🇦🇷 Argentina
AMERICAS
Dirección General de Aduanas (AFIP)
21%
Duty-Free Allowances
| Category | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 2L |
| Cigarettes | 400 |
| Personal goods value | US$500 |
| Adult travelers (18+) may bring up to 2 L of alcohol and 400 cigarettes duty-free. Additional personal-effects allowance is USD 500 for travelers arriving by air and USD 300 for those by land. Duty-free shop purchases on arrival are capped at a further USD 500. | |
Adult travelers (18+) may bring up to 2 L of alcohol and 400 cigarettes duty-free. Additional personal-effects allowance is USD 500 for travelers arriving by air and USD 300 for those by land. Duty-free shop purchases on arrival are capped at a further USD 500.
Cash Declaration Threshold
US$10,000
Local currency equivalent: USD
Travelers carrying cash, traveler's cheques, or negotiable instruments above this threshold must declare them at customs on arrival.
Special Notes
- 01Declaración Jurada is completed digitally or on paper at arrival.
- 02Mercosur originating goods benefit from intra-bloc preferential duty; certificate of origin required.
- 03Currency controls fluctuate — the official USD rate and the parallel rate diverge significantly; import transactions are settled via the Central Bank CCL mechanism for commercial imports.
- 04Argentina applies import-licence requirements (SIMI) to many commercial HS codes.
- 05Declaración Jurada: completed digitally via the Mi Argentina app or on paper at arrival; random and risk-targeted inspection at Ezeiza, Aeroparque, Cordoba and Mendoza.
- 06Mercosur preference: originating goods from Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia (in process), and associated states benefit from intra-bloc preferential duty under the Common Nomenclature; a certificate of origin (Form FIME) is required.
- 07Currency controls: cepo cambiario imposes parallel official / blue exchange rates that diverge significantly. Commercial-import FX settlement uses the CCL (contado con liquidación) mechanism via authorised brokers; personal traveler imports are unaffected.
- 08SIRA / SIMI: Argentina applies non-automatic import licensing to many HS codes; commercial importers must obtain SIRA approval before customs filing; personal-import single-shipment travelers are exempt up to the franchise threshold.
- 09Electronic-goods regime: smartphones, tablets and laptops imported by travelers receive USD 3,000 personal allowance (raised December 2024 from USD 1,000); above the allowance, AFIP applies 50% flat duty.