Argentina is negotiating with the United States to reduce tariffs: Trump sent an emissary to the country.

Argentina is negotiating directly with the United States to reduce the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump . These negotiations began 10 days ago, when a U.S. emissary arrived in the country to discuss and discuss with Argentine business leaders and officials the 10% additional tariff applied to products and services imported from our country.

The person in charge of leading the talks was Robert Garverick , the Undersecretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations at the State Department. His visit to our country was quiet, although with many conversations in between. "The negotiations are quite encrypted. Argentina and the United States would reciprocally exempt 50 products or more, lowering tariffs to zero : zero for entry there and zero for Americans entering Argentina, which was approved by Mercosur at last Friday's meeting," said a source cited by Clarín.

The government obtained Mercosur's approval last Friday at the meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers at the San Martín Palace, where they ratified the "temporary expansion" of the national list of exceptions to the Common External Tariff from 100 to 150 products. This will allow Javier Milei to move forward with a reciprocal reduction of another 50 products with the United States, in addition to the list of 100 available items that Argentina has already been managing unilaterally.

Garverick's arrival in the country, in addition to negotiating import cuts, had another motive: to test Argentina's relations with China. Relations between the two powers deteriorated, and tariffs of over 130% were imposed, making trade between the countries unviable.

In this context, the United States is moving forward, betting that those who trade with them will buy less from China. In fact, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Argentina should cancel the swap with that country, angering the Asian giant.

In fact, the only country left out of the US pause was China, and the conflict between the two countries worsened. For its part, Argentina maintains good relations with both nations, although due to political ideology, the government feels more comfortable and represented by Donald Trump, so if they have to choose which side to take, Javier Milei won't hesitate.