Importing your car: the field opens up

A package of three rules deregulates the auto sector. Decree 196/2025 amends the General Regulation of the Traffic Law 24.449 (Annex 1 of Decree 779/1995 and amendments, and Decree 50/2019): it declares (Art. 28) that all components, parts and auto parts manufactured or imported are of FREE marketing, production and import, requiring no prior authorization, and in its recitals it orders the elimination of the CHAS (Certificate of Homologation of Auto Parts and/or Safety Elements). Res. SIyC 222/2025 replaces the CHAS/CAPE with a Certification License with ex-post control (mandatory QR from Dec-2025) and enables international laboratories/bodies instead of the previous scheme. Res. SIyC 271/2025 (Art. 13) enables natural persons to import up to 1 unit per importer per calendar year for non-commercial purposes, with a prohibition on selling for 2 years from nationalization, and recognizes international certifications (UN/WP.29, EU and US —NHTSA Blue Ribbon Letter) to homologate models. Scope nuance: the import of USED vehicles by individuals is NOT generally/automatically liberalized; Res. 271/2025 ties the import to an existing model homologation (LCM/CVHE) or to processing a road-safety certificate, so the typical case is 0km or homologable models. verif · Mar 18, 2025 ↗

Decree 196/2025 signed on 03/17/2025 and published in the Official Gazette on 03/18/2025. Res. 222/2025 published on 06/13/2025 (in force after 15 business days, approx. 07/08/2025). Res. 271/2025 published on 07/02/2025. Package in force. verif · Mar 18, 2025 ↗

Importers and manufacturers of auto parts and safety elements (end of the CHAS, ex-post certification open to international laboratories); natural persons who want to import a vehicle (0km or homologable) for their own use, up to 1 unit per year for non-commercial purposes; the INTI loses its role as sole approver of the CHAS scheme; assemblers, dealers and commercial importers of the auto market. verif · Jul 2, 2025 ↗