Argentina's hunting tourism sector faces $80 million loss from export certificate delays

Operators in Argentina's hunting tourism and wildlife product export sectors are facing significant financial losses, estimated at over $80 million, due to administrative paralysis. Thousands of hunting trophies are immobilized, and containers remain detained in fiscal deposits, incurring substantial costs for exporters.

The issue reportedly intensified between February and March 2025, following the stricter application of a set of resolutions that operators claim are impossible to comply with. This situation affects hunting grounds, breeding farms, exporters, and operators linked to hunting tourism, an activity that generates foreign currency and employment in provinces like La Pampa, Corrientes, and Buenos Aires.

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In the current situation, I have the content of two containers in a fiscal deposit that generate about $10 million per month in costs for not having the documents that the Nation should certify for me.

Federico Consentino, an exporter of hunting trophies and deer byproducts, highlighted the unprecedented situation caused by delays in issuing national certificates required for exports. He stated that the content of two containers is currently held in a fiscal deposit, generating approximately $10 million per month in costs due to the lack of necessary certifications from the national government.

While provincial authorities manage permits and controls for wildlife resources, the final step requires national certification, which is currently lacking. Consentino explained that the process involves provincial permits and controls, but the export cannot be completed without the digital certification from the national Fauna agency. The Chamber of Argentine Hunting Tourism and Conservationism (Catcyc) has alerted that delayed files and immobilized trophies are accumulating high costs for operators awaiting official certificates, impacting the country's competitiveness and image.

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What is clearly missing is a Fauna certification that is digital and issued by the same agency; without this, it is not possible to export.