Regulatory Alert: Argentina – Change in Customs Rules for Small
Personal Shipments
August 16, 2016
On July 27, 2016 the Argentine Tax Authority enacted a resolution, effective August 25, 2016,
which provides for a new procedure that allows an individual or company to receive the following
without formal clearance:
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5 personal (non-commercial) yearly shipments with a limit of 50 Kilograms (110 LBS) and
a limit of $1000 USD
Limit of 3 of any one commodity per shipment
The customer should be advised that the following should appear on the Air Waybill:
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The statement in Spanish- “Régimen de pequeños envíos” (meaning “Small Package
Regime”)
CUIT/CUIL (CUIT- Tax ID of a company or CUIL – Tax ID of an individual)
Nombre Completo- Full Name
Note: shipments must have the CUIT/CUIL (Tax ID) available or they may not be
able to clear customs under the resolution. If the CUIT/CUIL is not available to the
shipper then they must provide a telephone number and email address for the
recipient so that we can contact them for the information. This may cause delays in
clearance.
The resolution can be found at the official Argentinian web site: www.infoleg.gov.ar
The following URL’s are the specific published “Resolutions”.
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/pdf/linkQR/a1FuTWtNZUdPWVErdTVReEh2ZkU0dz09
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/pdf/linkQR/WWQ1SlVpSDIrMzArdTVReEh2ZkU0dz09
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Timeline for Implementation: August 25, 2016
References:
InfoLEG Information Legislativa y Documental - (Spanish only)
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/
Specified Published “Resolutions” – Resolucion General 3916 - (Spanish only)
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/pdf/linkQR/a1FuTWtNZUdPWVErdTVReEh2ZkU0dz09
Specified Published “Resolutions” – Resolucion General 3915 – (Spanish only)
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/pdf/linkQR/WWQ1SlVpSDIrMzArdTVReEh2ZkU0dz09
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