Customs declaration requirements for Argentina
Customs Declare produces the completed Declaracion Detallada (Detailed Declaration) for the Destinacion Definitiva de Importacion para Consumo (Definitive Import for Consumption) sub-regime, filed electronically via the Sistema Informatico Malvina (SIM) for Argentina’s own customs authority, in Spanish, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Declaracion Detallada (Detailed Declaration) for the Destinacion Definitiva de Importacion para Consumo (Definitive Import for Consumption) sub-regime, filed electronically via the Sistema Informatico Malvina (SIM)
- Issuing authority
- Agencia de Recaudacion y Control Aduanero (ARCA) -- Direccion General de Aduanas (DGA); known as AFIP (Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos) before Argentina's October 2024 tax-authority restructuring
- Primary language
- Spanish
- Accepted languages
- Spanish
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
No import prohibitions, permits, licensing, or pre-shipment inspection requirements are on record for Argentina beyond the declaration form above.
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 21%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Argentina
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Argentina require?
Argentina’s import declaration is the Declaracion Detallada (Detailed Declaration) for the Destinacion Definitiva de Importacion para Consumo (Definitive Import for Consumption) sub-regime, filed electronically via the Sistema Informatico Malvina (SIM), issued by Agencia de Recaudacion y Control Aduanero (ARCA) -- Direccion General de Aduanas (DGA); known as AFIP (Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos) before Argentina's October 2024 tax-authority restructuring.
Which languages does Argentina accept on a customs declaration?
Spanish
What is the VAT rate on imports into Argentina?
The default VAT rate on record for Argentina is 21%.