Importing A Car.

[PhilipDT]

Does anybody know how they asses duties? The car is old, never sold in Argentina and I have the bill of sale from when I purchased it (used).

Please don't reply telling me why I shouldn't do it.

 

[cbonanni]

Do It !!!

Seriously . The first US$15,000 is exempt from import duties. They use Kelly Blue Book average value. The add some for the freight. Values exceeding that are taxed at 85 %. Motorcycles are taxed at 85 % of used value. Car and / or moto must be registered and titled in your name 3 months prior to shipping. Not sure your DNI status , that has some bearing. i.e. temporary or permanent : If permanent , once car is here , to get tag etc,, is around US$1000.00 Check what any local insurance would be.

 

[PhilipDT]

Do It !!!

Seriously . The first US$15,000 is exempt from import duties. They use Kelly Blue Book average value. The add some for the freight. Values exceeding that are taxed at 85 %. Motorcycles are taxed at 85 % of used value. Car and / or moto must be registered and titled in your name 3 months prior to shipping. Not sure your DNI status , that has some bearing. i.e. temporary or permanent : If permanent , once car is here , to get tag etc,, is around US$1000.00 Check what any local insurance would be.

I have temporary residency, would that mean I could not legalize and later sell it. KBB is under $15000 so would that leave me exempt from duties? Have you done this, could you recommend a broker?

 

[cbonanni]

I am not sure on Temp Res. I will ask my guy if he can help . PM me where car is coming from and year and model. With a DNi , you can bring in 2 containers within 6 months of DNI's issue. The car gets nationalized . and you cannot sell it for 2 years. With a temporary import , the car can stay for 6 months , then be extended 6 months. Then the car must leave the country , and then reenter. repeat every 6 months. Non Argentine plates can be an issue , as well as insurance.

I am in the middle of doing this , therefore I am very sure my info is current.

Best regards

 

[iq195]

Do It !!!

Seriously . The first US$15,000 is exempt from import duties. They use Kelly Blue Book average value. The add some for the freight. Values exceeding that are taxed at 85 %. Motorcycles are taxed at 85 % of used value. Car and / or moto must be registered and titled in your name 3 months prior to shipping. Not sure your DNI status , that has some bearing. i.e. temporary or permanent : If permanent , once car is here , to get tag etc,, is around US$1000.00 Check what any local insurance would be.

Just a quick question, please....
Im thinking of moving to BA next year. My question is how up-to-date is your information now (August 14th, 2014)? Can I bring in my used Toyota Prius valued at $14000 approximately according KBB.
Thank you for your help. I've asked 10 different people and get 10 different answers! LOL!

 

[Girino]

We asked about this at the Argentinian consulate of Milan, Italy.
They said either look at the Italian's equivalent of the KBB, called QuattroRuote, or bring a quote from a car dealer stating the market value of the car.

They also said that $15.000 is the limit for [car value + shipping], so considering that the car has to be shipped in a container, we should estimate shipping is $1500 at minimum (but you can stuff up your car with personal belongings and you can bring other stuff within the container). This means the car value is up to $8500 (around €6300 as of today).
Unfortunately our car has a value of €9000 if sold through a reseller and of €11.000 if sold directly to privates, so we are way over the $15.000 limit.

It has to be shipped with a empty fuel tank and disconnected battery.
All in all, I believe it is not worth it: $1500 of shipping + $1000 to register it again here makes for a cheap used car in Argentina.
Also, I believe our 2-years old BWM is too flashy for this country and I don't want to be in the spotlight, I am afraid of robberies and thefts.

I miss my car, though.