In Supreme Decree No. 5503, the Executive Branch established a new regime to liberalize and promote exports of agricultural and agro-industrial products, also applicable to inputs for such activities. The Decree eliminates prior administrative restrictions and restores the principle of freedom to export.
Key aspects
Objectives of the measure include: (i) fostering agricultural and agro-industrial production for export; (ii) promoting competitiveness of agricultural and agro-industrial inputs; (iii) eliminating administrative barriers that discouraged exports; and (iv) ensuring domestic supply without bans or price setting.
Definition of agricultural and agro-industrial inputs
Agricultural and agro-industrial inputs include goods used for agricultural production, transformation or industrialization, such as agricultural and livestock inputs, raw materials, intermediate products and goods used in agro-industrial processes, provided they comply with applicable sanitary rules and are not subject to an express prohibition in force.
Elimination of prior requirements
The Decree eliminates the Domestic Supply and Fair Price Certificate as a prerequisite for export clearance and fully restores the freedom to export. As a result: (i) no prior administrative authorizations may be required; (ii) exports may not be conditioned on domestic prices; and (iii) discretionary quotas may not be imposed.
State controls
State intervention is limited to ex post, non-restrictive controls. Public entities may coordinate and monitor exports through statistical records, production tracking, domestic supply monitoring and traceability controls, which do not constitute prior authorization and do not imply any restriction on exports.
Promotion measures
The Decree provides for active export promotion, prioritizing product and input exports with added value, diversification of production, development of strategic markets and strengthening of the export-oriented agro-industrial sector.
Relationship with prior rules
The measure corrects and effectively displaces prior restrictive regimes, such as those established by Supreme Decree No. 4680 of March 9, 2022, which conditioned exports on certificates and administrative authorizations.
Conclusion
Exports of agricultural and agro-industrial inputs are liberalized by the Decree. No prior authorizations or administrative procedures are required. State controls are limited to ex post statistical and sanitary monitoring, and Domestic Supply and Fair Price certificates will not be required.