0 · Verdict
Amber · duty being phased outThe product can be exported with the agreement's preference. The duty today is 4.5% instead of 5.7%, and it reaches zero on 1 January 2030.
Recommended action: make sure origin can be proven and that the importer claims the preference in the customs declaration.
Trunks › Of aluminium (CN 4202 19 10) pays 4.5% EU duty today under the EU-Mercosur Agreement, instead of 5.7% without it. It reaches zero on 1 January 2030. There is no quota, so the reduction applies to any quantity. 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 4202 19 10, which is the code the importer declares in the European Union. In Argentina it corresponds to NCM 4202.19.00. The classification should be confirmed by a customs broker.
| Nomenclature | Code | Version | Official description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCM (Argentina) | 4202.19.00 | NCM in force 2026 | Los demás |
| CN (European Union) | 4202 19 10 | CN 2026 (annex in CN 2013: 4202 19 10) | Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers: other: of aluminium |
| HS (worldwide) | 4202.19 | Harmonized System | Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper |
2 · Duty and schedule
The duty today and when it reaches zero
The preferential duty today is 4.5%. The MFN duty, without the agreement, is 5.7%. It reaches zero on 1 January 2030. On the Argentine side, the export duty today is 0% (Decree 789/2020).
Next step down. On 1 January 2027 the duty goes down from 4.5% to 3.4% (stage 2 of 5). It reaches zero on 1 January 2030. Add it to your calendar (.ics) · Everything that changes on 1 January
- Today 4.5%
- Next step down · 1 January 2027 3.4%
- Reaches zero · 1 January 2030
- Without the agreement 5.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4202.19.00 Baúles, maletas (valijas), etc., de los demás materiales Declared today as 4202.19.00 · Same code, unchanged El anexo fija un tipo por país y en esta línea no coinciden: Argentina 20, Brasil 20, Paraguay 8, Uruguay 20. Acá se carga el de la Argentina. | 20% | E | No data |
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 3 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
- ANMATImportación de especialidades medicinalesCustoms regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: newEl Régimen permite importar a laboratorios, empresas y/o entidades privadas autorizadas por ANMAT especialidades medicinales cualquiera sea el estado de elaboración (productos terminados, granel, acondicionamiento primario, muestra médica, estándares de referencia, muestras para uso en laboratorio, insumos, ingrediente farmacéutico activo, materia prima, excipientes).When it applies: Para mayor informacion, se recomienda verificar los instructivos y formularios en el siguiente link https://www.argentina.gob.ar/anmat/regulados/instructivos-y-formulariosIn 4202.19.00, only for SIM subdivisions 4202.19.00.999E.
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.
Year-by-year table and how it is calculated
| From | Stage | Ad valorem | Specific (€) | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | 1 of 5 (year 0) | 4.5% | — | Preferential |
| 1 January 2027 | 2 of 5 | 3.4% | — | Preferential |
| 1 January 2028 | 3 of 5 | 2.2% | — | Preferential |
| 1 January 2029 | 4 of 5 | 1.1% | — | Preferential |
| 1 January 2030 | 5 of 5 | 0% | — | Duty-free |
How it is calculated. Category 4 eliminates the duty in 5 equal stages: the first on 1 May 2026 and the others each 1 January. This is stage 1 of 5, so 80% of the base rate is paid. It reaches zero on 1 January 2030.
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 789/2020, Art. 1 and Annex I (IF-2020-66452816-APN-SSPYGC#MDP), and it is the rate the VUCE applies (checked on 17 October 2026).
The statistical unit. In the SIM, the statistical unit for this line is the unit, according to ARCA's Integrated Tariff.
Duty savings calculator
EU import duty is calculated on the customs value, which in practice is the CIF value (goods plus freight and insurance to the EU port). Enter what you export in a year, in euros or in dollars.
Year by year, until it reaches zero
At these amounts, from this year to 2030 you save €16,900 in total. From 1 January 2030 it enters duty-free and you save €5,700 a year.
| Year | Saving that year | Cumulative | Duty | You pay with the agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026today8 months | €800 | €800 | 4.5% | €3,000 |
| 2027 | €2,300 | €3,100 | 3.4% | €3,400 |
| 2028 | €3,500 | €6,600 | 2.2% | €2,200 |
| 2029 | €4,600 | €11,200 | 1.1% | €1,100 |
| 2030 | €5,700 | €16,900 | Duty-free | €0 |
Each row assumes you export the amounts entered every year and that the MFN duty stays as it is today, though the EU may change it.
Year 0 of the agreement runs from 1 May 2026 to 31 December 2026, so it counts 8 of the 12 months of the amounts entered.
Only have the FOB value? Estimate the customs value
The EU customs value is, in practice, the CIF value (FOB plus freight and insurance to the EU port). Enter the three amounts and carry the result up.
Estimated customs value: €4,500
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 42.01 – 42.06, 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.
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: «CTH»
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. Nor is it in Annex XI of the plant health regulation, which requires the certificate for plant products. The Commission's portal (Access2Markets) assigns 2 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.
EU requirements for this line (2)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 · chemicalsRestriction on the use of certain chemical substances in textile and leather productsRegulation 1907/2006, Regulation 2019/1021, Regulation 528/2012 and 1 more act
- EU · labellingPackagingRegulation 2025/40, Directive 1994/62, Directive 2008/98 and 18 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 4202 19 10.
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 €27.7 million from outside the EU; Argentina is not among the suppliers.
Where the EU buys from (2025)
| Rank | Country | Value | Share | €/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | €21.3 million | 76.9% | €9.40/kg |
| 2nd | Thailand | €1.4 million | 5.0% | €40.48/kg |
| 3rd | United Kingdom | €1.3 million | 4.9% | €49.51/kg |
| 4th | United States | €1.2 million | 4.3% | €128.59/kg |
| 5th | Canada | €527,006 | 1.9% | €65.76/kg |
Another €173,882 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 | — | — | — |
| 21st | Brazil | €13,705 | less than 0.1% | 241 kg | — |
| — | 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 | Germany | €11.5 million | 41.5% |
| 2nd | Belgium | €3.6 million | 13.1% |
| 3rd | Netherlands | €2.2 million | 7.8% |
| 4th | Italy | €2.1 million | 7.5% |
| 5th | France | €1.9 million | 7.0% |
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.
Part of extra-EU imports is declared confidential and Eurostat does not assign it to any line: €1.8 million in subheading 4202 19 (2025). The figures for this line may fall short of the real total.
What your competitors pay
Of the 10 countries on the list, today 8 pay less than you and 2 pay more. When you reach zero on 1 January 2030, none of them will pay less than you.
Country by country (10)
- Argentina, today4.5%Under the EU-Mercosur agreement
- Argentina, at the end0%Reaches zero on 1 January 2030
- China1st EU supplier5.7%Pays more than youNo preference, pays the MFN dutyTARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 2261/98, since 1 January 1999
- Thailand2nd EU supplier5.7%Pays more than youNo preference, pays the MFN dutyTARIC, measure 103 (MFN duty), Regulation 2261/98, since 1 January 1999
- United Kingdom3rd EU supplier0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 2253/20, since 1 January 2021
- United States4th EU supplier0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Regulation 1455/26, since 1 July 2026
- Canada5th EU supplier0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 0037/17, since 21 September 2017
- Chile0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 3016/24, since 1 February 2025
- Mexico0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 0415/00, since 1 July 2016
- South Africa0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 1623/16, since 10 October 2016
- New Zealand0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 0244/24, since 1 May 2024
- Vietnam0%Pays less than youEU preference for its originTARIC, measure 142 (tariff preference), Decision 0753/20, since 1 August 2020
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
4 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 4202 19 10. 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 42.01 – 42.06 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.
- 4Check the technical standards and labelling for the productAccess2Markets assigns no technical product standards to this line. Any other EU requirements are in block 5; the detail by destination country, in the Commission's search tool. See it in Access2MarketsEuropean Commission · Access2Markets