MERCOSUR-Cuba Free Trade Agreement

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The Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and Cuba entered into force in 2007, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 

  • Scrap metal (HS Code 720410), Aluminium (HS Code 7601);
  • Solar PV modules and cells (HS Code 85414);
  • Battery cells (HS Code 850720);
  • Electrolysers (HS Code 841989);
  • Heat Pumps (HS Code 84159);


Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries or incorporating materials of external origin valued above 50% of the transaction value of the good to benefit from the tariff treatment established by the Agreement.

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