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Argentina Sets Mobile Phone Import Tariffs to 0% Starting Today

Officials forecast gradual price declines of up to 30% as competition increases.

FOTODELDÍA AMDEP3772. NUEVA YORK (ESTADOS UNIDOS), 19/09/2025.- Personas observan los nuevos modelos de los iPhone 17 durante el inicio de sus ventas este viernes, en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Cook fue el encargado de abrir las puertas de la tienda de la compañía en la Quinta Avenida de Nueva York y dar la bienvenida a los primeros clientes que habían esperado horas para hacerse con los nuevos modelos de los iPhone 17, que salen a la venta hoy. EFE/ Angel Colmenares
El precio internacional de los nuevos smartphones podría subir por el aumento en el precio de un componente clave, la memoria RAM
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Overview

  • The zero tariff on imported cellphones took effect on January 15 under Decree 333/2025, completing a phased cut that moved the rate from 16% to 8% and now to 0%.
  • Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni hailed the change as a step toward more supply and better prices, noting official data that some models fell 25% to 35% since last year’s initial reduction.
  • Analysts and retailers caution that any price relief will be uneven and gradual due to existing inventories, logistics costs, financing conditions, and taxes such as VAT.
  • Tierra del Fuego manufacturers and the UOM union warn of risks to local production and jobs in a province where electronics account for a large share of the economy and about 8,500 direct positions.
  • The move is part of a broader tax package that scrapped internal taxes on electronics made in Tierra del Fuego and reduced levies on imported TVs and game consoles.