United States of America - Argentine Republic Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment - Section 1 and Article 2 - Tariffs, Non-Tariff Barriers, and Related Matters

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Agreement text establishing reciprocal trade and investment commitments between the United States and the Argentine Republic. It sets rules on customs duties and quotas for originating goods and introduces a framework to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers. Key provisions address import licensing, technical regulations and conformity assessment, science- and risk-based sanitary measures, geographical indications, cheese and meat terms, intellectual property enforcement, services market access, good regulatory practices, agriculture cooperation, and labor-related prohibitions on forced labor imports.

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Pages37

Reading Time13 min

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Preamble

Section 1. Tariffs and Quotas

1. Argentina - Customs Duty Rate

2. United States - Revised Reciprocal Tariff Rate

Section 2. Non-Tariff Barriers and Related Matters

Article 2.1: Import Licensing

Article 2.2: Technical Regulations, Standards, and Conformity Assessment

Article 2.3: Agriculture

Article 2.4: Geographical Indications

Article 2.5: Cheese and Meat Terms

Article 2.6: Intellectual Property

Article 2.7: Services

Article 2.8: Good Regulatory Practices

Article 2.9: Labor

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AGREEMENT ON RECIPROCAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT Preamble The United States of America (“United States”) and the Argentine Republic (“Argentina”)(individually “a Party” and collectively “the Parties”), AFFIRMING the enduring bond between them as sovereign nations and strategic partners, united by a shared commitment to freedom, prosperity, and the well-being of our peoples; SHARING the vision for a strong, modernized partnership to enhance competitiveness, innovation, and investment; INTENDING to enhance reciprocity by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers and improve alignment to address unfair trade practices that threaten our prosperity, through implementation of this Agreement and further cooperation; DESIRING to build on and improve their existing trade agreements, including the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Argentine Republic (U.S.-Argentina TIFA); and RECOGNIZING the potential for the Parties of continuing to expand their bilateral trade relationship and the importance of successful implementation of this Agreement for that objective, HAVE AGREED as follows: Section 1. Tariffs and Quotas 1. Argentina shall apply a rate of customs duty on an originating good of the United States as set out in Schedule 1 to Annex I. 2. The United States shall apply a revised reciprocal tariffrate on originating goods of Argentina as set out in Schedule 2 to Annex I. Section 2. Non-Tariff Barriers and Related Matters Article 2.1: Import Licensing Argentina shall either eliminate its import licensing or apply automatic import licensing for originating U.S. goods. Article 2.2: Technical Regulations, Standards, and Conformity Assessment 1. Argentina shall allow U.S. originating goods that comply with applicable U.S. or international standards, U.S. technical regulations, or U.S. or international conformity assessment procedures to enter its territory without additional conformity assessment requirements. In doing so: (a) Argentina shall accord to the conformity assessment bodies of the United States treatment no less favorable than that it accords to its own bodies; and (b) Argentina shall facilitate the acceptance of U.S. compliance procedures for goods that are not subject to third-party conformity assessment in the U.S. regulatory framework. 2. Argentina shall ensure that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures are applied in a non-discriminatory manner and do not operate as disguised restrictions on bilateral trade, and shall remove existing technical barriers to trade in areas that undermine reciprocity, including requirements for duplicative or unnecessary testing or conformity assessment. Article 2.3: Agriculture 1. Argentina shall ensure that its sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures are science- and risk-based and do not operate as disguised restrictions on bilateral trade. In this regard, Argentina shall remove any unjustified SPS barriers that undermine reciprocity. 2. Argentina shall not make a commitment to a third country, in an agreement, understanding, or any other instrument, that results in Argentina adopting or maintaining a measure that is inconsistent with the obligations of Article 2.2.2 and paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. The United States and Argentina intend to work together to address non-tariff barriers affecting trade in food and agricultural products. Article 2.4: Geographical Indications Argentina shall ensure transparency and fairness with respect to the protection or recognition of geographical indications, including pursuant to an international agreement. In cases that Argentina protects or recognizes a term that identifies a good as a geographical indication but there is no given quality, reputation, or other characteristic of the good that is essentially attributable to its geographical orig

FAQs

What commitments does the agreement make regarding tariffs and quotas for originating goods?

Argentina applies the customs duty rate for U.S. originating goods as specified in Schedule 1 to Annex I. The United States applies a revised reciprocal tariff rate for Argentine originating goods as specified in Schedule 2 to Annex I.

How does the agreement address non-tariff barriers related to import licensing?

Argentina must either eliminate its import licensing or apply automatic import licensing for originating U.S. goods.

What standards does the agreement set for technical regulations and conformity assessment?

Argentina must allow U.S. goods that meet applicable U.S. or international standards or conformity assessment procedures to enter without additional assessment requirements, apply requirements in a non-discriminatory manner, and remove duplicative or unnecessary testing or conformity assessment barriers.

Sep 16, 2026

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