Argentina defined the elimination of licenses imports and in that way the SIRAs, a measure that generates attention in the Uruguayan exporters, who can benefit from the new modality, if it ends up facilitating trade with the neighboring country.
The government headed by the president Javier Milei made official the repeal of the Import System of the Argentine Republic (SIRA) and, as of this Wednesday, “all merchandise included in the tariff positions of the Mercosur, with definitive import destination for consumption, they may enter the country without needing to process an import license.”
The brand new SEDI Its objective is to provide statistical information in a descriptive way and in advance of the historical records, in order to carry out an efficient analysis of their evolution, useful for the eventual adoption of trade defense measures, without implying delays in the productive sectors. , establishing an administrative procedure with greater simplicity and transparency.
The new Import Statistical System (SEDI) seeks to simplify the processing of import operations in the neighboring country and provide statistical information in a descriptive manner and in advance of historical records. The Argentine government maintained that the objective is that the measure does not imply “delays in the productive sectors”, by describing the administrative procedure as “endowed with greater simplicity and transparency”.
He Executive of the neighboring country specified that the SEDI declarations must be made by the importers defined in section 1 of article 91 of the Custom code, with a validity period of 360 calendar days. Furthermore, they stated that, when making the declaration, the AFIP It will analyze the tax situation of the taxpayer and its economic and financial capacity to carry out the operation.
The end of SIRAs is well received in Uruguay
The Uruguayan export sector had shown expectation of this measure and even the president of the Union of Exporters of Uruguay (UEU), Facundo Márquez, had celebrated “the end of discretion” of the SIRAs, considering that this system “seriously affected” the country.
The director of the Institute of International Business of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), Ignacio Bartesaghi, spoke out in the last few hours and highlighted that “it is very good news for Uruguay that the neighboring country can import freely”, while celebrating the course taken by Milei: “While many other trade distortions still remain, the path seems clearer.”
In turn, the former president of the Chamber of Free Zones of Uruguay, Juan Opertti, considered that with this modification “normality is being restored to the supply chains and benefiting Argentine consumers as well as the exporters”.
Meanwhile, the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay (CIU) had estimated SIRAs cost the sector at least $22.5 million. Furthermore, the Executive estimated in June that there were at least 600 import permits for Uruguayan goods pending authorization by Argentina, a figure that is presumed to have grown in recent months.
Source: Ambito
