Send a parcel to Argentina

Customs, Prohibitions and Restrictions

• Sending parcels to Argentina requires customs paperwork for most items
• In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here
• Since January 2014, Argentina’s government has had restrictions limiting citizens to two purchases of goods from foreign e-commerce websites each year and restricted the value to only $25 worth of total goods. 
• Anyone looking to buy more than this amount will have to register with the government as importers (CUIT/CUIL), to comply with the country’s new import regulations, the "General Import Regime".
• As well as registering as importers, consumers buying more from abroad than the two-item, $25 limit will face a 50% import tax on anything they buy, including shipping costs.
• Consumers buying more than their limit of goods will not be able to have items delivered to their home, or even to a post office for collection — they will have to pick up items direct from customs facilities and complete paperwork to collect items.
• Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the Argentinian customs website
   

This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.

Bank Holidays & Non-Working Days

• Bank Holidays for this year in Argentina can be found here
• Typical Non-Working Days in Argentina is: Sunday

Postcode Areas (globalpriority ROW)

• The postcode split for Argentina is into three distinct areas;

  Delivery to Area 1 = Postcodes that cover: 1000-1893 Buenos Aires (Capital) and surrounding areas 
  Delivery to Area 2 = Major Cities / Towns that have postcodes;
  1900 LaPlata,1923 Berisso, 1925 Ensenada, 2000 Rosario, 2700 Pergamino, 2800 Zarate, 2804 Campana, 2820 Gualeguaychu, 2840 Gualeguay, 2900 San Nicolas, 2930 San Pedro, 2942 Baradero 3000 Santa Fe, 3100 Parana, 3200 Concordia, 3260 Concepcion del Uruguay, 3280 Colon, 3300 Posadas, 3370 Iguazu, 3400 Corrientes, 3500 Resistencia, 3600 Formosa, 4000 San Miguel de Tucuman, 4200 Santiago del Estero, 4400 Salta, 4600 San Salvador de Jujuy, 4700 San F. del Valle de Catamarca, 5000 Cordoba,5152 Villa Carlos Paz, 5220 Villa Maria, 5300 La Rioja, 5400 San Juan, 5500 Mendoza, 5700 San Luis, 5730 Villa Mercedes, 5800 Rio Cuarto, 6000 Junin, 6300 Santa Rosa, 6600 Mercedes, 7000 Tandil, 7300 Azul, 7400 Olavarria, 7600 Mar del Plata, 8000 Bahia Blanca, 8300 Neuquen, 8324 Cipolletti, 8332 Gral. Roca, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, 8500 Viedma, 9000 Comodoro Rivadaia, 9100 Trelew, 9410 Ushuaia, 9420 Rio Grande.
  Delivery to Area 3 = All areas not covered in Areas 1 & 2

Additional information (globalpriority ROW)

Notwithstanding any issues bringing parcels into the country as an importer, Argentina Post offer the following standard.

High Level Standard Offered By Argentina Post

General Advice

• In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel. 
• Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery.

Product Specific Advice

• The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here

    globalexpress parcels

• To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith)
• Total Consignments exceeding 50KG or 1000 USD require the services of a broker. Importer Tax ID Required (CUIT/CUIL)
• Tax ID of the consignee required for all shipments containing merchandise.
• Shipments containing used or repaired items - only allowed 3 of the same items or maximum of 1000USD per consignee per day. Maximum of 5 shipments per year.
• All other shipments must be cleared via a broker. Personal shipments for foreigners must be cleared through customs by consignee themselves.
• globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.