Shipping To Argentina

Shipping To Argentina

If you are thinking about cargo shipping household items, a vehicle, or other goods to Aregentina, a professional and dependable cargo shipping company like Cargo Experts can help make your experience cargo shipping to Argentina straightforward and simple.

Comprised of almost two dozen provinces, this South American country borders Boliva, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. Buenos Aires, Argentina’s largest city and capital, is one of the biggest cities in South America. Shipping ports in Argentina include the Port of Mar del Plata, Port San Julian, the Port of Buenos Aires, the Port of La Plata, to name a few.

Before cargo shipping to Argentina, there there is some important information that you should know in advance. If you are a citizen of Argentina, returning to the country after having been away for a while, you may be able to ship personal items and household goods to Argentina, duty free.

If you are not a citizen of Argentina but you have a Permanent Resident Visa in Argentina and have not visited the country for more than 69 days during the 12 months prior to your arrival, you may also qualify for duty free cargo shipping to Argentina.

Please note, customs officials in Argentina will be looking at entry and exit stamp dates for verification purposes.

If you have a Temporary Resident Visa but are not a citizen of Argentina, you may also be allowed to import household goods and personal items to Argentina on a temporary basis. You should plan to sign a guarantee with the Customs officials in Argentina. When you leave Argentina, if you are not a citizen of Argentina, you must depart with the same items that you arrived with, otherwise you may have to pay duty fees. The exception to that is if you obtain a Permanent Resident Visa in Argentina while you are in Argentina.

If you are moving overseas to Argentina, and are shipping new items to Argentina including new household goods and new personal items, this cargo will be subject to import duty fees in Argentina of around 50%.

Prohibited Items when Cargo Shipping to Argentina

Some items are strictly prohibited from shipping to Argentina. Items that are not allowed if you are shipping to Argentina include the following:

• Explosives
• Items that are easily inflammable
• Pornography or controversial and offensive literature
• Drugs

Unaccompanied baggage shipped to Argentina must arrive in Argentina within six months of your arrival in the country.

There is a lot to think about as you prepare to for international cargo shipping to Argentina.  Contact Cargo Expertsfor more specific information about rules and regulations when shipping to Argentina, Brazil, Peru or some other country in South America, or worldwide. You can get a fast and free FREIGHT QUOTE from Cargo Experts, or you can call toll free 1- 866-994-7822 for more information.