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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 411/2

10 December 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 622/2008

Argentina : Non-automatic Import Licensing Requirements

The Argentine Government has all along maintained a non-automatic import licensing system on a range of products such as footwear, paper products, bicycles, household goods, toys, tyres and tubes, motorcycles, certain textile and apparel products and miscellaneous manufactured articles, etc. The product list is subject to modifications from time to time. Traders were informed via Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 234/2007 of 12 June 2007 and No. 394/2007 of 26 October 2007 details of the non-automatic import licensing mechanism for imports of certain apparel products, luggage, handbags and footwear parts. 

  1. Recently, the Argentine Government has announced amendments to the existing non-automatic licensing regimes for apparel products, household goods and footwear by expanding the scope to cover more product lines. These amendments take effect from 12 November 2008. Moreover, the Argentine Government announced the establishment of non-automatic licensing regimes for certain yarns, fabrics, machinery and tools with effect from 30 November 2008. Details of the arrangements and products involved can be retrieved from the relevant Argentine Resolutions available from the following webpages:

  • Resolution on amendment to the non-automatic import licensing requirement for certain household products:
    http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/146223/norma.htm
     

  • Resolution on amendment to the non-automatic import licensing requirement for certain apparel products:
    http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/146224/norma.htm
     

  • Resolution on amendment to the non-automatic import licensing requirement for footwear:
    http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/146994/norma.htm
     

  • Resolution on the establishment of non-automatic import licensing requirement for certain metallurgical products: 
    http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/146926/norma.htm
     

  • Resolution on the establishment of non-automatic import licensing requirement for certain fabrics and yarns:
    http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/145000-149999/146927/norma.htm

  1. To clarify the relevance of the new requirements to their exports to Argentina and/or to obtain further information on the detailed requirements, traders are advised to approach their importers in Argentina for the relevant details.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss S Y TANG at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss WONG Ying)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry