by Gabriela | Apr 11, 2014 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
That’s a million dollar question. We’re going to focus today on what matters most about Mercosur to British exporters: the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). So, what’s up with the Mercosur-EU FTA? Diplomacy aside, I’d say: not much. Let me...
by Gabriela | Jul 18, 2013 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
There seems to be a pattern here. For three of the last four clients (all from the UK) I have been working with, I have focused on some combination of three Latin American countries: Chile, Colombia and Peru. And this is no coincidence. Despite the allure of Mexico...
by Gabriela | May 29, 2012 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Given the many (often unpredictable and usually sudden) changes to Mercosur regulations, including its Common External Tariff (or Arancel Externo Común), we tend to abstain from publishing any news here. However, given the very poor coverage of UK media on these...
by Gabriela | Oct 19, 2011 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Dealing with Latin American import duties There are many obstacles in exporting to Latin America. However, the one mentioned again and again by British businesses is import duties. They hurt because they are unavoidable, they are nonnegotiable and because anyone with...
by Gabriela | Jun 23, 2011 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Doing business, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
The Copa América, the football tournament that brings together all South American national teams, starts on 1st July in Argentina. Ten South American nations will be represented as well as Mexico and Costa Rica (Japan had to pull out). We have chosen just one...
