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In an Official Bulletin published on February 20, 2017 the Argentina Republic issued Decree 117/2017 as part of a plan to reduce manufacturing costs of several apparatus including electronic equipment, improving Argentina’s competitiveness and productivity.
Decree 117/2017 reduces the imported duty rate to 0% for 72 technological items when imported into Argentina. These items are divided into two groups, Annex I and Annex II.Annex I includes, but is not limited to the below items, which will enter into force on February 21, 2017:
- Printers
- Input or output units whether or not containing storage units in the same housing
- Parts and accessories of Data processing Machines
- Photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels
- Light-emitting diodes (LED)
Annex II includes the below items, which will enter into force on March 31, 2017:
- Portable Automatic Data Processing Machines, weighing not more than 10kg
- Processing Units
Additional information can be accessed at:
https://www.scribd.com/document/339810405/COMERCIO-EXTERIOR-Decreto-117-2017
