Regulations on the Declaration of Origin for Mercosur have been introduced, setting out disqualifications of up to five years for fraud – Trade News | 26/07/26

Argentina’s Secretariat for Production Coordination, under the Ministry of Economy, regulated through Resolution 247/2026 the procedure allowing national producers and exporters to issue their own Declarations of Origin for commercial shipments within Mercosur. The measure incorporates Decision 5/2023 of the Common Market Council and replaces the traditional certification system with a self-managed proof of origin, in line with the trade facilitation guidelines promoted by the World Customs Organization. The process will be completed entirely through the Trámites a Distancia (TAD) platform and will have the status of a sworn declaration, without prior intervention, assessment, acceptance, or approval by public officials, placing full legal and commercial responsibility on the declarant. Operators will have 180 calendar days from the issuance of the commercial invoice to generate the declaration, which will remain valid for 12 months before the customs authorities of importing Mercosur countries. In exchange for eliminating prior government authorization, the regulation strengthens customs compliance requirements: exporters must retain for five years all supporting records proving the origin of the goods, including traceability of the value, cost, and payment of both the exported product and the materials used, as well as any outsourcing agreements. The Directorate of Imports may request information and conduct inspections on its own initiative. Failure to comply with formal requirements may result in suspensions of up to 18 months from issuing new declarations, while repeated violations or fraudulent conduct—defined as misleading the competent authority through deception, concealment, trickery, or simulation—may lead to a ban of up to five years. Link a Artículo