4th | Uzbekistan | €8,000 | 6.1% | €8.00/kg |
| 5th | Canada | €6,549 | 5.0% | — |
Another €1 comes from origins Eurostat does not identify (ship stores, commercial or military reasons).
Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay enter with the same cut (2025)
| Rank | Country | Value | Share | Quantity | €/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Argentina | No sales | — | — | — |
| — | Brazil | No sales | — | — | — |
| — | Uruguay | No sales | — | — | — |
| — | Paraguay | No sales | — | — | — |
Under the agreement they pay the same duty as Argentina, so they compete on price and volume. The rank is among all suppliers from outside the EU.
Who imports within the EU (2025)
| Rank | Member State | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Italy | €45,797 | 34.8% |
| 2nd | Czechia | €41,426 | 31.5% |
| 3rd | Ireland | €14,639 | 11.1% |
| 4th | France | €13,049 | 9.9% |
| 5th | Germany | €11,323 | 8.6% |
It is the Member State that declares the import, which is not always where the goods are consumed: the ports of the Netherlands and Belgium receive goods for the whole Union.
What your competitors pay
Of the 11 countries on the list, today 2 pay the same. For the other 9 the duty cannot be compared in a single figure.
Country by country (11)
- Argentina, today0%Under the EU-Mercosur agreement
- United States1st EU supplierDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- Guinea-Bissau2nd EU supplierDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- United Kingdom3rd EU supplier0%Pays the same as youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 2253/20, since 1 January 2021
- Uzbekistan4th EU supplierDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- Canada5th EU supplierDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- ChileDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- Mexico0%Pays the same as youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 0415/00, since 1 July 2016
- South AfricaDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- New ZealandDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- VietnamDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
- ChinaDepends on a condition (see TARIC)No preference, pays the MFN dutyThe condition, as TARIC writes it, is «Cond: B cert: Y-155 (01):50.000 % ; B (01):0.000 %».TARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 1652/24, since 1 July 2024
The countries are the five largest non-EU suppliers of this line (Eurostat, Comext) and a fixed reference list, with an agreement with the EU (Chile, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Vietnam) and without one (United States and China). Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay enter under the same agreement as you.
Each figure is the TARIC measure in force today for that origin, in the edition of 1 October 2026. Before clearing goods, the importer checks TARIC with the date and the ten-digit code.
TARIC, European Commission, edition of 1 October 2026 (CIRCABC)
10 · What to do, in order
The steps, in order
5 steps, in the order they are taken. Each one comes from a block of this sheet.
- 1Confirm the tariff classification with a customs brokerThis whole sheet depends on the line being 1202 30 00. 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
- 2Register 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.
- 3Check that the product is originating, and be ready to prove itThe rule for 12.01 – 12.14 requires that the materials of Chapter 12 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.
- 4Obtain the phytosanitary certificate from SENASAThis line is in Annex XI of the plant health regulation, so the consignment enters with a certificate. The certificate is issued by SENASA and travels with the consignment.SENASA · issues it before shipment
- 5Check the technical and labelling rules for the productComposition, 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 Access2MarketsEuropean Commission · Access2Markets