Overview

• Decree 563/2025 abolishes export taxes on a specified list of 231 mining products, covering metal-bearing and non-metallic minerals, application rocks, precious stones and mineral fuels.
• The measure formally repeals the 2022 Optional Copper Export Registry after it proved non-operational and had no registered beneficiaries.
• Lithium, silver and their derivatives remain subject to a 4.5% export levy, reflecting a selective approach to duty elimination.
• Mining is Argentina’s fifth-largest export complex, accounting for about 80% of exports in Jujuy, Santa Cruz, San Juan and Catamarca but contributing only 1.2% of GDP versus up to 10% in regional peers.
• Industry groups forecast up to US$30 billion in new mining investment by 2032, while unions and community organizations warn of fiscal shortfalls and limited local-content benefits.