G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27  
10 March 2016  
(16-1407)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: Spanish  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT1 
ARGENTINA  
The following notification, dated 29 February 2 016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Argentina. 
 
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(a) List of products subject to  import licensing procedures 
  Goods classified under all MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) ta riff headings and for 
definitive entry for consumption are subject to import licensing. 
 
Most goods are eligible for automatic licenses, with the exception of those listed in 
Annexes II to XVII to Ministry of Production  Resolution No. 5/2015, as clarified by 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 2/2016, which require non-automatic import licences. 
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility 
 
Secretariat for Trade, under the Ministry of Production 
 Julio A. Roca 651, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina 
 
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications 
 
Importers submitting applications for automatic import licences are required to use the 
Comprehensive Import Monitoring System ( Sistema Integral de Monitoreo de Importaciones , 
SIMI)
1, as approved by General Resolution No. 3.823 of 21 December 2015 of the Federal 
Public Revenue Administration ( Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos , AFIP)2, and to 
provide the information specified in Annex I to Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015, 
as clarified by Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 2/2016. 
 
To obtain a non-automatic licence, importers are first of all required to complete the 
automatic licensing procedure. They must then, within ten (10) working days, access the AFIP website ( http://www.afip.gob.ar ), by entering their individual tax identification number 
(Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria, CUIT ) and password ( clave fiscal ), and use the 
interactive service " SC-Solicitud de contacto " (contact request) to provide the information 
specified in point 2 of Annexes II to XVII to Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015, depending on the goods concerned. 
 
                                               
1 Further information is available at: http://www.afip.gob.ar/simi . 
2 The text of the Resolution is available for consultation at: 
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000-259999/257180/norma.htm . G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27 
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  If the service " SC-Solicitud de contacto " is not enabled, the importer should select the 
option " Administrador de relaciones con clave fiscal " (administrator with password) and click 
either on " Adherir servicio " (register for a service) or, if he wishes to authorize a third party 
to manage the application process, on " Nueva relación " (new authorization). He should then 
click on the logo of the " Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas " (Ministry of the 
Economy and Public Finance), then on " Servicios interactivos " (interactive services) and 
finally on " SC-Solicitud de contacto " (contact request). 
 
(d) Date and name of publication where the licensing procedures are published 
 
Ministry of Production Resolution No. 5/2015 on automatic and/or non-automatic import 
licensing, published in Official Journal of the Argentine Republic No. 33.282, pages 47 to 56, 
on 23 December 2015.The full text of this Re solution is available for consultation at: 
 
https://www.boletinoficial.g ob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusque daAvanzada/11499306/null  
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet /anexos/255000-259999 /257251/norma.htm  
 
Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 2/2016 amending certain aspects of Ministry of 
Production Resolution No. 5/2015, published in Official Journal of the Argentine Republic 
No. 33.292, pages 29 and 30, on 8 January 2016. The full text of this Resolution is available 
for consultation at: 
 
https://www.boletinoficial.g ob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusque daAvanzada/11500044/null 
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet /anexos/255000-259999 /257636/norma.htm 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic 
according to the definitions co ntained in Articles 2 and 3 
 
The system uses both types of procedure.  
 (f) In the case of automatic import licensi ng procedures, their administrative purpose 
 
Statistical information. 
 
(g) In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the 
measure being implemented through the licensing procedure 
 
The aim of the non-automatic licensing system is to establish an appropriate prior 
verification system for ensuring compliance with the conditions governing the importation of the goods, in accordance with the provisions of  Annexes II to XVII to Ministry of Production 
Resolution No. 5/2015, as amended by Secretariat for Trade Resolution No. 2/2016. 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing proc edure if this can be estimated with some 
probability and, if not, the reason wh y this information cannot be provided 
 
T h e  s y s t e m  w i l l  r e m a i n  i n  p l a c e  f o r  a s  l o n g  a s  t h e  c o n d i t i o n s  t h a t  g a v e  r i s e  t o  i t s  implementation persist. 
 
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1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of  publication [...]" (Article 5.1).