In force since Jul 1, 2026
Industrial export taxes to zero: chemicals, metals and autos export duty-free
Decreto 566/2026 (Official Gazette Jul 1, 2026)
in forceNATIONAL
Trade opening
Decreto 566/2026 takes the export duty to 0% for chemicals, plastics, rubber, steel and non-ferrous metals, and phases in the rest of industry.
The other rules on this subject19
Imports: prior approval to bring in goods is eliminatedRes. 1/2023 Trade Secretariat + Joint GR AFIP-Trade 5466/2023 (Official Gazette Dec 26, 2023)in force
Mercosur–EU ratified: 450 million consumers open up to agriculture and industryLey 27.800 (Official Gazette Feb 26, 2026); provisional application from May 1, 2026in force
Argentina and the US sign their first trade and investment agreementBilateral agreement signed Feb 5, 2026 (no number; pending congressional approval)pending
What changed and who it applies to
What changed
The decree reorders industrial export duties (DEX) into THREE schemes: (1) Annex I — IMMEDIATE 0% rate for the listed NCM tariff lines: inorganic and organic chemicals (Chapters 28-29), fertilizers (31), plastics (39), rubber (40), steel (72-73), non-ferrous metals — aluminum, copper, zinc, tin — (74-81) and much of the automotive chain (Chapter 87, hybrids and EVs included); (2) Annex II — a phased reduction for a second group (chemicals, plastics, rubber, automotive), with rates starting in the 4.50%/3.00% range and falling monthly to 0% on Jun 1, 2027; (3) Annex III — petroleum oils and derivatives (headings 2707.30.00, 2707.99.90, 2710.12.10/30/90, 2710.19.19): its own schedule starting at ~7.3333%, which replaces the 8% of Decreto 488/2020, also converging to 0%. Total universe per the official communiqué: ~1,000 NCM tariff lines currently taxed mostly between 3% and 4.5%. verif Jul 1, 2026 ↗
In force
2026-07-02 (Arts. 2 and 3: 2026-07-01) verif Jul 1, 2026 ↗
Who it applies to
Industrial exporters in chemicals and petrochemicals (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC, methanol), steel and non-ferrous metals, fertilizers, rubber and the entire automotive chain (automakers and parts makers). It improves the netback of SME suppliers and opens up work for foreign-trade and tariff-classification services. verif Jul 1, 2026 ↗
The norm
Decreto 566/2026 of the national Executive Branch, issued on Jun 30, 2026 and published in the Boletín Oficial on Jul 1, 2026. General entry into force from Jul 2, 2026; arts. 2° (Anexo II) and 3° (Anexo III, oils) apply from Jul 1, 2026. verif Jul 1, 2026 ↗
Our reading
Argentina finishes sweeping away export taxes on industrial goods: chemicals, petrochemicals, steel, aluminum, copper, fertilizers and the automotive chain now export free of export duties or converge to 0% before June 2027. A direct improvement in the netback of domestic value added: the export opening is state policy, not an isolated gesture (R3/R4). thesis
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Where it lands, province by province2
Neuquén Annex III covers naphthas/solvents/oils derived from Vaca Muerta crude and Annex I frees downstream petrochemicals (methanol, polymers) from export duties: it improves the netback of processing Neuquén gas and crude at the source and reinforces the in-basin value-added thesis. favorable better export netback thesis
Río Negro The 0% for chemicals/fertilizers and metals improves the business case for industrialization along the corridor (the Cinco Saltos hub, export-oriented metalworking) and for value-added projects on the gas flowing toward the San Matías Gulf. favorable better export netback thesis
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