Elio Del Re: "The relaxation of the import of used machinery puts the industry at risk."

On CNN Radio Argentina, Elio del Re, president of ADIMRA (Argentine Metallurgical Industrialists Association), spoke with Nacho Girón and the team about the government measure that allows for flexible imports of used machinery. On CNN's La Mañana de la República (Morning Express), he stated that "the entry of machinery also allows for the entry of used medical equipment. If there are no controls, pests can enter." He emphasized that "the regulat…

In response to the demand of the industrial sector, as Chair of the PyMES Commission of the Lower House, the national deputy Mónica Fein asked for the repeal of the Decree. 273/25, which eliminates the Certificate of Importation of Used Goods and enables the indiscriminate entry of machines without technical or security controls. “The country has three mechanisms for the entry of equipment. One that establishes that there is an absolutely allowe…

In the last few hours, at the request of the deregulating minister Federico Sturzenegger, the libertarian government eliminated an old requirement that prevented and hindered (or made it difficult to prevent) the import of used capital goods, including agricultural machinery. “Did you know that in Argentina it was practically impossible to import used machinery? An absurd bureaucracy that slowed down investments, raised costs and kept us away fr…

The National Government eliminated a measure that had been in place for more than 30 years, requiring the processing of a Used Goods Import Certificate (CIBU) to import used equipment and machinery into the country. Through Decree 273/2025, existing prohibitions on the import of goods in multiple industrial sectors were also eliminated, such as oil and gas extraction machinery, industrial cutters, die-cutting molds (used in the automotive indust…