Argentina – The National Institute of Viticulture updates the requirements for imported wine products

The National Institute of Viticulture has published Resolution No 20/2025, which establishes that imported wine products must comply with the analytical composition requirements and limits required for similar products of domestic production, as established in Law No 14,878 and complementary regulations. Resolutions Nos. C.121/93, C.36/2012, C.30/16, and Provision No. 1,193/93 are hereby repealed.

ARTICLE 1.- Imported wine products must comply with the analytical composition requirements and limits required for similar products of domestic production, as established in Law No. 14,878 and complementary regulations.

ARTICLE 2.- In the case of imports of products originating in countries with which agreements have been signed regarding oenological or similar practices, the requirements of Law No. 14,878 shall be deemed to have been met.

ARTICLE 3.- Imports of fractionated wine products will prove their authenticity and suitability for consumption when they present an analytical certification issued by the competent authority of the country of origin or an officially authorized entity, which includes the following determinations:

Alcohol, % v/v at 20°C

Reducing sugars and/or glucose + fructose g/l

Total acidity expressed as tartaric acid, g/l

Volatile acidity expressed as acetic acid, g/l

Methanol, mg/l or ml/l

Total sulfur dioxide, mg/l

ARTICLE 4.- The analytical certification cited above must be accompanied by an Import Affidavit, processed electronically, providing details of the transaction and the products to be imported.