Sergio Massa had said he would expand import controls. And on Tuesday, in addition to creating a kind of truth to avoid maneuvers in foreign trade, he published a resolution that not only broadens but also doubles the number of products that must receive official authorization to enter the country.
So far, 1,900 items or products had non-automatic import licenses (i.e., more paperwork required and if they got the official green light, they delayed more time to enter the country). Now 2,745 have been added for a total of some 4,600 of the 10,000 positions which has the Mercosur nomenclature.
In those 2,745 articles that the Secretary of Commerce added in resolution 26, it is true that there are – as the Government pointed out – golf clubs, skis, pressure washers or lighters. But there is also a good amount of input for the textile and industrial sectorbased on the list you created abeceb consultancy based on the annex to the standard published in the Official Gazette.
In the list there is paper and cardboard of different weights, characteristics and uses, from cigarette paper, toilet paper or make-up remover wipes to dictionaries, sheet music or greeting cards.
Businessmen of the textile and clothing sector They must count. Along with the one on paper, this is it one of the most affected sectors for non-automatic licensing. In this package they are included yarns and fabrics woolen, wires machines for sewing cotton and polyester of different characteristics, yarns and fabrics of cotton, linen, lace, tulle, gauze and other products for the sector, as well as machinery, such as carding machines, winders and looms. Entry was also limited socks and socks.
In the list of positions reached by the new obstacles, wigs and sleeping bags are mixed nuclear reactors and parts thereof. In other words, in the same bag there are items that could be called sumptuaries with others that could affect the functioning of nuclear power plants.
Other items that will have restrictions on entry into the country are linked to constructionboth private (central heating boilers) and public (bulldozers, graders, excavators, cranes).
It will also be affected Shipping industry (there will be obstacles to the importation of engines and boilers for ships), the industry in general (pumps, compressors, lathes, scales), and in particular automotive (turbines or car engines). The entry of cylinder liners, carburetors, connecting rods, injectors and other parts of the vehicle will also be restricted.
The list of positions includes specific machinery used by the industry agri-foodas equipment for milking, harvest, to produce wines o juices, for poultry farming or directly for food production,
The press and graphic articles they might have more trouble getting equipment as well replacements from licenses, as the list also includes printers, copiers, printheads and cartridges, among other products.
In the package there is also spare parts for dishwashers, air conditioners or washing machines, which could also generate missing when it comes to repairing household appliances. And also bicycles and even strollers.
Referring to technologyinter alia, the entry of ATMs, barcode readers, motherboards, memories, fiber optic cables, audio equipment, televisions, mobile phones and monitors will be suspended.
There is also a whole category of transport, ranging from airplanes and helicopters to locomotives and rail cars.
The list goes on. While companies look at each position with a magnifying glass, the first reading is that it is very likely that there are manufacturing sectors that – as has happened in the past – have trouble finding supplies, spare parts or machines. And the list could open the door to new court documents.
From the Industrial Union they only said that, for now, they are “analyzing each of the articles through the cameras”.
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Source: Clarin
