Operations at Terminal 4 of the Port of Buenos Aires are suspended due to noncompliance.

The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) decided to suspend as of this Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., the operations of Terminal 4 of the Port of Buenos Aires due to repeated breaches by the concessionaire company.

The measure was communicated by the Deputy Director General of Metropolitan Customs Operations, Marcelo Alejandro Sosa, through an official notification addressed to the main chambers of Argentine foreign trade.

Reasons for the closure of Terminal 4

According to the record signed on June 5, the decision is based on multiple complaints from importers, exporters, and logistics operators who reported delays, inefficiencies, and extraordinary costs in the service of Terminal 4.

The problems identified include failures in the assignment of appointments, unjustified delays in operations, suspension of controls without customs authorization, and irregular granting of deadlines for cargo withdrawal.

Although the terminal had committed to improving the appointment system, optimizing user service, and signing agreements with business chambers, Customs concluded that the necessary conditions to guarantee efficient service were not met.

This is just one of the many irregularities present at Terminal 4, which operates with concessions that were illegally extended in September 2023 by then-president Alberto Fernández.

Which operations will remain authorized

In order not to harm foreign trade, DGA clarified that some exceptional operations will remain authorized, such as:

• Export cargo linked to the vessel CAP ARTEMISSIO, with ETA 06/26/2025 at 11:00 p.m.
• Import and export cargo under the condition of perishables, medicines, explosives, or refrigerated products.
• Import deliveries with an appointment assigned for today.

Impact on foreign trade

The closure of Terminal 4 has a direct impact on the operations of the Port of Buenos Aires, one of the main entry and exit points for goods in the country.

Business chambers had already warned about the economic damages caused by repeated breaches, such as the rescheduling of cargo and additional costs not contemplated in the logistics chain.