Argentina
Negotiating · Moderate coverage · Compiled 2026-07-05
28 screening rules
- Labeling: 14 rules — 14 blocking, 0 conditional, 0 advisory
- Additives: 4 rules — 4 blocking, 0 conditional, 0 advisory
- Contaminants & residue limits: 4 rules — 4 blocking, 0 conditional, 0 advisory
- Import & registration: 6 rules — 5 blocking, 1 conditional, 0 advisory
Market profile
- Main food law
- CAA / Ley 18.284 (HTML index)
- Labeling regulation
- CAA Cap. V 2021; FOP manual Ley 27.642 (2024)
- National standards body
- None identified
- Latest USDA FAIRS report
- 2025
Import and export
Documents to import
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (non-preferential and preferential forms) — Issued by: Competent body in exporting country — Conditional
- Customs import declaration — Issued by: Importer / licensed customs broker to ARCA - Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) — Mandatory
- Health / sanitary certificate from country of origin — Issued by: Competent authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Veterinary (zoosanitary) certificate — Issued by: Official veterinary service of exporting country; checked by SENASA — Conditional
- Phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: NPPO of exporting country; checked by SENASA — Conditional
- RNPA (Registro Nacional de Producto Alimenticio) / aviso de importación for imported food — Issued by: INAL-ANMAT / provincial food authorities — Mandatory
- Importer / facility registration — Issued by: RNE (Registro Nacional de Establecimiento) of the importer; importer registration with ARCA (Registro de Importadores) — Mandatory
- Import permit / licence — Issued by: INAL import authorisation / SENASA intervention (for animal/plant products) via VUCEA; import licensing (SIRA/SEDI) eliminated 2024-25 — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: Authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Certificate of analysis / lab report — Issued by: Accredited lab — Conditional
- Label approval / Spanish or local-language label — Issued by: ANMAT / INAL — Mandatory
- Halal certificate — Issued by: Recognised halal body — Conditional
- Fumigation certificate / ISPM-15 wood packaging mark — Issued by: Exporter's fumigation provider — Conditional
- Legalisation / apostille of foreign documents — Issued by: Consulate / apostille authority — Conditional
- Consular authentication of COO where required — Issued by: Exporter/consulate — Conditional
Documents to export
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Export customs declaration: Permiso de embarque (export declaration) via SIM — Issued by: ARCA - Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (preferential/non-preferential) — Issued by: Chambers authorised by Secretaría de Industria y Comercio (preferential COO) — Conditional
- Export health / sanitary certificate — Issued by: ANMAT / INAL — Conditional
- Export veterinary certificate — Issued by: SENASA — Conditional
- Export phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: SENASA — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: ANMAT / INAL — Conditional
- Exporter registration — Issued by: ARCA - Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) / export promotion body — Mandatory
- Legalisation / apostille of certificates — Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (apostille) — Conditional
Government fees
- Tasa de estadística (Import) — 3% (caps: USD 180 <10k; USD 3,000 10k-100k; USD 30,000 100k-1M; USD 150,000 >1M)
- ANMAT/INAL unified import fee for food (Import) — 0.5% of FOB
- INAL RNPA / RNE registration fees (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- SENASA import intervention/inspection fees (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- VAT/GST on imported food (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
Customs single window: SIM Malvina / VUCEA (Ventanilla Única de Comercio Exterior Argentino)
Customs duties are not included.
A fee without a confirmed amount is listed by name only.
Official sources
- Código Alimentario Argentino (Ley 18.284) (1969) Open the source
- Código Alimentario Argentino — Capítulo V Rotulación y Publicidad (ANMAT, actualización 2021) (2021) Open the source
- Ley 27.642 — Promoción de la Alimentación Saludable (rotulado frontal) (2021) Open the source
- Manual de Aplicación — Rotulado Nutricional Frontal (ANMAT Disp. 11362/2024) (2024) Open the source
- USDA FAIRS Country Report Annual — Argentina (AR2025-0023) (2025) Open the source
- Mercosur GMC Res. 26/03 y 46/03 (rotulación general y nutricional, incorporadas al CAA) (2003) Open the source
Reference documents
- USDA FAIRS Country Report Annual — Argentina (2025) Open the source
- Manual Rotulado Nutricional Frontal (Ley 27.642) (2024) Open the source
- USDA FAIRS Annual Country Report — Argentina (2023) Open the source
- Codigo Alimentario Argentino — Cap. V Rotulacion y Publicidad (2021) Open the source
- Ley 18.284 — framework law enacting the CAA (1969) Open the source
- CAA Cap. V (MAGyP mirror) (current) Open the source
- CAA — all chapters index (ANMAT) (current) Open the source
Guidance compiled from published sources — not legal clearance. Confirm the requirements with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.
Screening guidance based on published standards — not legal clearance. Requirements marked "needs verification" are directional hints; confirm with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.