Argentina export duties: what drops to 0
Decree 566/2026 removes or phases out until 2027 export duties on chemicals, plastics, steel and vehicles. What it changes for your offer.
Published on 20 October 2026Updated on 20 October 2026
Luis Sanz FiguerasFounder de Exporta.ai
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Argentina's Decree 566/2026, published on 1 July 2026, sets export duties at 0% for chemicals, fertilisers, plastics, rubber, steel, non-ferrous metals and vehicles, and cuts another group month by month until 1 June 2027. For a company exporting from Argentina, it changes the cost of every offer.
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What has changed
Decree 566/2026 was published in Argentina's Boletín Oficial on 1 July 2026. It reduces export duties on a wide group of Mercosur Common Nomenclature headings and, in many cases, eliminates them.
It provides three schemes. The first sets 0% immediately from 2 July 2026. The second falls each month from 1 July 2026. The third covers certain hydrocarbons and also falls each month. All schedules end on 1 June 2027.
Source: Baker McKenzie – Decreto 566/2026: reducción y eliminación de Derechos de ExportaciónData for 2026
Export duties under Decree 566/2026
% export duty · 2026-2027| Annex | Scope | Initial duty (%) | Final duty (%) | In force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Chemicals (ch. 28 and 29), fertilisers (31), plastics (39), rubber (40), steel (72 and 73), non-ferrous metals (74 to 81) and vehicles (87) | 0 | 0 | From 2 July 2026 |
| II | A second group of chemicals, plastics, rubber and vehicles | 4.50 or 3.00 | 0 | From 1 July 2026, to 0 on 1 June 2027 |
| III | Hydrocarbons under six headings, excluding crude oil (heading 2709) | 7.3333 | 0 | From 1 July 2026, to 0 on 1 June 2027 |
Summary of a legal note dated 6 July 2026. The exact monthly rates for each heading are in the text of the decree.
Source: Baker McKenzie – Decreto 566/2026: reducción y eliminación de Derechos de ExportaciónData for 2026-2027
Who is affected and what to do
It affects those who export from Argentina products in the chapters listed and those who buy from them. An export duty goes into the price of every offer: if it falls, the margin or the price you can sell at changes.
The first task is to check the product's tariff heading and see which annex it falls under. If it falls under the second or third, the duty falls each month, so an offer spanning several months should take the schedule into account.
The full text and the monthly rates are in the Boletín Oficial. Review it with your customs broker before settling a price.
Source: Boletín Oficial de la República ArgentinaData for 2026
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When was Decree 566/2026 published?
On 1 July 2026, in Argentina's Boletín Oficial.
Which products go to 0% immediately?
Those in annex I: chemicals, fertilisers, plastics, rubber, steel, non-ferrous metals and vehicles, from 2 July 2026.
What happens to products in the second annex?
Their duty starts at 4.50% or 3.00% and falls each month to 0% on 1 June 2027.
Does it include crude oil?
No. The hydrocarbon schedule does not cover crude oil, heading 2709.
Where do I see the exact rate for my product?
In the text of the decree, in the Boletín Oficial, looking up your Mercosur Common Nomenclature heading.
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