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WT/TPR/S/277/Add.1 
13 February 2013 
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Trade Policy Review Body  
  
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW 
 
ARGENTINA 
 
Report by the Secretariat 
 
Addendum1 
  1. In January 2013, Argentina notified the WTO that it was eliminating the following 
non-automatic import licences:  Import certificate for paper (CIP);  Import certificate for household 
articles (CIAH);  Import certificate for toys (CIJ);  Import certificate for footwear (CIC);  Import certificate for motor cycles (CIM);  Import certificate for bicycle tyres and inner tubes (CICCNB);  Import certificate for balls (CIP);  Import certificate for textile products (CIPT);  Import certificate for 
miscellaneous manufactured articles (CIMD);  Import certificate for footwear parts (CIPC);  Import certificate for metallurgical products (CIPM);  Import certificate for yarns and fabrics (CIHT);  
Import certificate for pneumatic tyres (CIN);  Impor t certificate for miscellaneous products (CIPV);  
Import certificate for screws and similar products (CIT A);  Import certificate for auto parts and related 
products (CIAPA);  and Import certificate for motor vehicles (CIVA).
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2. Moreover, in January 2013, two days prio r to eliminating these non-automatic licences, 
Argentina increased the MFN tariffs of 100 eight-digit tariff lines to a maximum of 35%.3  Among the 
goods affected by the tariff increase are 26 products  that were previously subject to non-automatic 
import licensing (Table 1). 
Table 1 
Products subject to non-automatic licensing in 2012 the tariffs of which increased in 2013 
HS Code MFN Tariff 
2012 MFN Tariff 
2013 Description 
4011.10.00 16 35 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber - Of a kind used on motor cars. 
4011.20.90 16 35 Other new pneumatic tyres, of rubber. 
6406.10.00 18 28 Parts of footwear;  removable inso les, heel cushions and similar articles - Uppers 
and parts thereof, other than stiffeners. 
8207.30.00 14 35 Tools for pr essing, stamping or punching. 
8413.70.90 14 35 Other pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device;  liquid 
elevators. 
8414.51.90 20 35 Other air or vacuum pumps, air or  other gas compressors and fans;  ventilating or 
recycling hoods incorpora ting a fan, whether or not fitted with filters. 
8414.59.90 14 35 Other air or vacuum pumps, air or  other gas compressors and fans;  ventilating or 
recycling hoods incorpora ting a fan, whether or not fitted with filters. 
8418.50.90 14 35 Other refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment . 
8450.20.90 14 35 Other household or laundry-type  washing machines, including machines which 
both wash and dry. 
                                                      
1 This document was drafted in Spanish. 
2 WTO document G/LIC/N/2/ARG/26 of 31 January 2013, and Resolution No. 11/2013 of the Ministry 
of the Economy and Public Finance of 24 January 2013. 
3 Decree No. 25/2013 of 22 January 2013. WT/TPR/S/277/Add.1 
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  HS Code MFN Tariff 
2012 MFN Tariff 
2013 Description 
8462.21.00 14 35 Forging or die-stamping machines  (including presses) and hammers, numerically 
controlled.  
8462.29.00 14 35 Other machine tools (including pre sses) for working metal by forging, hammering 
or die-stamping;  machine tools (includi ng presses) for working metal by bending, 
folding, straightening, flatteni ng, shearing, punching or notching. 
8471.30.12 16 35 Automatic data-processing machines  and units thereof - Weighing less than 3.5 kg, 
with alphanumerical keyboard. 
8471.30.19 16 35 Other automatic data-processing machines and units thereof. 
8480.71.00 14 35 Moulding boxes for metal foundry;  mould bases - Injection or compression types. 
8516.29.00 20 35 Other electric instantaneous or  storage water heaters and immersion heaters. 
8516.60.00 20 35 Electric instantaneous or storag e water heaters and immersion heaters - Other 
ovens;  cookers, cooking plates. 
8711.30.00 20 35 Motor cycles - With reciprocati ng internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder 
capacity exceeding 250 cc but not exceeding 500 cc. 
8711.40.00 20 35 Motor cycles - With reciprocati ng internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder 
capacity exceeding 500 cc but not exceeding 800 cc. 
8711.50.00 20 35 Motor cycles - With reciprocati ng internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder 
capacity exceeding 800 cc. 
9401.30.90 18 35 Other seats (other than those of  heading 9402), whether or not convertible into 
beds, and parts thereof. 
9401.71.00 18 35 Seats (other than those of headin g 9402), whether or not c onvertible into beds, and 
parts thereof - Upholstered. 
9401.79.00 18 35 Other seats (other than those of  heading 9402), whether or not convertible into 
beds, and parts thereof. 
9403.20.00 18 35 Other metal furniture. 
9405.40.10 18 35 Lamps and lighting fittings includin g searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof - 
Of base metal. 
9506.62.00 20 35 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other 
sports (including table tennis) or outdoor games - Inflatable. 
9506.99.00 20 35 Other articles and equipment for ge neral physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, 
other sports (including tabl e tennis) or outdoor games. 
Source : WTO Secretariat. 
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