The Argentine Government (Federal Administration of Public Revenue – AFIP; Resolution 3252), now requires that every importer must file, and have approved, a Declaracion Jurada Anticipada de Importacion,
prior to the goods being loaded at the port of export.
This new requirement applies to all products and all importers, no exception.
Further information on the DJAI – or freely translated the “Advance Import Sworn Statement” – can be found on the AFIP website (http://www.afip.gob.ar).
Argentine law requires that the importer file the Declaracion Jurada Anticipada de Importacion prior to issuing the purchase order to the seller. Once the DJAI has been approved, a validation code (valid for 180 days) will be issued.
Any import shipment that does not have a valid DJAI and arrives in Argentina can be rejected by the Argentine Customs Authorities. In such case the shipper and consignee are fully and jointly responsible for all costs associated with penalties, storage, cost of return the shipment or other costs incurred as a result of failure to obtain the required import permission to import.
Exporters should secure a copy of the approved declaration with the validation code prior to shipment.