Buying a foriegn car.

[PhilipDT]

. New Permanent Residents are allowed to bring in the country a car and household effects, no later than six months after residency.

Driving in the country is one thing, and depends on the license plates and Mercosur Regulations of Free Transit among member countries.

Right, thats what I thought.

What I'm wondering if I buy a foreign registered car and have it titled in my name in the US can I as a temporary resident, drive it in Argentina legally?

 

[g_c]

make sure you get the import papers transferred to your name before the old owner leaves or you get the power of attorney allowing you to drive the car out of the country.

 

[PhilipDT]

What im asking is do i have to import the car?

 

[Rich One]

Not sure what you mean by "To Import", a car is either driven into Argentina or comes via freigt Ocean/Air, can be a duty free Import if you qualify. To be allowed to import a car duty free, you must have owned the car for a period of time?

You must contact AFIP , customs in Argentina must know if ithe car is from USA, the value ? what plate?, etc.

 

[PhilipDT]

Can I drive a US registered and titled car in Argentina and across land borders with US plates with out registering nor legalizing the vehicle in argentina?

 

[Rich One]

Can I drive a US registered and titled car in Argentina and across land borders with US plates with out registering nor legalizing the vehicle in argentina?

Not sure if it falls under Mercosur Regulations, see AFIP page.

http://www.afip.gob.ar/aduana/circulacionVehiculos.asp#ingreso

this page answers your questions on imports

http://www.argenmove.com.ar/fullscreenno.htm

 

[PhilipDT]

Not sure if it falls under Mercosur Regulations, see AFIP page.

http://www.afip.gob.ar/aduana/circulacionVehiculos.asp#ingreso

Right so on that page it says for foreign residents that I can have a car here for up to 8 months in the country. I knew that, what I'm wondering is if that remains true if I become a temporary resident.