Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) · NCM-SIM code · HS 0709.60
0709.60.00.000: Peppers and chillies, fresh: Frutos de los géneros Capsicum o Pimenta
Peppers and chillies, fresh
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 0709 LAS DEMÁS HORTALIZAS, FRESCAS O REFRIGERADAS.
- 0709.60 Frutos de los géneros Capsicum o Pimenta
- 0709.60.00.000 Frutos de los géneros Capsicum o Pimenta
What you pay
Importing into Argentina
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0709.60 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
UK 6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Türkiye 19.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N349585 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of organic mini peppers from Mexico
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214.
2. In headings 0709 to 0712, the word ‘vegetables’ includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).
3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than:
(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713);
(b) sweetcorn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104;
(c) flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105);
(d) flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106).
4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904).
5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), 0709.60.00.000 is one of 1 line under subheading 0709.60, fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta.
The extra-zone duty (AEC) is 9%, and quantities are declared in KILOGRAMO.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 0%–7.2%, the Türkiye duty is 19.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Argentina imported goods of subheading 0709.60 worth US$136k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Argentina import duty for NCM-SIM code 0709.60.00.000?
The extra-zone duty (AEC) in the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) is 9%; the supplementary unit is KILOGRAMO. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Typical products
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