Continuing with its modernization process, the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA) established a new procedure for the presentation of two documents: the Load Ratio and the Export Consolidation Manifest in air operations. This was ordered by the agency today (11.09.2025), through the General Resolution 5756/2025.
The text establishes that both documents must be submitted systematically and automatically through the MALVINA Computer System (SIM).
The Argentine Customs Code (Law 22.415), in its articles 403 et seq., already regulates the obligation to submit cargo manifests for imports and exports. With this new resolution, ARCA updates the legal framework y repeals Resolutions Nos. 3.148/88 and 2.458/94 of the former National Customs Administration (ANA), which had become obsolete because they had been designed for a less automated system.
According to the agency, the objective of the measure is "simplify and digitize customs processes, reducing administrative burdens, optimizing controls, and improving the quality of services for foreign trade users.”
Responsibilities of carriers and agents
The rule establishes that the carrier or Customs Transport Agent will be responsible for safeguarding the submitted documentation. They must retain it for the time specified in current regulations and, if requested by ARCA, deliver it within a maximum of three business days through the Electronic Communication and Notification System (SICNEA).
The guidelines, user manual and steps for this new procedure are available on the microsite "Export Cargo Manifests" on ARCA's official website. The resolution establishes that "It will come into effect after THIRTY (30) calendar days from the day of its publication in the Official Gazette”, thus providing an adaptation period for foreign trade operators.
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