Argentina : new customs regulation

The following brief post aims to inform that, as per new customs regulation valid in Argentina since 15th of August, all Bills of Lading have to appear with TAX ID and NCM in each Bill of Lading, where NCM is a harmonized tariff schedule related to international commerce within Mercosur. All importers have to present one original Bill of Lading together with the import license prior to vessel's arrival to ports of Argentina with both pieces of information added in the original B/L. If Bills of Lading have been issued without same, the solution could be to change the Bills of Lading: the old Bills of Lading can be put NULL AND VOID, and the new Bills of Lading can be prepared for signing and releasing.