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Ref. : EIC 411/2

30 September 2019

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 722/2019

Argentina : Postponement of Certain Requirements for Sworn Declaration for Product Composition of Textiles, Apparel and Footwear Products

Currently, producers and importers of textiles and apparel in Argentina must provide a declaration with the fibre composition of their products, while footwear producers and importers must provide a declaration with the constituent materials. The Sworn Declaration for Product Composition ("Declaración Jurada de Composición de Productos" in Spanish) (DJCP) is generated through the Integrated Foreign Trade System ("Sistema Integrado de Comercio" in Spanish) (SISCO) with a validity of 180 days.

2.Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 153/2017 of 21 February 2017, the Argentine government issued Resolution No. 244/2019 announcing the postponement of the following requirements to 1 January 2020 : (i) provide the product identification code in the sales document together with a description of the product; and (ii) attach to the sales document a digital or paper copy of the DJCP accepted by the relevant authorities, which must remain in the possession of the buyer of the goods to be shown whenever required.

3.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Argentina and/or the relevant Argentine Resolution (in Spanish) at https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/207782/20190520.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Relena KONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.