The product enters the European Union free of customs duty. On top of that, the goods pay a countervailing duty in TARIC subdivisions 1518 00 91 21, 29 and 33 of between 25% and 33.4% depending on the company (33.4% for all other companies) (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835), which the agreement does not reduce.

This sheet is built on the EU tariff line 1518 00 91, which is the code the importer declares in the European Union. In Argentina there are 2 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 7.7%. It has been at zero from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026). On the Argentine side, the export duty today is between 2.5% and 22.5% (Decree 423/2026); the agreement sets a ceiling of 18% from 1 May 2030 and lowers it to 14% on 1 May 2035; until then it does not limit it, so charging more than that today is not a breach. On top of that, the goods pay a countervailing duty in TARIC subdivisions 1518 00 91 21, 29 and 33 of between 25% and 33.4% depending on the company (33.4% for all other companies) (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835), which the agreement does not reduce.

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 15.18, which requires that imported materials be classified under a different tariff heading from the finished product. The agreement abbreviates this as CC (change of chapter), CTH (change of heading) and CTSH (change of subheading). 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 26 protected European names, names that cannot be used in the European Union. The Commission's portal (Access2Markets) assigns 5 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: «Solo si contienen grasas y aceites animales. Derivados de grasas producidos por uno de los métodos establecidos en el capítulo XI, punto 1, del anexo XIII del Reglamento (UE) n.o 142/2011. Los requisitos específicos se establecen en las filas 17 (grasas extraídas) y 18 (derivados de grasas) del cuadro 2 que figura en el capítulo II, sección 1, del anexo XIV del Reglamento (UE) n.o 142/2011.»

  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
  26 protected European names in this product class

  Confirmedthere are names that cannot be used

  This position falls in the class Aceites, aceites comestibles y grasas animales, which the annex defines by code. Those names cannot be used in the European Union, not even with «type», «style» or «imitation». For example, Steirisches Kürbiskernöl, Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje, Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsià; Oli del Baix Ebre-Montsià, Aceite del Bajo Aragón, Antequera, Baena, among others. Search the name used to sell the product.

  iTA, Annex 13-B · geographical indications
• Name · Mercosur GI
  1 Mercosur name is 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. This line is covered by EUDR. Below are the start dates and what has to be provided.

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.

In 2025 the EU imported €365.7 million from outside the EU; Argentina supplied 0.8% and was the 6th supplier.

7 steps, in the order they are taken. Each one comes from a block of this sheet. Where there is a date, a norm sets it.

1. 1
   Confirm the tariff classification with a customs broker

   This whole sheet depends on the line being 1518 00 91. 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 15.18 requires that imported materials be classified under a different tariff heading from the finished product. The agreement abbreviates this as CC (change of chapter), CTH (change of heading) and CTSH (change of subheading). 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
   Prepare for EUDR

   What has to be provided: Geolocation of the plots of land where the commodity was produced, and a due diligence statement. The operator placing the product on the EU market, which in an import is the EU importer. The Argentine exporter has to provide the data.

   The obligation is on the EU importer, but the data comes from the exporter
   From 30 December 2027
7. 7
   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