Chile’s National Customs Service reported that an extract of Resolution 4,784, dated October 7, was published in the Diario Oficial on October 14, 2019. From that date, a digital certificate of origin (COD) was recognized as valid proof in an Import Declaration (DIN) seeking preferential tariff treatment for goods originating in Argentina under Economic Complementation Agreement No. 35 between Chile and Mercosur. [shared-69b6ebe5bdd761c3297e7eb01e64ee04c79d6ed36b7a2b1d7095ae998dcc3bdb]
The change is documentary, not a blanket tariff cut. Goods still must meet the agreement’s origin requirements. Importers and brokers have an incentive to use the digital route if it lowers paperwork or processing friction; the circular points to a receiving system and instructions, but gives no cost or adoption figures. [shared-69b6ebe5bdd761c3297e7eb01e64ee04c79d6ed36b7a2b1d7095ae998dcc3bdb]
The competitive effect remains unmeasured. Digital proof matters if it makes eligible trade cheaper or faster without weakening verification. The circular establishes the effective date and accepted evidence, not a change in processing times, compliance costs or market access. Those outcomes would require shipment-level data. [shared-69b6ebe5bdd761c3297e7eb01e64ee04c79d6ed36b7a2b1d7095ae998dcc3bdb]