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Cotton › Rendered absorbent or bleached

CN code5201 00 10

Flow
Export Argentina → European Union
Destination
The whole European Union
Sheet generated
30 October 2026

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0 · Verdict

Amber · the EU has product requirements for this line (check which ones apply)

The 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).

Cotton › Rendered absorbent or bleached (CN 5201 00 10) 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 5201 00 10, which is the code the importer declares in the European Union. In Argentina there are 3 NCM lines under the same 6 digits; the exporter's product is one of them. The classification should be confirmed by a customs broker.

NomenclatureCodeVersionOfficial description
NCM (Argentina)5201.00.10NCM in force 2026Sin desmotar
NCM (Argentina)5201.00.20NCM in force 2026Simplemente desmotado
NCM (Argentina)5201.00.90NCM in force 2026Los demás
CN (European Union)5201 00 10CN 2026 (annex in CN 2013: 5201 00 10)Rendered absorbent or bleached
HS (worldwide)5201.00Harmonized SystemCotton, not carded or combed
Source: official CN 2026 and NCM catalogues5201 00 10 in TARICOfficial description in TARIC

2 · Duty and schedule

The duty today and when it reaches zero

Green · already duty-free

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 38/2025).

Base rate (annex)
0%
Appendix 2-A-1, line 5201 00 10 in CN 2013
MFN duty in force
0%
In force since 1 January 2026
Preferential duty today
0%
Category 0 · year 0 of the schedule
Staging category
0
Reaches zero
From the start (1 May 2026)
Export duty (Argentina) today
0%
Art. 1 and Annex I
Export refund (Argentina) today
between 2.5% and 3%
Art. 1 and Annex I · depending on the SIM subdivision · when exporting outside Mercosur
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 rateCategoryReaches zero
5201.00.10
Algodón sin cardar ni peinar
Declared today as 5201.00.10 · Same code, unchanged		6%0from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026)
5201.00.20
Algodón simplemente desmotado, sin cardar ni peinar
Declared today as 5201.00.20 · Same code, unchanged
El anexo fija un tipo por país y en esta línea no coinciden: Argentina 6, Brasil 0, Paraguay 6, Uruguay 6. Acá se carga el de la Argentina.		6%0from the start of the agreement (1 May 2026)
5201.00.90
Los demás tipos de algodón sin cardar ni peinar
Declared today as 5201.00.90 · Same code, unchanged
El anexo fija un tipo por país y en esta línea no coinciden: Argentina 6, Brasil 0, Paraguay 6, Uruguay 6. Acá se carga el de la Argentina.		6%0from 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). This EU line corresponds to more than one Argentine code, each with its own line. Look for the declared one in the table. 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

  • ARCA
    Sistema de Información Simplificado Agrícola (SISA)
    Customs regime: definitive · Goods: new · Origin: Argentina
    El Sistema de Información Simplificado Agrícola (SISA) centraliza los datos de productores y operadores comerciales de la cadena de granos bajo la administración de ARCA, a efectos de optimizar la gestión de información, simplificar trámites y reducir costos en el sector agropecuario.
    When it applies: El Sistema de Información Simplificado Agrícola unifica registros y trámites de SENASA, INASE y ARCA para facilitar la carga de datos y mejorar el control fiscal. Reemplaza múltiples registros y declaraciones previas relacionados con la producción y comercialización de granos, semillas y legumbres secas.a administrativa y mejorar el control fiscal.
    Only for 5201.00.10, 5201.00.90, among the Argentine codes of this position.
    The agency's text (in Spanish)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • Dirección Nacional de Reglamentos Técnicos
    RT - Etiquetado de Productos Textiles.
    Customs regime: definitive · Goods: new
    Los fabricantes e importadores de los productos detallados en la Resolución N° 549/2021 deberán garantizar el cumplimiento de los requisitos de etiquetado y rotulado previstos en el Reglamento Técnico específico.
    When it applies: Los fabricantes e importadores de los productos detallados en la Resolución N° 549/2021 deberán garantizar el cumplimiento de los requisitos de etiquetado y rotulado previstos en el Reglamento Técnico específico.
    The agency's text (in Spanish)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • SENASA
    Embalajes de Madera de Importación*
    Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: new
    For 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)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • SENASA
    Productos de origen vegetal - Autorizacion fitosanitaria de importacion (Afidi) para envios comerciales *
    Customs regime: definitive · Goods: new
    La 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)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • SENASA
    Productos de origen vegetal - Autorización fitosanitaria de importación (Afidi) para envíos no comerciales *
    Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: new
    La 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 comercial
    When 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)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • SENASA
    Productos de origen vegetal. Documento de tránsito vegetal electrónico (DTV-e)
    Customs regime: definitive · Goods: new
    El DTV-e es el único documento válido para amparar el tránsito de productos, subproductos y derivados de origen vegetal, nacionales o importados, según lo establecido por la Resolución General Conjunta AFIP-SENASA 4297/2018.
    When it applies: En caso que sea requerido por la autoridad oficial, se puede acreditar su emisión exhibiendo el documento emitido en formato digital por el Sistema Integrado de Gestión de Documento de Tránsito Sanitario vegetal o el Código Único de Validación Electrónica (CUVE) sea en formato digital, impreso, o en QR.
    The agency's text (in Spanish)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory
  • SENASA
    Productos de origen vegetal.Importacion.
    Customs regime: definitive/temporary · Goods: new
    Para 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)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    Mandatory

Optional: tools, not requirements

  • Secretaría de Industria, Comercio y de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa
    Solicitud Resolución Anticipada de Origen
    Customs regime: definitive · Goods: new/used
    When 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)
    VUCE · position 5201.00.10.000K, import
    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
FromStageAd valoremSpecific (€)Applies
1 May 20261 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 38/2025, Art. 1 and Annex I (IF-2025-08161099-APN-SAGYP#MEC), and it is the rate the VUCE applies (checked on 17 October 2026).

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

Source: Appendix 2-A-1 and the Combined Nomenclature 2026iTA · Annex 2-A, Appendix 2-A-1TARIC · 5201 00 10 · origin ArgentinaDecree 38/2025 · Official Gazette of ArgentinaDecree 557/2023 · Official Gazette of ArgentinaVUCE · official agreement finder (Argentina)In force since 1 May 2026

3 · Tariff-rate quota and access

This line has no tariff-rate quota

Green · does not depend on any 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
  1. Section B of Annex 2-A lists the 23 quotas the European Union opens for Mercosur. None covers this line.
PeriodVolumeStatus

If the product may fall under one of them, write to us and we will review it.

Source: Section B of Annex 2-AiTA · Annex 2-A, Section BEU tariff quota consultation

4 · Rules of origin

Whether the product qualifies as originating

Grey · not answered

To benefit from the preference the product has to be originating. The applicable rule is the one for 52.01 – 52.03, 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.

1. Does the product use any material not originating in Argentina, another Mercosur country or the European Union?

A material bought in Brazil or in Europe counts as from the region only if it originates there. The supplier can confirm it.

Answer the questions. The answers apply the rule for 52.01 – 52.03 to this case.

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. This chapter does not use the general tolerance. Notes 6 and 7 of Annex 3-A apply, which set two different figures depending on the material. This should be confirmed with the customs broker.

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.

Source: Annex 3-B of the agreementiTA · Annex 3-B, heading 52.01 – 52.03Requirements in Access2Markets

5 · Health, technical and labelling requirements

What the product must meet to enter the EU

Amber · the EU has product requirements for this line (check which ones apply)

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 3 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 (4)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.

    Source: Access2Markets (European Commission) · checked on 1 September 2026

    Technical and labelling rules · Source: Access2MarketsAccess2Markets · EU requirements for this lineThe annex also uses class names it does not define by code, with 73 names, which are on the protected names page (in Spanish).

    6 · Authorisations and registrations

    What must be approved before exporting

    For information · not applicable, as it is not a product of animal origin

    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.

      Source: veterinary control list of Regulation (EU) 2021/632Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 · veterinary border controls

      7 · Cross-cutting EU regulations

      EUDR, CBAM and safeguards

      Green · does not cover this line

      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.

      Green · does not cover this line

      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 I
      Green · does not cover this line

      CBAM · 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 I
      Grey · no data on measures in force

      Safeguards

      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 5201 00 10.

      Measures in force · No data
      Source: scope annexes of the two regulationsRegulation (EU) 2023/1115 · deforestationRegulation (EU) 2023/956 · carbon border adjustmentTARIC measures for 5201 00 10

      8 · Destination

      Choose a destination country

      For information · no country chosen

      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
      Access2Markets

      9 · EU market

      How much of this product the EU imports

      For information · context data

      In 2025 the EU imported €75.6 million from outside the EU; Argentina is not among the suppliers.

      Extra-EU imports, 2025
      €75.6 million
      15.6% less than in 2024 (€89.6 million)
      Quantity, 2025
      34,207 t
      1.5% more than in 2024
      Average import price
      €2.21/kg
      Value divided by quantity, from outside the EU
      Argentina, 2025
      No recorded sales
      30 countries outside the EU supplied it

      Where the EU buys from (2025)

      RankCountryValueShare€/kg
      1stTürkiye€49.8 million65.9%€2.02/kg
      2ndIndia€9.0 million11.9%€2.01/kg
      3rdPakistan€8.2 million10.9%€2.06/kg
      4thUnited States€6.8 million9.0%€10.89/kg
      5thJapan€1.5 million1.9%€3.99/kg

      Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay enter with the same cut (2025)

      RankCountryValueShareQuantity€/kg
      —ArgentinaNo sales———
      —BrazilNo sales———
      —UruguayNo sales———
      —ParaguayNo 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)

      RankMember StateValueShare
      1stItaly€18.4 million24.4%
      2ndFrance€17.9 million23.7%
      3rdPoland€7.8 million10.4%
      4thGermany€7.8 million10.3%
      5thEstonia€6.7 million8.9%

      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 12 countries on the list, today all pay the same as you.

      Country by country (12)

      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)

      Source: Eurostat, Comext, 2025 · 13 October 2026Eurostat · Comext (DS-045409)Figures for this line in Eurostat (CSV)

      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.

      1. 1
        Confirm the tariff classification with a customs broker
        This whole sheet depends on the line being 5201 00 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
      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 52.01 – 52.03 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
        Check the technical standards and labelling for the product
        Access2Markets 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 Access2Markets
        European Commission · Access2Markets
      VUCE · official agreement finder (Argentina)Access2Markets · requirements by line and destination

      Sources and status by block

      BlockMain sourceStatus
      1 ClassificationCN 2026 and NCM in forceConfirmed
      2 DutyiTA, Appendix 2-A-1 · Reg. (EU) 2025/1926Confirmed
      3 QuotaiTA, Section BConfirmed
      4 OriginiTA, Annex 3-BCheck
      5 RequirementsAccess2Markets · Reg. 2021/632 · Reg. 2019/2072Check
      6 AuthorisationsReg. 2021/632Confirmed
      7 Cross-cuttingReg. 2023/1115 · Reg. 2023/956 · TARICConfirmed
      8 DestinationChoose a destination countryCheck
      9 EU marketEurostat, Comext, 2025Confirmed

      Data checked on 30 October 2026. Next scheduled change: 1 January 2027, when the schedule moves to its next stage and the new quota period opens. Confirmed: taken from the official source cited. Check: depends on the case. No data: the link in the block leads to where to find it.

      Source: EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (iTA), provisionally applied since 1 May 2026.

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