Best way to ship a laptop out internationally?

[jorisw]

I've read the horror stories in this thread but didn't want to revive a thread that was started 10 years ago.

I'm coming to BA with a laptop that I will need to ship back to the client once the project is over.

My thinking has been to travel to the airport (EZE or AEB) just for this, and find a well known international shipper such as FedEx, TNT or UPS.

Do such options exist at either airport? Would this indeed improve my chances of having the laptop arrive?

 

[Ries]

DHL. Offices all over town, and it works. No its not cheap, but I am unaware of a cheaper, much less safer, way.

 

[jorisw]

Eeps, estimated shipping costs US$ 350. Beggars can't be choosers I guess.

Thanks.

 

[Ries]

Over the years a couple of times I have had to DHL signed documents to North America, and its usually been around $50 for an envelope.

 

[FrankPintor]

My company has used FedEx to pick stuff up from me at home. They did the paperwork, so I don't know what the price was, but it worked fine and the laptops arrived. I expect they used a low laptop valuation (e.g. used laptop USD 300 or something) after the problems they had going the other way. I'd suggest having lots of packing material available.

 

[jorisw]

I was wondering about import/export taxes. But this isn't a sale, it's returning an item to an employer/client's office. Wonder if there's a way for me to declare this.

I'd suggest having lots of packing material available.

You mean in order to obfuscate the specifics of the laptop and its value? I'll actually be returning it including its original packaging which will scream expensive laptop.

 

[Ries]

Historically, its always been ridiculously expensive to ship FROM Argentina, as opposed to shipping TO Argentina.
I am in the middle of a purchase right now, and the shipper, in India, is charging me $148.00 USD.
I went to the DHL office on Cordoba, and for the same package, from India, to here, not including any taxes or tariffs, DHL quoted me $1200.000USD for the same service on the same plane.
Its weird, and its always been this way.
Milei claims he will change it, but this quote was 2 weeks ago.
Needless to say, I am having the Indians prepay.
In January, Correo charged me over $20 USD to send a single envelope to the USA.

 

[FrankPintor]

You mean in order to obfuscate the specifics of the laptop and its value? I'll actually be returning it including its original packaging which will scream expensive laptop.

No, I mean that if you do a pickup, the courier van driver won't have packing materials.

 

[jorisw]

I'll probably bring it to the DHL office at Santa Fe

 

[RichardAlem]

The issue is with items entering Argentina; not leaving, unless CBP were to decide to image your drive.

For me, it's anyone other than UPS. I use DHL. I doubt that you are sending to a P.O. Box, but if so, check in advance if the carrier excludes deliveries to such.

Good luck.