The official gazette number 53 includes in its special edition Resolution 218/22 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices that this measure was adopted after analyzing the effects caused by the energy deficit in the residential sector due to breakdowns in the national electric grid.

Therefore, “the non-commercial import of electric plants with power above 900 watts was temporarily authorized, whose referential value in Customs exceeds the maximum value of 200 dollars allowed to be imported by air, sea, postal and courier shipments with non-commercial nature.”

In addition, a 30-percent tariff rate will be implemented to pay the customs tax for the excess cargo to be taxed, and the regulation is applicable to operations carried out as of August 1, 2022, and is presented to the Customs clearance until December 31, 2022.

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