Overview
- The zero rate takes effect on January 15 under Decree 333/2025, completing a phased cut from 16%, and the package also removed internal taxes on Tierra del Fuego–made electronics and reduced levies on imported TVs and consoles.
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo and Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni welcomed the policy, noting earlier reductions were followed by 25%–35% price drops on some models and asserting it will boost supply.
- Retailers and distributors caution the pass-through will vary, with an Apple reseller estimating an immediate 6%–10% decline by model and pointing to logistics, VAT and commercial margins as constraints.
- Unions and manufacturers in Tierra del Fuego warn the change endangers local production and roughly 8,500 jobs, calling the zero tariff harmful to domestic industry.
- Industry group AFARTE cites contraband and a thin legal import channel—about 5% of the 2025 market—as structural hurdles that could limit formal imports and temper price declines.