U.S. and Argentina Unveil Reciprocal Trade Framework With Tariff Cuts and Standards Alignment

Overview

• Argentina will grant preferential access for U.S. exports across medicines, chemicals, machinery, information‑technology items, medical devices, vehicles and a wide range of agricultural goods.
• The United States will lift tariffs on selected Argentine products, including certain natural resources and non‑patented pharmaceutical inputs, with both sides pledging improved market conditions for beef trade.
• Regulatory alignment includes Argentina accepting U.S. or international standards, allowing U.S.-made vehicles that meet federal safety and emissions rules, and recognizing FDA certificates and prior authorizations for medical products.
• Argentina committed to protect internationally recognized labor rights and to ban imports made with forced labor as both governments expand cooperation on export controls, investment security and anti–tariff‑evasion efforts, while Argentina dismantles non‑tariff barriers and streamlines agricultural access.
• The framework also covers digital trade by validating cross‑border data transfers, forgoing tariffs on electronic transmissions and new digital services taxes, and it proceeds to detailed negotiations by technical teams.