ANNOUNCEMENT 13 Dec 2017

The Government of Argentina increased the export tax set on biodiesel.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE

InfoLeg. Poder Judicial Nacional. Comercio Exterior. Decreto 1025/2017. Available at: http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/300000-304999/304656/norma.htm

Ministry of Energy and Mining. Ministerio de Energía y Minería. Precios de Biodiesel. Available at: https://glp.se.gob.ar/biocombustible/reporte_precios.php

Inception date: 01 Jan 2018 | Removal date: 30 Jun 2018
Still in force

Export tax

On December 13, 2017, the Argentine President issued Decree 1025/2017 establishing an 8% export tariff on biodiesel starting on January 1, 2018, leading to an increase in the duty. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Energy and Mining, there was no applicable export tax previously.

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