Argentina: Exporting products

Customs procedures for export in Argentina

Restrictions: It is prohibited to export cultural artifacts and specimens of flora and fauna which are threatened with extinction. It may also be temporarily prohibited to export certain products when the national market struggles (meat, dairy produce, wheat, corn, etc).
Export Taxes: Duties on exports of services are taxed at a 5% rate, without limit. Export duties can go up to 33% for exports of soybeans, 15% for exports of other products, and 5% for industrial products and services.
Export Clearance: Movement of goods within Mercosur is free except restrictions. To leave Mercosur, customs clearance is necessary. The customs clearance office checks the export declaration, may control the goods and authorizes the collection of the goods.
For further information, refer to the dedicated page on the official governmental portal.
Necessary Declaration: The customs declaration must contain information on the origin of the goods, the customs tariff and customs valuation of the goods.
For further information, refer to the dedicated page on the official governmental portal.

Main Useful Means of Transport: Goods transport (national and regional) in Argentina is dominated by road transport. Most internal freight transport of goods in 2018 was done by road (88% of total tonnes-km). Rail and water transport only amounted to 4% and 8%, respectively (Ministry of Transport, latest data available). Goods circulating internally are mostly made of mining products, grains and industrial goods. The road network covers practically all the country, though approximately 60% of the network is in poor condition.
Maritime transport is the most important mode for imports and exports, accounting for more than 90% of imports and two-thirds of exports in 2018. The port of Buenos Aires constitutes 60% of port traffic and the port of La Plata is also very important. The Uruguay and Parana rivers are crucial for connecting Buenos Aires with economic areas inside the country, in Brazil and in Paraguay.

Ports: Port of Bahia Blanca
Port of La Plata
Port of Rosario
Port of San Lorenzo
Port of Quequen-Necochea
Transport Professionals: Maersk
Seafrigo
Government Transport Organisations: Ministry of Transport

Airports: Argentine Airports 2000
Transport Professionals: Air France Cargo
Aerolinas Argentinas Cargo
American Airlines Cargo
Government Transport Organisations: Ministry of Transportation

Transport Professionals: Argentine Federation of Cargo Transport Companies (in Spanish)
Government Transport Organisations: Ministry of Transport

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