The Argentine Viticulture Corporation (COVIAR) and the Argentine Chamber of Bulk Wine have been heard by the Secretariats of Agriculture and Commerce of the Nation, and as a result of their requests, a decree has been published that ends the export tariffs on tartaric acid, potassium bitartrate and cream of tartar. These products used to pay a rate of 4.5%, and the annual benefit is estimated to be around $400 million.
Decree 305/25 is signed by President Javier Milei and eliminates the last export duties that affected exportable industrial base products of Argentine viticulture. With this measure, the imposition of Export Duties for three key products of the viticulture industry ends: tartaric acid, salts of tartaric acid (cream of tartar) and esters of tartaric acid (metatartaric acid).
These substances are produced by companies in the sector that then export them and until now were subject to paying Export Duties of 4.5% on the final selling price. From decree 305/25, these companies will have a 0% tax on their exports, representing a significant fiscal relief.
According to data from INDEC, in the last five years, an average of $8.1 million has been exported annually in these tariff positions. The elimination of export duties will imply a fiscal relief of approximately $360,000 annually (more than 400 million pesos per year) for the sector.
The objective of this measure, as highlighted by the national decree, is to increase competitiveness in manufacturing activities by reducing export duties on most value-added industrial products, thereby aligning policies with the principles of freedom and greater trade openness.
