Amazon is coming to town...

[LuckyLuke]

For those of you who didn't see the news today...

El Ejecutivo eliminó impuestos para las compras online en el exterior y aumentó el límite a US$3000 por envío | TN

El vocero presidencial, Manuel Adorni, dijo que la medida empezará a regir en diciembre. El ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, explicó: “Queremos que todos puedan acceder a precios más competitivos, no solo los que tienen la oportunidad de viajar”.

tn.com.ar

If this is accurate, opening up Amazon to Argentina import tax free has huge implications for previously protected sectors, purchase runs to Chile, regional store advantages along the Cordillera (Mendoza) and the future of retail commerce in Argentina. It could cause a purchase boom in some sectors (e.g. clothing, electronics), and redistribute labor from textile factories to store fronts.

Those who are saavy enough to navigate this beta run of Amazon here may fare quite well in pop up stores until your average joe crunches the margins and goes direct to Amazon himself.

One thing is for certain, prices across many import categories are set to drop in the face of previously untested competition. Those stores who are already carrying a lot of electronics inventory may be caught on the wrong side of this.

 

[nik.dj808]

I've never imported anything before because I heard horror stories on this forum... so curious to know, will not having a DNI affect my ability to use this and avoid the tax under $400? Will it still be a bureaucratic nightmare to retrieve my package or do I just use DHL?

 

[carride]

The official publication
The limit for purchases abroad for international shipments is raised to $3,000

I do not understand the difference between the door-to-door post office restrictions and courier services. So you can do Amazon and AliExpress?

This measure does not affect imports under the "door-to-door" mail regime, operated by official Post Offices, for which changes will be announced in the coming weeks.