Overview
- Argentina’s health regulator published Disposición 2978/2026 to replace fixed fee bands with charges based on the declared FOB value of each import, and it says roughly three in four medicine and medical‑product filings will now cost less.
- For medicines, shipments up to $95 million pay 1.5% of FOB and larger ones pay 1.25%, with medical products using a $55 million cutoff and foods $50 million, replacing a system that often cost 3% to 5%.
- FOB refers to the price of goods at the port of shipment before freight and insurance, so the new fee is tied to the product’s declared export value rather than a preset band.
- The disposition also updates tariff tables across INAME, INPM, INAL and DEYGMPS, affecting registrations, plant authorizations, modifications and other required filings.
- Coverage differs on timing, with one outlet reporting the scheme starts June 1 for new procedures and another saying it applies from the day of publication, and analysts warn lower importer fees may not reach retail prices due to exchange rates, logistics and distribution margins.