Argentina, customs, customs forms, fines, corruption Home Publications Articles ARGENTINA: New Ship's Stores List Forms ARGENTINA: New Ship's Stores List Forms Publications Steamship Mutual Published: October 15, 2018 Contact author Download article pdf Image Club correspondents Pandi Liquidadores of Buenos Aires have provided this update: Problems can be encountered in Argentina in relation to customs fines and payments required by customs officers when vessels are visited by the Argentine Customs Search Gang and alleged discrepancies found between the store list presented upon arrival and those search gangs’ findings. These problems mainly arose because there was no form to give uniformity as to what should or should not be declared upon arrival. This led to frequent fines and corruption. Efforts have been made to obtain a declaration form which could help to reduce these problems. Now Argentine Customs Authorities have issued General Resolution 4317 approving new forms related to the store list declaration to be presented by ships upon arrival to any Argentine port. This is in force as from its publication in the Customs Official Bulletin issued on the 10th October 2018. One of the main sources of this new Resolution is the FAL Convention (Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic 1965) incorporated by Argentina under the Law Nr. 20.050.  Copies of those forms are attached. i.e. ANEXO I (Art. 1°) NORMAS GENERALES PARA LA DECLARACION DE RANCHO Y PACOTILLA DE BUQUES CRUCERO Y DE CARGA ANEXO I (ART 1°)… FREE TRANSLATION FORM OM 1645 SHPIP’S STORE LIST DECLARATION FORM OM 1646 STORE LIST DECK FORM OM 1647 ENGINE FORM OM 1648 CREW EFFECT DECLARATION They can also be obtained through customs’ website indicating the number of the form required (1645/1646/1647/1648) following this link . Although those forms will give more uniformity to the items to be declared upon arrival - as for example spare parts and/or own elements of the vessel such as gra